Tigray, 08 July, 2021 / 7:00 pm (ACI Africa).
A Scottish Catholic charity organization has launched an appeal for aid to reach out to millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the protracted violent conflict between the federal and regional governments.
In a Thursday, July 8 report, the leadership of Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) says at least five million people are in urgent need of food in the Horn of Africa nation and launches an emergency appeal.
“We hope to reach those in need. Therefore, we are asking for donations to help us do this as quickly as possible. With your donations, we will provide food, shelter, clean water, medical support and other essentials for families who have lost everything,” SCIAF Director of public engagement, Penelope Blackwell, says.
The official adds that the Catholic organization hopes to take part in bringing the country back to normalcy as soon as possible, adding that the charity has worked in the Horn of Africa nation for decades alongside the local Church and is currently providing help to people in the troubled Tigray region.
Mr. Blackwell expresses concern over how Ethiopia’s Northern region of Tigray has, in a couple of years, drifted from a peaceful place to operate to the current state of violence and insecurity.
