Local Communities: Support comes from local farmers and residents within the Amhara region, who provide funds to purchase weapons, such as in instances where local communities reportedly raised money to buy machine guns from Sudan.
The Amhara Diaspora (ታክሲ ነጂ ሞተ አንበሳ ፊውዳል ዘራፊ ዘውደኛ ትምክህተኛ) : A major source of financial support is the Amhara diaspora. They have been known to send funds via the black market, which can be difficult for the Ethiopian government to stop.
Defectors from Regional Forces: Fano has benefited from the influx of weapons and combat experience from disbanded regional special forces.
Informal Networks: The movement grew out of informal self-defense groups, and it relies on these local networks for logistical support and shelter.
Historical Alliances: During the conflict with the TPLF (2020-2022), Fano fighters acted in alliance with the federal government, providing them with training and weapons, some of which were retained.
Amhara Elite/Political Class (ኦርቶዶክስ እንጀራ ባንድራ ደብተራ): Some Amhara elites, particularly those who felt disenfranchised following the Pretoria Agreement (which, in their view, did not address, or even threatened, the security and land rights of the Amhara people), have been linked to the movement.
It is a supermacist group trying to bring back ሞተ አንበሳ
አአአ ይህንን ideology ፀሃይ ማስጣት ያለበት ቤዙን ሳያስቀይም
He has to bring Tigray from the cold in his own terms. ለሴራ እርሱ ከነሱ ቢበልጥ እንጂ አያንስም:: Keep the federation however problematic it is and improve bit by bit.
The government has to ensure peace for Amhara in other region to remove the Fando amhara nationalist claim of fighting for its own and derail their cause