...the emergency relief desk in Khartoum — a consortium of European NGO's and LWR — together with the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) has been active since 1984 in what has become known as "cross-border" operations. One phase of that...

...of regular on-site information from this province makes precise assessments difficult. According to the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) , indigenous organizations working in Eritrea and Tigray, respectively, the number of persons in need...

...of assistance are present. For this reason Oxfam America has many years of experience working with the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST), both of which coordinate humanitarian and development aid in areas outside of government control ERA...

...Tigre [sic]' (17). Ward identified the major 'upfront reason' for the imbalance as the activities of the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST), relief organizations maintained by the EPLF and TPLF respectively. He found both operating 'well oiled...

...North America, which funded arms, food and medical supplies. Each established relief organizations — the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) - which proved extremely effective in channelling diaspora and external NGO assistance to relief and...

...quantities of relief being handled in this way increased. The distribution system was administered by the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST), and operated through village councils at a local level in the rural areas controlled by the TPLF and...