Children with disabilities is one of the most vulnerable and socially excluded groups in Yemen. Both mainstream and special needs education and therapy services for children with disabilities were scarcely available even before the civil war, but now they are almost non-existent. Barriers include destroyed service facilities, the absence of suitable services, remoteness, stigma, discrimination
We have started a sewing training for about 10 vulnerable women in Sana'a that we selected from the beneficiaries of our charity restaurants in the Musyak neighborhood, called Khair restaurants. The training takes place in the afternoon at our office in Sana'a and is led by an experienced Yemeni seamstress who volunteers for Y30. She
The school bags project consists in providing good quality school bags containing pens, books and notebooks to the children of Sana'a benefiting from our "Khair Restaurants". This new project is part of our more general approach that aims to encourage children and improve their access to education. Some figures: 2020: 200 bags distributed to 200
The Al Ayan School was built in 1999 in the Shapim mountain by the President of Y30 and with the villagers' help. The school originally had one teacher, with a class of 10 boys and 15 girls. Today, these children have become adults and know how to read and write. Their lives have changed thanks
Qat growing has spread a lot all over Yemen, but its consumption represents an economic trap, as well as a social phenomenon. Many Yemenis are spending a large part of their income to buy qat leaves, considered as a narcotic substance, instead of responding to their family’s needs. Some inhabitants of the Haraz villages, located
As the crisis in Yemen enters its sixth year, the education sector and its infrastructure has been heavily impacted by the current crisis. According to UNICEF, access to education in Yemen today is catastrophic. Schools, institutes and other education-related infrastructure have been destroyed. Resources and school materials are in short supply due to the crisis,
As the crisis in Yemen enters its sixth year, the agriculture sector has become one of the worst hit by the current crisis. Agricultural assets have been lost, destroyed or degraded, severely comprising food production, causing extensive damage to livelihoods and high unemployment rates. Agriculture remains the main source of livelihoods for the majority
This small water basin was built in 2014 before the beginning of the conflict. Unfortunately, due to the lack of means, the work has not been completed properly. The basin is leaking : each time the villagers try to fill it, the water completely disappears the following week. The Kahil basin is crucial for the
Agricultural assets have been lost, destroyed or degraded, severely comprising food production, causing extensive damage to livelihoods and high unemployment rates. Agriculture remains the main source of livelihoods for the bulk of Yemenis, especially women, living in rural areas. Long-term interventions towards improving food security and strengthening the resilience of female farmers while restoring the
Irrigated agriculture is the primary source of food, employment and economic activity in Yemen. However, water scarcity, poor management capacities of water resources, inadequate maintenance due to conflict, limited social cohesion among water users and weak governance – compounded by natural disasters – caused the most significant constraints to agricultural production. This project thus aims
