Millions of Yemeni men, women and children have been affected by the civil war since its inception in 2015, with around three-quarters of the country’s population now needing some type of basic assistance to survive.
As a result, poor families who already struggled before the war to provide adequate meals for their families have very little access to food and have even been reduced to eating grass to keep the hunger pangs at bay.
According to the UN the biggest reason for the severe shortage of food in Yemen is the blockade currently in place on the port of Hudaydah – the main trade route to the capital Sana’a.
Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with more than 24 million people – some 80 per cent of the population – in need of humanitarian assistance, including more than 12 million children.
Our team have been distributing food parcels in Yemen to families in desperate need, helping them cope with the impact of conflict, and to help them to recover and resume their childhoods.
Check out how you’re making a difference to families facing starvation.
The Prophet ﷺ said,"Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward equal to it." Source Sahih Muslim 1893
