{"id":119,"date":"2021-06-09T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ysbsqa-spctrainingaccount04.com\/eritreacare\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2021-06-09T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:15:54","slug":"wadsherifeyschoolclosure2012-eda_reportage_jan21-press-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/index.php\/wadsherifeyschoolclosure2012-eda_reportage_jan21-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"WadsherifeySchoolClosure2012\/EDA_Reportage_Jan21\/Press Release."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"119\" class=\"elementor elementor-119\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7386c2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7386c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc46f03\" data-id=\"fc46f03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6bc34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c6bc34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Closure of Scholastic Year of the Eritrean Refugees Elementary School at Wadsherifey.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a07da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a07da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March 24, 2012<\/p><p>The Eritrean Refugees Elementary School at Wadsherifey, Kassala, which encompasses the elementary and junior high schools, has concluded its scholastic year successfully and closed for summer vacation on March 16, 2012. The school has been educating refugee children with an annual enrolment average of 600 students for the last 27 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69304dc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"69304dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c1bf32\" data-id=\"8c1bf32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1855d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1855d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00536-685x480-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00536-685x480-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00536-685x480-1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e756b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e756b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dcbb5d\" data-id=\"9dcbb5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77a470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b77a470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A great number of parents and invited guests have attended the school\u2019s closure celebrations.<\/p><p>The celebration started with the school Director Mr Teklehaimanot Elfu who took the stage welcoming parents and honourable guests. During his presentation, he gave a brief background of the school\u2019s educational services and values to Eritrean refugees in general and the current year\u2019s performance and achievements in particular. Mr Elfu expressed his gratitude to the humanitarian and charity organizations and emphasized that the school could have not continued to exist and provide services without their generous donations. He extended his appreciation to the administrative committee of ASEE and The Reverend Fr. Marino for their valuable support. The Director also<br \/>expressed his gratitude to the head of Catholic Schools in Kassala and to Reverend Fr. Ghebra for all his care and support to the Wadsherifey School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01bc56a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"01bc56a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13cb35e\" data-id=\"13cb35e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c86f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c86f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00555-600x449-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00555-600x449-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00555-600x449-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29dd4c2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29dd4c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b89656\" data-id=\"8b89656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34aec92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34aec92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The teaching staff and students had made fine preparations to inform and entertain attendees with school achievement presentations and creative dramas. The attendees enjoyed watching dramas played by students in languages of Tigrinia, Arabic, Tigre and English. As a result, it was the best day with full of joy for everyone in the school compound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-650e960 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"650e960\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42c770e\" data-id=\"42c770e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07ca20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f07ca20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00543-600x450-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00543-600x450-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eritreacare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSC00543-600x450-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56d7ee7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56d7ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-beec582\" data-id=\"beec582\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8767c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8767c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, the guest of honour, The Reverend Fr. Ghebrai presented awards and prizes to the top performing students from each class.<\/p><p>A broader report will follow.<\/p><p>The School Administrative Committee<br \/>March 24, 2012<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68ed0be elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"68ed0be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-338601a\" data-id=\"338601a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-238f26f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"238f26f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f6bec9\" data-id=\"5f6bec9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85bd49f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85bd49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDA_Reportage_Jan21<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847d16b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"847d16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66dbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c66dbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eritrean Democratic Association, Inc. Held a Successful Fundraising Event in Oakland, California, USA<br \/>January 22, 2012<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81c83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a81c83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Eritrean Democratic Association, Inc. (EDA) California Chapter, held a fundraising event on January 21, 2012 in Oakland, California.