Founded | 1 January 1978 |
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Founded at | Tigray |
Type | NGO |
Focus | Poverty eradication disaster relief advocacy |
Headquarters | Mekelle, Tigray |
Area served | Tigray Region |
Executive Director | Teklewoini Assefa[1] |
Employees | 1010 (in 2012) |
Managing director (2021): Heshe Lemma |
The Relief Society of Tigray (abbreviated REST; Tigrinya: ማሕበራዊ ረዲኤት ትግራይ or ማረት, Maret) is an NGO based in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.[2] REST was founded in 1978 as an organisation providing relief efforts to civilians.[3] As of 2008, Teklewoini Assefa served as Executive Director of REST.[3] REST emerged as the humanitarian wing of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and has remained closely linked to TPLF.[4][5] REST was active throughout the armed conflict of the 1980s, including during the devastating 1984–1985 famine.[3] Since the 1990s it is the major NGO operating in Tigray.
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