Born in 1950 in Eritrea. Completed his secondary education in Eritrea and went to Ethiopia to study at Addis Abeba university. Fought for independence with the Eritrean Liberation Front until 1980's and went to Sudan as a consequence of the civil war. Imprisoned in Sudan by Sudanese authorities and was released after a year. Came to the UK in July 1986. Studied community and youth work at Goldsmith College of University of London. His first job was a fund raiser advisor for Refugee Council and later he led the Community Development Team in the Refugee Council. He now works as a director for Evelyn Oldfield Unit since 1994.
Yea I went when my mother was dying and my dad died in 1975 I think. My mother died in 1995 so I went in 1993 and 1994 but I think I couldn't reach her although she I found her alive, she lost her memory. I was not in her memory, that was an experience.
I think emotion was too much overwhelming because we are meeting with parents we have never seen for the last 23, 24 years. Therefore there's a natural a kind of human reaction and in certain circumstances which was very difficult.
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