In line with the pledge they made to support families of fallen heroes, Eritrean nationals residing in the Scandinavian countries donated over 218,000 crooners to the Martyrs Trust Fund over the past 3 months.
Asmara, 4 June 2010 – In line with the pledge they made to support families of fallen heroes, Eritrean nationals residing in the Scandinavian countries donated over 218,000 crooners to the Martyrs Trust Fund over the past 3 months.
Accordingly, Eritrean citizens in Sweden contributed 127, 887 crooners, while those in Norway and Denmark donated 48,900 and 41,400 crooners respectively for the same cause.
Moreover, Eritrean nationals in southern Stockholm, Sweden, who have been extending support to 24 families of martyrs also took a similar initiative of assisting additional 35 families of fallen heroes, reports indicated. The NUEW branch in Denmark is also supporting 8 martyrs’ families.
Meanwhile, Eritreans in Qatar donated over 5,000 dollars towards augmenting the Martyrs Trust Fund and combating drought.