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War in Yemen
A horrific war has been raging in Yemen since 2015. The brutal conflict and its consequences have already claimed tens of thousands of lives and sparked one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world, with children suffering in particular.
How is Help providing support in Yemen?
Education and health care
More than 2 million children in Yemen do not go to school. Help has therefore campaigned for better access to education for children and young people and has rehabilitated and repaired schools in the Hajjah region so that over 14,000 children can once again learn in an appropriate school environment and receive a sustainable education. Children who were at an increased risk of dropping out of school received additional learning support.
Help has also trained teachers to improve the quality of teaching and the learning environment for the children. Families who are dependent on agriculture and whose children were previously unable to attend school received support in (re)building their livelihoods. At the same time, adults were taught basic reading and writing skills.
Help was active in Yemen from 2019 to 2025 and has focussed in particular on improving access to drinking water and healthcare in recent years. Our focus was on the treatment of cholera. In total, we were able to reach over 623,000 people in the Hajjah region with our aid measures.
+++ In July 2025, we had to discontinue our project activities in Yemen due to a lack of funding opportunities. +++
What is the situation like in Yemen?
18.2 million people in Yemen need humanitarian aid
The situation in Yemen is catastrophic. The reason for the ongoing war is violent clashes between the Houthi movement and a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. As a result, silent death looms everywhere: hunger and diseases such as cholera are omnipresent. Healthcare has completely collapsed as a result of the war and food prices have risen sharply. Children in Yemen in particular are suffering from the effects of the war: more than 2 million children under the age of five are at risk of malnutrition. The resulting undesirable developments cannot be reversed.
In addition, an entire generation is at risk of being lost: As a result of nine years of ongoing war, society is suffering from a severe economic crisis that denies many children access to education. In rural regions in particular, where many people are dependent on agriculture, boys usually have to help their fathers work in the fields, while girls have to support their mothers fetching water, collecting firewood or herding cattle. Despite all this, the income is barely enough to survive.
Around 18.2 million Yemenis are currently living in poverty, which is over half of the population. Children in particular are suffering. They lack everything: food, access to clean water and sanitary facilities, schooling and a life in dignity and security.d security.
The desire for a safe home
When war broke out in 2015, everything changed for 55-year-old Hassan and his family. They were forced to leave their home and all their belongings behind. They set off on foot in search of a safe place. Fear, hunger and hardship were their constant companions.
Today, the family lives in a small mud hut that offers little protection. Hassan walks a long way every day to earn a little money as a day laborer on banana farms. Nevertheless, the family relies on support like that from Help. When his children were sick recently, Hassan received medication, water filters, chlorine and soap at the health center. "What I get from my work is not enough to buy flour. What do you think it will look like with medicines?"
Hassan's greatest wish is that the war in Yemen comes to an end and that he can return home with his family. "The war has only brought me fatigue and suffering."
We live in a house made of mud and thatched roofs. When it rains, the mud dissolves and we have to repair the roof.
Hassan, 55 years old
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Q&A
The situation in Yemen is one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world. The war, which has been going on since 2015, is being fought primarily on the backs of the population. Many hospitals, drinking water and sewage systems have been destroyed. In total, over 377,000 people have been killed by the war, most of whom died as a result of indirect consequences such as hunger or disease. Yemen is currently experiencing the worst cholera epidemic in the world. Over two thirds of the population are dependent on humanitarian aid.
Over 18 million people in Yemen have no access to a safe water and sanitation supply. They are forced to obtain their drinking water from contaminated sources and are therefore often exposed to diseases such as cholera. The inadequate sanitation poses a major threat.
More than 2 million school-age children in Yemen do not go to school. Two thirds of the teaching staff - over 170,000 teachers - no longer receive a regular salary.
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