Dehay

Dehay is a calling service designed to help members of the Eritrean and Ethiopian diaspora make affordable, high-quality calls to family and friends in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and several other countries. The platform enables free app-to-app calls between Dehay users, as well as paid calls from the app to any mobile or landline number in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and additional supported countries, even if the recipient does not have the app or internet access. Dehay emphasizes ease of use, requiring only a smartphone and registration with a phone number to get started, and allows users to add credit starting from $5.

The service delivers HD voice quality using advanced VoIP codecs, aiming for clear and natural audio on both local and long-distance calls. Calls connect in under two seconds, and the infrastructure is designed for reliability and availability around the clock. Users can initiate group calls with other Dehay users at no cost, and also add one non-app phone number from Eritrea into the group call, with the host covering the per-minute costs. The app supports transparent, flat-rate pricing with no subscriptions or hidden fees, and provides a rate comparison for various destinations. 32 per minute, with coverage extending to other countries such as Sudan, Djibouti, and Somalia.

Dehay is available as a free download for Android (version 10 and above) and iOS (version 16 and above) devices. The service is tailored for the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities abroad, with customer support offered in English, Tigrinya, and Amharic. The platform is operated by a team based in Dallas, Texas, and is built with input from the diaspora community to address their specific needs for affordable, reliable, and accessible international communication.