The Late Alfred Nzo at the launch of REA, 21 March 1997

'It is encouraging that the association plans to pool educational, material and technical resources to assist in the development of South African society'.

Returned Exiles Association (REA)

What is REA?

The Returned Exiles Association is a community-based organisation of formerly displaced political refugee communities. Members of the association:

  • share common experiences of geographical dislocation and other forms of institutionalized alienation from their natural home environment, as a consequence of the practice of apartheid South Africa's sordid policies;
  • in the past took part in, or supported, the broad effort of the freedom struggle that overturned apartheid and brought about a society founded on equality, justice and fairness;
  • need assistance to integrateinto the fabric of South African society.

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