FUNDRISING FOR DISPLACED OROMO IN WALLAGAA

December 24, 2022

Dear Wabii Maccaa Association supporters,

As you prepare to celebrate the upcoming holidays with your families and friends, we ask you to remember our people in Oromia who are suffering from a lack of basic needs in life such as food and shelter because they are on the run for their lives.

Killings of innocent Oromo civilians, burning of people alive, burning of houses in entire towns, and destruction of properties and cattle are some of the horrific disasters these people are facing. The agony that our people in Horroo Guduruu and East Wallaggaa are experiencing is simply unbearable. This tragedy continues to mount daily.

About half a million people are internally displaced in these 2 Wallaggaa zones alone. An entire district of Kiiramu residents fled to the neighboring Giddaa Ayyaanaa to save their lives. The residents of Giddaa Ayyaanaa, whom themselves are living in fear of the terrorist activities of the Fano, are overwhelmed trying to host the Internally Displaced People (IDP) from Kiiramu. The security situation in the area is nonexistent and innocent civilians are hunted like wild animals.

Wabii Maccaa Association is vowing to stand with the suffering people of Horroo Guduruu and East Wallaggaa. We are doing everything we can to help the survivors. To provide much-needed assistance we depend on the kind heart and generosity of our members and supporters like you.

We are planning an emergency virtual global fundraising event on Saturday, December 24, 2022. We appeal to all our members, supporters, and all Oromos around the world to participate and donate generously to this worthy cause. Our ability to provide life-saving assistance and the survival of many of our people literally depends on your generosity. Let us come together and stand with our people who are suffering during this holiday season when the rest of the world is in festivities. We recognize that your help in the past has been enormous and had made a significant difference in the lives of so many Oromos of Wallaggaa and other parts of Oromia.

This virtual fundraising event will be streamed live on Wabii Maccaa’s Facebook, Kelloo Media, and other Oromo media outlets.

Other ways of donating to this important cause are Zelle (612 [phone redacted]), www.wabiimaccaa.org; and cash and personal checks for those who wish to donate in person in Minnesota. Please call [phone redacted] to drop off your checks or donate in cash.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and for your support.

Wabii Maccaa Association