Donate for Yemen: A girl sitting in-between ruins

Yemen
Fighting Cholera

Donate for 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. In addition, the threat from the outbreak of cholera and the coronavirus is growing. Millions of people in Yemen are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Help promotes medical care on the ground and improves access to drinking water. Over 72,000 people benefit from our project.

Support our projects in Yemen - donate now!

Table of contents

What is the situation like in Yemen?

Donate for Yemen — Help educates families about infectious diseases such as cholera and COVID-19 and how to prevent them.

The world's worst humanitarian crisis

Violent clashes between the Huthi movement and a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia are responsible for the war. Death is lurking everywhere as diseases and hunger are omnipresent. Due to the war, health care has completely collapsed and food prices have risen sharply. Children in Yemen in particular suffer greatly: over 2 million children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition.

In addition to hunger, the population in Yemen is suffering from the world's worst cholera epidemic to date. The drinking water infrastructure has been largely destroyed by the war, which is why there is no access to clean water in many places. Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, the health situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate.

Currently, around 21.6 million Yemenis are living in need, which is more than two thirds of the population. They lack everything: food, access to clean water and sanitation, a life of dignity and security.

How is Help providing support in Yemen?

Fighting cholera and COVID-19

In the Hajjah region, we have built sixteen health facilities where cholera patients in particular can be treated. To this end, we have trained local medical staff and sensitised them to topics such as cholera treatment, WASH standards and general hygiene. To counter the spread of the coronavirus, we have provided additional training on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. In addition to medicines, we provide urgently needed medical equipment and ensure the operation of health facilities.

Our partner organisation in Yemen is responsible for monitoring the development of cholera in the project region and is strengthened by us in this regard. As soon as a cholera case occurs, we send an emergency response team to treat and trace the infection. Once the source of the infection has been identified, our team takes care of disinfection and distributes hygiene kits in the affected community and educates people about protective measures.

In addition, Help is involved in rehabilitating drinking water systems, installing solar pumps and constructing sanitation facilities in households and at four schools. In total, more than 72,000 people benefit from our project.

Donors and partners: ADH (Aktion Deutschland Hilft), ZF hilft e.V., Response MENA

Pictures and Videos

Ein Mann gibt einem an Cholera erkrankten Kind Trinkwasser, damit es nicht dehydriert.

Ein Gesundheitsmitarbeiter im Jemen zeigt einem kleinen Mädchen, wie sie sich die Hände richtig wäscht.

Eine Help-Mitarbeiterin im Jemen klärt über Krankheiten auf

Eine Gesundheitsarbeiterin im Jemen demonstriert das gründliche Händewaschen

Hygienebotschafter erhalten eine Schulung von Help im Jemen

Gesundheitsarbeiter von Help sensibilisieren Kinder für Hygienemaßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Infektionskrankheiten

Verteilung von Handwaschstationen im Jemen

Das Help-Team im Jemen plant das Projekt zur Cholera-Bekämpfung.

Ein jemenitischer Mann mit seiner Tochter in einem Gesundheitszentrum von Help

Ein Mann desinfiziert eine Krankenstation im von Help errichteten Gesundheitszentrum im Jemen

Aus Not wird Perspektive. Ihre Spende wirkt!

Hilfe, die weiter reicht.
Ihre Spende wirkt!
Jetzt spenden

Facts and Figures

Figures about Yemen

30 million people live in Yemen and are affected by the war. More than two thirds of them are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, including around 13 million children in Yemen. (04/2022)
Over 18 million Yemenis lack access to safe water and sanitation. (06/2020)
380,000 people have been killed since the start of the Yemen war. (12/2022)
11,000 children in Yemen have been killed or injured. (12/2022)

Sources: ACAPS, ReliefWeb, United Nations

Facts about Help in Yemen

Help supports over 72,000 people in the Hajjah region
Establishment and operation of fifteen small and one large health station
Provision of medicines, medical equipment and transport of patients
Training of local medical and administrative staff
Conducting household training on cholera prevention, early detection and household hygiene
Distribution of hygiene kits to households
Rehabilitation of sanitation facilities at four schools
Reconstruction of a drinking water system (rehabilitation of the well, construction of a storage tank, construction of a cattle trough, laying of water pipes, installation of a solar-powered pump including solar panels)
Construction of 32 household latrines