Eritrean nationals inside and outside the country have extended financial support to augment the National Martyrs Trust Fund, according to a statement by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare this weekend.
Eritreans based in south-west Stockholm, the capital of Sweden contributed 33,000 Kroner while those in Sundsvall and its environs contributed 25,000 Kroner. Those based in Norrköping also in Sweden contributed 13,000 Kroner while the Eritrean community in Älmhult contributed 5,000 Kroner; and members of the ‘Nakfa Hidri Martyrs’ provided 5,000 Kroner.
Similarly, Eritreans in Los Angeles, including Priest Teklehaimanot Kiflezgi and his spouse Ms. Abrehatsion Asgedom, contributed $1,000, while Mr. Haile Mihreteab, Mr. Ambasager Berhane, and Mr. Yohannes Abraham collectively contributed $700 towards enhancing the National Martyrs Trust Fund.
Youth members of the Kidane Mihret Association in Edmonton, Canada, contributed $1,000; Mr. Temesgen Kifletsion, a resident of Angola, contributed $720 while Eritreans in Leiden and its environs in the Netherlands provided 5,040 Euros in support of families of martyrs.
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