Africa-Press – Ethiopia. Communities of Raya Bala Woreda, one of the conflict-affected areas in northern Ethiopia, have been receiving food supplies as part of the humanitarian assistance being delivered to the areas.
Over 5,000 victims in Raya Bala Woreda were receiving humanitarian assistance, according to ENA reporter who witnessed the distribution underway.
Following thehumanitarian aid distribution, the communities have expressed their happinessfor being beneficiaries of the first Ethiopian government aid delivery.
Raya Bala Woreda Agricultural Bureau Head, Teka Tebeje said that about 6,800 quintals have reached the warehouse and were being distributed to displaced persons in the woreda.
However, he stated theplace was one of the major areas of the conflict which resulted in tremendoushuman sufferings, damage to properties, and infrastructural destruction.
Among the recipients of the assistance, Lemlem Equarkiros said “I was displaced and stayed at the Jara refugee camp for about a year. You will be surprised to learn that we lost everything. We were beaten and left our home on foot. We had no food or drink here. Thanks God now; we came back to our hometown.”
But now good things arehappening, she stated, adding that my parents and family are receiving reliefaid. “Thanks God!”
The 50-year old recipient,Hafete Wasihun who returned from Jara refugee camp thanked the government forits efforts to assist the vulnerable population, following the two year-longwar in the area.
“We have now returned toour residential area in peace and we are getting humanitarian supplies……. Nowwe’re back to normalcy and we thank the government for this because we thinknow our freedom is respected.”
Moreover, so many lorrieswith hundreds of humanitarian aid have been witnessed which areheading to the war affected areas, it was indicated.
The truck driver who transported therelief aid to the woreda, Wubishet Demise, said there is an enablingenvironment to deliver humanitarian assistance effectively and on time.
“I came from Adama city. I drove for two days to reach here. We have now reached our destination and I have brought 400 quintals… I have observed that there is now an enabling environment to transport humanitarian aid for the needy.”
Following the signing ofthe peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and TPLF, the governmenthas opened both air and road transport to supply aid to Tigray, Amhara, andAfar regions that have been affected by the war.
Accordingly, the Governmentof Ethiopia is working hard to expedite the delivery of humanitarian aid toconflict affected areas in the northern part of the country.
Government CommunicationService State Minister, Selamawit Kassa told journalists that after thepeace agreement between the government and TPLF, over 43,200 quintals of aidhave been distributed to people in Raya Bala, Alamata, and Qorum.
She added that “morethan 43,200 quintals of wheat and over 7,300 quintals of nutritious food weredistributed to people in Raya Bala, Alamata and Qorum. Some 287,000 people havebenefitted from this distribution…The work of delivering humanitarian servicesto those most urgently needy people will be strengthened in coordination withnon-governmental organizations and partners.”
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