Yemenis have never suffered as much famine as they do now. 

Yemen has been in a state of protracted conflict since 2015. The United Nations (UN) has declared the last six years of the crisis as a system-wide Level 3 humanitarian emergency. Level 3 responses are activated in the most complex and challenging humanitarian emergencies, requiring the highest level of mobilization across the humanitarian system. 75 percent of the country’s population (22.2 million people) are in need of humanitarian
assistance. More than 32% of the country’s territory is estimated to be in a state of famine, while 2/3 of the population are in food insecurity. According to the UN World Food Programme, malnutrition rates among women and children remain the highest in the world, with 1.2 million women and 2.3 million children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the hunger crises in the country. Hence, humanitarian
responses aimed  at improving food security are of utmost importance.

We aim to provide food assistance by distributing hot meals to the most vulnerable families in one of the
poorest and densely populated areas in the Sanaa city, Musayk district. The project was
launched in 2018, and as of July 2020 1 million hot meals have been distributed, benefiting 6000
people every day.

The restaurants provide meals every day, from 10am to 1pm.

This project seeks to secure resources required to continue the initiative and
meet the growing demand for meal distribution.

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Some figures:

• 2 restaurants 
• 2 cooks and a team of volunteers per restaurant
• 6000 beneficiaries daily 

This project is supported on an ongoing basis by our association, notably by occasional donations from the canton of Geneva, the city of Geneva, individual donations and the Trafigura Foundation.