YEMEN: Your Impact in 2019

In 2019, your donations helped the lives of over 20,326 people in Yemen, who have suffered famine, displacement and destruction.

By working with our partners in Yemen, who are based in the capital Sana’a, we have been able to reach the young and old in several areas to provide continuous support to families and those suffering due to the conflict in the country.

Your donations reached 20,326 people in 2019, the majority of whom were suffering due to lack of employment, no access to healthcare and starvation from bombardment of goods entering the country.

Where we work

According to a report by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, it is hard to know the full scale of food shortage in Yemen although available information shows that at least 17 million people (including children) are currently in desperate need of humanitarian food assistance.

Our partners work in many areas of Yemen, with most of the aid being provided to families in need in Sana’a and Hodeidah.

How we help?

WF-AID helps through the distribution of food packs and facilitating medical treatments such as dialysis and minor hospital treatments. In addition, we provide school supplies and water for students.

By working with our partners on the ground, we are able to monitor the type of support which is urgently needed.

In 2019, you helped provide:

Food packs

Yemen is highly dependent on imports to access food. The port of Hodeidah has been under constant attack and has further destabalised the economy, meaning that the severity of food insecurity will continue to increase and therefore, the risk of famine. The unstable economy has also resulted in increased unemployment and government funding cuts, meaning that many workers have either lost their job or have not been paid regularly. This has meant people are unable to afford basic essentials. We have been providing families with locally sourced staple items tailored to the local diet. Most of the items are also long lasting and easily stored in all-weather conditions:

• Wheat
• sugar
• tea
• milk
• tomato paste
• rice
• flour
• lentils

Medical support

Due to heavy bombardment, many medical facilities have either closed or are unable to provide medical care on the scale needed. With your help, we have worked to provide basic, life-saving procedures such as dialysis treatment and minor surgeries. Even treatments costing $5 are unaffordable to those who are displaced and have nothing.

School supplies

Although schools are trying to continue with educating children despite the war, many teachers are not being paid due to lack of funding, and therefore children are studying with next to no resources. Your donations have bought students their school bag contents including pens, pencils, rulers, notebooks and even Zam Zam water to keep them hydrated.

Winter supplies

Yemen is known for its scorching dry heat in the summer but in winter, temperatures can drop to 15 degrees. Families who cannot afford basic winter essentials or have been displaced often have nothing other than a jumper to keep warm. We supplied 604 families with two blankets and two sponge mattresses to keep them off the cold floor and warm at night.

Water Projects

As a result of war and the blockade, there is a dire lack of services such as access to clean drinking water. We have also fundraised for two water and sanitation projects in Sana’a so that water tanks can be installed and maintained in areas where there is scarcity of clean water. The tanks are currently being installed and will be in operation in the coming months.

We are continuously providing emergency support in the form of food, medication and education to some of the millions of families in need in and around Yemen. You can donate towards this project here.