About Friends of Eritrea UK The Friends of Eritrea was established in the Northwest of the UK during the period of famine and war in Eritrea in 1985. During that period members were involved in collecting blankets, books and other materials for the war zones of Eritrea. Between 1986 and 1988 the group sent several containers of essential materials. After the end of the War members of both groups decided to jointly form one group, The Friends of Eritrea in the United Kingdom and to expand membership. The main aims of the society are to foster friendship between the Eritrean and British people and to assist in the transfer of appropriate technologies to schools, institutions of higher learning and other centres in Eritrea, which combat poverty, sickness and underdevelopment.
Membership is open to all friends of Eritrea who support the objects of the society.
At the present moment the society's priority is to support the campaign for the peaceful resolution of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea and to raise funds to help the Eritrean people displaced by war.