<br \/>A number of Bay Area residents, particularly Eritrean younger generation took part in the event.<\/p><p>Eritrean Democratic Association, Inc. a non-profit organization, registered in California, USA eight years ago provides humanitarian<br \/>assistance to war disabled Eritreans and Eritrean refugee children who attend elementary and middle school in Wodisherifey (a refugee<br \/>camp in Eastern Kassala, Sudan).<\/p><p>The event included presentation on the current state of affairs of war disabled Eritreans, as well as problems Eritrean refugee children<br \/>face at a time when the UNHCR assistance is no longer available. In an effort to bring awareness to the importance of the fundraising<br \/>event, members of EDA, Inc. presented video clips, showing interviews conducted with war disabled Eritreans in Kassala, Sudan. The<br \/>video clips streamed through TV screen also showed Wodisherifey Eritrean refugee children attending school and conducting other<br \/>school activities.<\/p><p>The presentation and the video clips were very informative, and members of the EDA, Inc. made every effort to communicate the purpose<br \/>of the event. Not only did they showed video clips, which was in Tigrinya but also they translated the presentation into English for the<br \/>benefit of younger Eritrean generation who had less command of the Eritrean languages.<\/p><p>The participants were remarkable and made the fundraising event remarkably successful with their monetary contributions. It was by far<br \/>the most successful fundraising event that the EDA, Inc. California chapter has ever done. All the contributions raised in this event will go<br \/>to the \u201cWar disabled Eritreans in Kassala and Eritrean refugee elementary school in Wodisherifey.\u201d EDA, Inc. board members express<br \/>their deep gratitude for everyone\u2019s kindness and contributions.<\/p><p>Led by Yacob Endrias, DJ performer, the fundraising event concluded with diverse Eritrean cultural dancing, marking the night one of the<br \/>best.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1698633 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1698633\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92b5553\" data-id=\"92b5553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e58b55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e58b55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1da7c34\" data-id=\"1da7c34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f7101 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38f7101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Release\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5495de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5495de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c525345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c525345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Human trafficking in Sinai, Egypt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0f79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eritrean Democratic Association, Inc. (EDA), a non-profit humanitarian corporation registered in California, USA, has been following the refugees saga in the bloody hands of the human trafficking Bedouin Clans in North Sinai, Egypt. The Board of Directors of EDA joins all the humanitarian organizations and democratic associations who have been calling for the elimination of the scam business of human trafficking.<\/p><p>The Eritrean youth deprived of higher education and bright future by the repressive dictatorial regime of President Isaias Afewerki have been left with the option to leave their country desperately to look for better educational and life opportunities abroad. President Isaias who started as a provisional leader since the Eritrean independence in 1991, governs a one party state that brutally repress human freedoms and democratic rights with an iron fist. He called off the implementation of the constitution and deferred elections indefinitely. His gross human and international violations has plunged Eritrea to suffer under United Nations sanctions.<\/p><p>The network of the human traffickers launched the scam business of safe passage promise to Israel and beyond that lured Eritreans along with other refugees from the horn of African nations. The scam business however, turned into making money through hostage holding and extortion is currently holding hundreds of innocent refugees in containers malnourished and deteriorating health conditions that has caused for some to die in misery.<\/p><p>EDA has also learned that there are some Eritrean associates who are vehemently engaging themselves in such a criminal activity for the sole purpose of making money from suffering Eritreans. EDA resources also ascertain the involvement of some Eritrean government officers in this tragic chain of criminal activities. It is reported that some of the hostages\u2019 families residing in the West, in a hopeless attempt of rescuing their loved ones, are being ordered to make ransom money remittances to a bank in Asmara.<\/p><p>EDA urges the international humanitarian organizations, The UN, EU, AU, The US and The Egyptian people to take immediate action to free the refugees held hostage under the Bedouin human traffickers in North Sinai, Egypt.<\/p><p>EDA congratulates the ongoing uprising by the respective people against the dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and others with wishes of success in their peaceful means of struggle to achieve a just and democratic system.<\/p><p>EDA also would like to call an international action to support The Eritrean people in its endeavor to oust the brutal dictatorial regime.<\/p><p>EDA Board of Directors<br \/>February 6, 2011<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Closure of Scholastic Year of the Eritrean Refugees Elementary School at Wadsherifey. 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