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Providing vital lifelines for vulnerable families in Ibb

June 14, 2021

The ongoing armed conflict in Yemen has led to thousands of deaths and the destruction of vital infrastructures like water and sewage systems, schools, health facilities and roads. The protracted conflict and the deepening economic crisis have significantly impacted the already fragile public services in Yemen. Basic needs, such as water, sanitation, health and education services, have been seriously debilitated. Only half of the health facilities and two-thirds of schools are currently functioning.

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Supporting Yemeni women to grow productive home gardens

June 14, 2021

Yemen has the fourth-highest level of internal displacement in the world. More than 4 million people have been displaced since 2015, including 172,000 who fled their homes in 2020. Most internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen have been living in internal displacement for more than two years. Many IDPs have fled multiple times, further straining their already fragile resources and exacerbating existing vulnerabilities

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Yemeni mothers struggle to access safe water

June 14, 2021

Jabal Habashi is one of the poorest districts in Taizz governorate, southwestern Yemen. Residents often lack access to basic services like clean water and safe latrines. Lack of access to latrines leads to water and food contamination and increases the spread of life-threatening diseases. The case is even worse for women and girls. Lack of household latrines means that they have to look for secluded spaces to relieve themselves in private, which increases their exposure to many risks and vulnerabilities.

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“I learned it the hard way”

June 10, 2021

Yemenis have had to live with the consequences of the ongoing conflict for almost six years. Basic services, including health services, have been disrupted, exposing many people – especially children and women – to greater risks. The cholera outbreak in Yemen has been the largest in recorded history, with more than 1.2 million cases since 2017. Similar to more than four million Yemenis who fled their hometowns across the country, displaced families in the southern port city of Aden are often deprived of vital basic medical services.

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Providing immediate life-saving assistance for newly displaced families in Abyan

May 31, 2021

Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis resulting from a six-year-long armed conflict. In 2020, the intensified fighting forced 172,000 people to flee their homes, which brings the number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to over 4 million people across the country. Protracted and multiple displacements of people continue to affect their resilience, straining their resources, and exacerbating already existing vulnerabilities

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Women, children and poverty: Assisting female and child-headed households in Yemen

May 31, 2021

“I had a big beautiful house in Al Hudaydah, but this war forced me to leave everything behind in search of safety,” says Amina*, a 37-year-old displaced mother of six children. Amina and her husband made the difficult decision to flee in order to save their children. The family ran away at night with only the clothes they had on and reached nearby Taizz governorate empty-handed.

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“Nobody dies because of hunger”

Ammar Al-Hajj, Area Communications Assistant for CARE Yemen · May 18, 2021

Since I was a child, I have always heard the common Yemeni proverbial expression –  “nobody dies because of hunger”. But as the war has lengthened in my home country Yemen, the common proverb is no longer applicable. Many lives are in the brink of hunger due to the lack of having enough food for the day and many children, particularly in rural areas, have suffered from malnutrition and preventable diseases.

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Teaching in Yemen

May 6, 2021

This is what education looks like in conflict-afflicted areas like Yemen: teachers, students, administrators, parents all live under constant fear, schools lack basic resources, and classes are overcrowded. In Yemen, the protracted conflict continues to disrupt the schooling of Yemeni children, with more than 2 million school-age girls and boys out of school. Out of 10.1 million school-aged girls and boys (5-17-years-old),  8.1 million need Education in Emergencies (EiE) assistance.

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