Everyday Yemeni's face hunger, disease, loss of hope or even death. With you, we can save lives and help create a different future for Yemen.
Everyday Yemenis face hunger, disease, loss of hope or even death. With you, we can save lives and help create a different future for Yemen.
Yemen Crisis at a Glance
Preventable Diseases and Outbreaks
With less than 50% of health facilities still functional, diseases can run unchecked and Yemenis cannot effectively battle the outbreak of vector or water borne diseases. Yemen recently faced the largest Cholera outbreak in recorded history with cases exceeding 1 million. Despite extensive vaccination programs and WASH measures, outbreaks are on the rise again with deaths totaling more than 130,000.
Conflict and Famine
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is the worst in the world, driven by conflict, economic collapse and the continuous breakdown of public institutions and services. 24 million people require assistance to meet their basic needs with ten million people one step away from famine and starvation. If the war continues throughout 2022, Yemen is set to become the world’s poorest country.
Violence and Poverty
Yemen is facing a severe protection crisis, and civilians face serious risks to their safety, well-being and basic rights. Since the civil war began approx. 100,000 non-combatant Yemenis have died as a result of gunfire, landmines, airstrikes or shelling. Since the outset of hostilities, the economy has shrunk by 50%, constraining the supply and distribution of goods, diminishing purchasing power and exacerbating exchange rate volatility.
The people of Yemen are at high risk of starvation and death
This leaves Yemeni fathers facing the choice of feeding their family or paying for their urgent medical care. Women and girls suffer disproportionately from gender based violence, poverty and violation of basic rights, often shouldering an inequitable share of the economic burden while facing complex risks and vulnerabilities. More than 2 million children are out of school, leaving them open to abuse, early marriage or recruitment by armed groups.
Crisis in Yemen – From a Yemenis perspective
Miriam from Mawiyah is a widow with no income and was forced to beg to feed her children.
She shared with us that she was constantly feeling shame, ridicule, and humiliation as she went around begging. “After I received the food basket, you saved my dignity.” Since Miriam obtained food assistance for over six months from ITDC, she was able to save the little money she had to start working by raising a small number of goats, and now says that she does not have to ask for money from others.
For two years in Sana’a, Tofeeq couldn’t pay the rent of the house where he lives with his family. He is originally from Taiz, but he escaped to Sana’a because of the war (IDP).
Finally, the owner of the house sued him and hassled Tofeeq each time he saw him. After Tofeeq joined the solar energy course, he started to work in the installation of solar energy systems. When his landlord couldn’t find an engineer in the area to fix his solar energy system, Tofeeq fixed it for free. He dropped the case against Tofeeq and gave him a chance to pay the rent whenever he could. Tofeeq and his family now have a roof over their heads and a future income stream because of what he gained from the solar energy course.
Khalida from Mawiyah lived in a small house with her husband and children without a ceiling.
Khalida’s husband seeks day labor employment but his wage barely covers enough to feed the family. With no ceiling, the family was getting rained on, while snakes and insects come into the house as well. They couldn’t afford to build a roof because with such little money they had to make a choice between food to eat or a roof over their heads. With the ITDC food support (6 months total), they saved enough money to build themselves a ceiling.
We exist to see Yemeni people live in peace and dignity for all generations, enhancing their value and contribution to the region.
The faces of Yemen in crisis
Water
Food
Unemployment
Education
Disease
Energy Access
Trauma
Violence
We can help stop the crisis and see Yemen transformed.
After six years of continuous conflict, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is, according to the UN, the worst in the world. A higher percentage of people in Yemen face death, hunger and disease than in any other country. The degree of suffering is nearly unprecedented. But, we believe Yemen has a purpose to become a beacon of hope for the region and the world.
ITDC is comprised of local Yemeni organizers who help communities overcome poverty, injustice and social friction, through designing and facilitating transformational journeys for communities—providing relief assistance, recovery opportunities and holistic development.
We provide relief assistance to cover the immediate needs of communities in crisis. Once the immediate crisis is managed, we begin implementing recovery initiatives to restore people and their communities to the positive elements of their pre-crisis conditions by supporting them in their own recovery. Finally, we work alongside local government to create development journeys through coaching, training, and mentoring individuals and communities in spiritual, emotional, and professional competencies.
With you, we can see Yemen restored in our life time.
If we don’t take action through relief, recovery, and development the crisis will continue to ravage the Yemeni people. Our proven model works to equip Yemenis to rebuild their nation. With your help, we can end the suffering and see Yemen become a beacon of hope.
We are doing all we can to best support the future of the Yemeni people – will you join us?
