Background
Born in Asmara, Zerai grew up with his grandmother and seven siblings after his mother died when he was five and his father who at one point was arrested by the Secret Police fled the country to Italy.
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Career
Aged fourteen, Zerai traveled to Rome where he applied for asylum and obtained a residence permit. Foreign three years he studied with the Scalabrinian Missionaries in Piacenza and from 2003, he worked for the organization in Rome. In 2006, Zerai co-founded Agenzia Habeshia, an organization which works to pursue the interest of asylum seekers and refugees.
He was ordained a priest in 2010.
Since 2012, Zerai has lived in Switzerland where he is a priest for the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities. He was first placed in Fribourg and later in Erlinsbach.
