AnAidWorker

Between death and starvation Eritrean refugees choose starvation

By the road that cut across the mountainous landscape of Eli Dar district of Afar region of Ethiopia, leading to the border to Eritrea, 0nly 30 kilometres from Eritrea and Ethiopia border, at least 500 families have taken refuge for last three months. They have fled form their newly formed country to escape form forced enlistment to army and long lean period of hunger, with the hope of looking for...

The Begining

I am an aid worker. I work for an international aid and development agency. I was visiting drought-affected communities leaving on most inhospitable areas of this world, surrounded by rocks and mountains created by volcanic irruptions thousands or millions of years ago. People on this arid land are nomadic, seasonally travelling long distance in search of water and pasture for themselves and their...

This is a test

This is a test of the emergency aid system. If this were and actual emergency you would not be getting any aid.