{"id":406,"date":"2017-01-18T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oromoreliefassociationuk.com\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2023-06-09T17:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:46:55","slug":"about-style-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oromoreliefassociationuk.com\/?page_id=406","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Who We Are<\/h1>
[vc_column_text]The Oromo Relief Association (ORA) has been working in the United Kingdom since its foundation in1982. ORA UK is an independent registered charity with the British Government, charity number284602. It works for Oromo Refugees and Asylum seekers in the UK and elsewhere.<\/span>
\nIts main activities are: To provide a confidential advice on Immigration, Housing, Welfare benefits an dinterpretation and translation services for Oromo Asylum seekers and Refugees in the UK.<\/span>
\nIn order to fulfil these objectives ORA has established strong work relation with different charities in the UK. Their cooperation, support and assistance enable ORA to operates in wide fields. A number of humanitarian organisations, individuals have also contributed ORA\u2019s efforts and this has greatly contributed towards reducing the immense suffering of Oromo people mainly in East Africa.<\/span>
\nOver the last two years ORA\u2019s capacity in both personnel and office with full facility have enabled ORA to render unreserved service for service users. We are extremely grateful to all our partners, donors, supporters and well-wishers such as CART, Truest For London, Cripple Gate and individual donors for their wholehearted support. Without them it would have been impossible to reach theneedy asylum seekers and refugees.<\/span>
\nThe ORA UK constitutes six management committee members elected by the annual general meeting. Day to day activity is run by officers assigned by the management committee.<\/span>
\nCurrently the above services are delivered by two Volunteers, who are themselves also Oromo.<\/span><\/p>\n