What happens with the limited volumes of food aid that are sent to Tigray?
Testimonies on aid to the war-affected Tigray &
Shire: 7 kg of wheat were required to sign for 15 kg. If they refused to sign for 15 kg they were denied the 7 kg
IDPs in Shire: Currently around 80 000 displaced Tigrayans in Shire, spread across three different schools
Addi Da’iro: “Residents were denied food aid after the inhabitants refused to appoint PP officials as administrators. The residents demanded the evacuation of Eritrean soldiers instead.”
Aksum: "I heard there have been food aid of 15 kg of grain per family, and only once. Neither I, nor my relatives have received aid. No idea about how many families received that 15 kg of food aid. How many days would that last? Who takes the rest? Of course, the Eritreans?”
Adwa: “Last time, they made us sign 15 kg while giving only 7 kg”.