
Sponsoring HADISH family under the WELCOME CORPS
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Through the Welcome Corps program, DREAMLIFE grp, supports newly arrived refugees by securing and preparing initial housing, greeting them at the airport, enrolling children in school, helping adults find employment and meet other needs to ensure they are prepared for life in the United States.
Today we are trying to help Hadish and his family of 4 (currently living in Ethiopia) reach the United States thru the program and trying to give them a better life away from abuses.
Hadish and his family was living in Adi Teklay, Eritrea as a servant of the Orthodox church in his village for many years.
Unfortunately, during a meeting within the church, he opposed an idea presented by the administrator,
who prohibited agricultural activities for the church servants. As a result, the administrator reported him
to the Eritrean security forces.
In March 2019, at midnight, the security forces came to his house and attempted to beat him with sticks.
They then took me to an unknown detention center. The following day, they interrogated him, insulting
him and accusing him of being a supporter of Pope Abune Anteneyos. They demanded to know about any
relationship or contact he had with him.
During the interrogation, they subjected him to further persecution, tying to tied his arms and his
abdomen to the ground. They provided him with little food and water each day. As time passed, his
health deteriorated due to the harsh conditions he was subjected to.
After enduring six months of hardship, they released him with out any explanation or compensation. I
returned to my village but decided to cross the border into Ethiopia after one month. On October 15,
2019, I was granted refugee status in Ethiopia.
Based on Welcome Corps' guidance, we need to raise $2,500 per family member to sponsor a family. Our goal is to support at least a family of 4 and we have set the goal to raise $10000 to ensure that the family has adequate support to become settled and self-sufficient. This ensures that we are adequately prepared to support a family in finding their first home (security deposit, rent for the first few months), furnishing the apartment, and supporting a family with their basic needs (food, clothing, etc.) as they settle into their new community.
Will you consider a donation to support our efforts in sponsorship? Your donation will be used to cover the costs for supporting a family to settle in Minnesota. If we raise more than we need, we will donate the remaining to a charity org or to another sponsor group.
Members of the sponsorship group include: Rezene Mhreteab, Tirhas Yakob Weldeab, Meriam Abraham , Rekik Getachew Endeshaw , Betelhem Mhreteab
Organizer

DREAMLIFE GRP
Organizer
St. Paul, MN