One of the world’s poorest countries, Yemen is suffering after years of conflict, extreme hunger and economic downturn.
More than 21.6 million people depend on urgent humanitarian aid to survive.
Children are bearing the brunt of the crisis, with a child dying every 10 minutes from preventable causes such as diarrhoea, breathing infections and malnutrition.
Along with Yemen’s people, its environment is also suffering the effects of the prolonged crisis which has seen a surge in deforestation and desertification.
Islamic Relief began working in Yemen in 1998 and registered our office in the country in 2003. We significantly strengthened our programming following the escalation of the conflict in March 2015.
We work to support the people of Yemen through interventions including food aid, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), nutrition and healthcare, orphan and child welfare, survival items and livelihoods.
One of the UN World Food Programme’s biggest partners, Islamic Relief, helping almost 2 million people get enough food to eat.
Islamic Relief Yemen’s country office is in the capital city, Sana’a. We have 8 field offices in Dhamar, Amran, Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, Sa’ada, Marib and Raymah. We have over 300 staff and 3,000 volunteers.
Learn more about our work in the country in ‘Islamic Relief in Yemen’.
In recent years, Islamic Relief’s supporters and partners have donated more money to Yemen than some major governments. Please help us to continue our live-saving work: Support our work in Yemen here.