MR. KASSAIYI HAILU
PRESIDENT/VOLUNTEER/CO-FOUNDER
AFRIKAN UNITY OF HALLEM INC.

Mr. Kassayi Hailu was born on July 19, 1950 in Zerema, Kilte Awlalo district in Tigrai region, Ethiopia. In 1962, he left his village for Eritrea. Between 1962-66 he was a retailer in Asab, a port. At the end of 1966, he left Asab for Djibouti, and from there he traveled to Somalia and Kenya. After staying sometime in Kenya, he sailed to the Congo, then to Italy. He traveled to Greece, Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Iraq. In 1970, He went to Cuba. After some time, in 1972, he sailed to China, Japan, South Korea, Israel, and Denmark.

In 1974, he came to the United States and participated in different noble causes with civic associations and liberation movements like The Eritrean Liberation Front {ELF}, The Peoples Liberation Front {EPLF}, and the Tigrai Liberation Front {TPLF}. His activities included raising, donating, and contributing money to those causes. His support to the Eritrean cause started in 1962.

In 1979, he helped establish the Tigrai Community in New York. In 1980, he helped by opening the community's Office at 107th and Broadway. In the same year, he participated in the establishment of Tigrai Development Association and made continuous contributions and donations to the association. That association has been instrumental in the establishment of schools and clinics in the Tigrai region of Ethiopia. Since then, he has made tremendous sacrifices to the Tigrean community in particular and the Ethiopian community in general.

From 1999 – 2003, he was an active Board Member of The Tigrai Center in New York. From 2003-present, he is the President of African Unity of Harlem. Mr. Kassayi is an energetic, dedicated, innovative and productive individual with a high entrepreneurial spirit.

Mr. Kassayi speaks Tigrigna, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Greek, and English, Contact: For Mr. Hailu –
1-347-880-0082