Yemen - Emergency Water Health and Livelihoods Assistance - CARE Canada 2017

March 2017 - Yemen has been suffering from a significant and prolonged humanitarian crisis even before the escalation of the conflict in mid-March 2015. Humanitarian partners estimate that in 2017 there will be 18.8 million people in Yemen who need humanitarian assistance including 10.3 million that require immediate life-saving assistance. More than 3 million people have been displaced and basic service provision is collapsing. According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network between 7 million and 10 million people in Yemen have no access to safe sufficient and nutritious food. Malnutrition has soared by more than 60 percent since late 2015 and is affecting over 3 million people including 460 000 severely malnourished children. Many health facilities have been destroyed and humanitarian access remains a significant challenge. With GAC’s support CARE Canada is providing emergency water sanitation hygiene health and livelihoods support for up to 26 739 vulnerable individuals in the governorate of Taiz and Ibb. Some of the project components specifically target women and children and all of its components seek to serve the most vulnerable including women-headed households those with special needs and the elderly. Project activities include: (1) providing cash assistance to enable beneficiaries to meet their basic needs; (2) rehabilitating or establishing water sources and latrines in rural communities; and (3) training of community health workers on clean and safe birthing processes.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities; (2) increased access to hygiene supplies; (3) increased access to essential relief items; and (4) improved reproductive health services. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.