“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.
Yemen has the fourth-largest number of internally displaced people (IDP) globally. More than four million people are displaced across the country, 73% of whom are women and children. 1.65 million internally displaced children across Yemen need Education in Emergencies (EiE) assistance. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, about 47% of girls were out of school and 53% of boys.
Food security assessments in Yemen confirm that IDP households face higher food insecurity levels compared to non-displaced households. As a result of their displacement, Amina’s husband lost his fixed-job and started to work for daily wages. Some days he couldn’t get any work, so the family was left without food. “Many days my husband and I skipped meals to save food for our children,” says Amina. Unfortunately, Amina’s husband was injured and couldn’t work anymore. “After my husband’s injury, my older son dropped out of school and started to work and provide for the family,” she adds.
