Eleven years. Still unfolding.
The people of Yemen are living through one of the most devastating and prolonged humanitarian crises of our time. What was once a temporary emergency has become a deeply rooted catastrophe — touching every aspect of life, stripping millions of the ability to secure even the most basic human needs.
- Since the crisis began
- 11yrs
- People needing aid
- 21M
- Below the poverty line
- 80%
Civil war began in September 2014 and has not stopped since.
More than half the population depends on humanitarian assistance.
Four of every five Yemenis live in extreme poverty.
Three dimensions of the crisis
Economic Collapse
The collapse of income sources, the disappearance of job opportunities, and skyrocketing prices have left families struggling to survive the basic transactions of daily life.
Food Insecurity
The simple act of obtaining flour or cooking oil — items that should be readily available in any household — has become a dream out of reach for many.
Education in Decline
Schools destroyed, teachers unpaid for years, thousands of children deprived of their fundamental right to education. An entire generation at risk.
Economically, Yemenis face an unbearable reality. The collapse of income sources, the disappearance of job opportunities, and skyrocketing prices have left families struggling to survive. The simple act of obtaining flour or cooking oil — items that should be readily available in any household — has become a dream out of reach for many.
Parents find themselves unable to meet their children's basic nutritional needs, overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness as they watch hunger tighten its grip on their homes.
This tragedy is not limited to food insecurity. The ongoing conflict has dealt a crippling blow to Yemen's educational system. Schools have been destroyed, teachers' salaries have gone unpaid for years, and many educators have been forced to abandon teaching altogether in search of alternative work to feed their families.
The result is a severe shortage of teachers, especially in rural areas, where schools now operate with minimal staff and insufficient resources. Thousands of children have been deprived of their right to education. Those who remain in school often receive an education so weak and inconsistent that it fails to meet even the most basic standards.
This educational decline poses an existential threat to Yemen's future, leaving an entire generation vulnerable to ignorance, unemployment, and the long-term effects of poverty.
The Yemeni people now stand between the hammer of poverty — which denies them food, medicine, and security — and the anvil of ignorance, which robs their children of hope and opportunity. With humanitarian organizations absent from many rural regions, countless families are left to confront these crises entirely on their own.
Not luxury. Not comfort.
They do not ask for grand projects, new buildings, or modern infrastructure. What they want is something far simpler and far more human: the ability to live with dignity, to feed their children, to learn, and to survive another day without fear or hunger.
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This ongoing tragedy demands awareness and urgent action. Your donation to Yemen can make the difference between hunger and hope for families not asking for more than the basic rights every human being deserves.
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