At the invitation of Swedish aid organizations, Ghebrbrhan Iyassu, Chairman of the Eritrean War Disabled Persons Association (EWDVA), is on a tour of Europe. We met him on April 26 in Stuttgart together with the board of the Association of Eritrean Physically Disabled People Stuttgart e.V..
We talked about the use of our donations in Eritrea – which we have been sending to the association for many years – and discussed how we could provide more targeted support through our fundraising activities. It was agreed that Arbeit und Dritte Welt would receive a report from EWDVA at least once a year on the use of the donations.
The association also wants to let us know which donated items could be helpful in addition to the previous collections of bicycles, pedal sewing machines, wheelchairs and walking sticks. In EWDVA’s view, it is necessary to support or create further employment opportunities so that income can be generated and training can be supported.
