Strive for Yemen!
Ride and Walk for Yemen
The situation in Yemen is dire.
With the ongoing conflict in Yemen, thousands of lives have been lost and millions left in turmoil in a country on the brink of famine. With recent attacks on ports disrupting the distribution of aid, further displacement is expected along the western coast and the crisis is intensifying.
Families and communities have been torn apart and left without even the most basic of living essentials:
Around two million people are displaced and living in dire conditions
Approximately 18 million people have been left food insecure
In 2017, the WHO and UNICEF classed the Cholera crisis in Yemen as the worst outbreak ever recorded
You can make a difference.
Just $150 can provide food to a family for a month.
Islamic Relief Canada's Yemen Crisis Appeal
24 million people are in need of humanitarian aid
The ongoing Yemen crisis began with the 2012 revolution against the country’s former President. With the new government and opposing rebel groups backed by rivaling countries, escalating violence has become the norm and continues to ravage the nation and its 30.5 million citizens.
Violence, high tension, and blockades have led to increased levels of food insecurity, socio economic instability, health risks, and famine. The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains one of the worst in the world. After over 7 years of continuous war, millions of people are hungry, ill, destitute, and vulnerable.
In Yemen, 18 million people lack access to safe water and sanitation, 17.9 million people lack access to adequate healthcare, and 5 million people are on the brink of famine. With the conflict continuing to wreak havoc, women and children are left vulnerable to heightened violence and food insecurity. It’s estimated that over 2.3 million of Yemen’s children are starving.
With the ongoing conflict in Yemen – already one of the poorest countries in the region – tens of thousands of lives have been lost and over 16 million people don’t know where their next meal will come from. A country crippled by conflict is sadly now on the brink of famine.
With families facing ongoing armed conflict, displacement, disease and economic decline, an estimated 24 million people (80% of the country’s population) are now in need of humanitarian aid to survive – a figure so high that it is in fact the highest across the globe.
Yemen now officially hosts the world’s largest human-induced food security crisis.
Families and communities have been torn apart and left without even the most basic of living essentials:
12 million Yemen children are in need of food, water, shelter and medicine
Almost 18 million people lack access to basic healthcare
Over 3 million people have been left displaced by conflict and violence
On the ground in Yemen, the situation is dire and things are getting worse each and every day.
Islamic Relief is on the ground
Islamic Relief has been working in Yemen since 1998 and is currently on the ground in 17 of the country’s 22 governorates, delivering aid to many hard-to-reach areas. Our country office is in the capital, Sana’a, and we have eight sub-offices in Dhamar, Amran, Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, Saada, Maarib and Rymah.
We remain on the ground throughout the year, long after the cameras leave, providing essential food aid to families at risk of famine and those facing extensive food insecurity.
We staff more than 315 national and international employees dedicated to providing disaster relief and aid in the country’s most troubled areas. Beyond our primary focus of delivering lifesaving emergency aid, Islamic Relief works on early recovery and development projects, including the likes of child welfare programs, orphan sponsorship, safe hygiene practices, livelihood opportunities, and so much more.
As a leading Yemen charity, the generosity of our supporters means Islamic Relief remains as a lifeline for many. Through our projects on the ground, Islamic Relief Canada works to provide food, healthcare, WASH and emergency support to over 500,000 people.
We need your immediate help to:
Provide frontline medical and aid workers with equipment and supplies to care for the injured, vulnerable, and sick
Ensure families get enough food to prevent malnutrition, particularly amongst children
Provide families with clean water, soap and information on keeping themselves safe
Your support will additionally help the most vulnerable focus on recovery through sustainable agriculture and dignified income opportunities.
Why the people of Yemen need your help
“I am tired. Tired of sickness and treatments, the extreme cold, and my inability to meet my family’s basic needs. Our life is tiring and although we do not have anything, we still say Alhamdulillah.”
Yasmine is a skin cancer patient and displaced mother of six. 3 years ago, Yasmine and her family uprooted their lives and fled violence in Al-Hodeidah. They now reside in Sana’a, where her family struggles to make ends meet.
Yasmine’s family often goes days without enough food, water, and medicine. Their urgent needs are compounded by Yasmine’s cancer treatment, costing over $1,600 CAD per day of treatment. This means that Yasmine forgoes treatment most days, simply because she cannot afford it.
With little money to their name and minimal sustenance to keep them alive, Yasmine’s family are in urgent need of support.
“Where do we go? Will anyone have mercy on us? Will anyone look at us with an eye of mercy? Who will look at us?”
