The Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated, (EWF) was established in the United States in 1937. Its aims were to mobilize support for the Ethiopians during the Italian invasion of 1935-41, and to embody the unity of Ethiopians (Black people) home and abroad. Sections were established in other parts of the Americas. Later, the EWF was given charge of an area of land in Ethiopia for housing returning emigrants. EWF sections in different countries became increasingly identified with the Rastafari movement even though it was originally aimed at everyone ready to defend the Ethiopians subjects and their empire from the fascist aggressors.