Food Brings Hope and Smiles

Food Brings Hope and Smiles

May 25, 2026 | Food for War-Torn Yemen

Akbar* is 45 years old and shoulders a heavy load. He cares for his wife, his disabled child, his mother, and two younger brothers. Akbar worked as a farmer in Yemen, but because the war made food and other items more expensive, his small income was no longer enough...
Droplets of Goodness in a Dry Land

Droplets of Goodness in a Dry Land

Oct 3, 2025 | Water Systems for Yemen

Ever since his father died three years ago, 10-year-old Akmal* needed to make a long trek to a well with his donkey. The road to the well is treacherous with steep ravines etched into the sides of the mountains where he and his family live. If Akmal didn’t haul water,...
Yemen’s War

Yemen’s War

Jun 12, 2025 | Yemen Silently Starves

A DECADE OF HUNGER AND SUFFERING Mahmoud* lay dazed, trapped under a heap of twisted metal and concrete. He struggled to think clearly—was this his home, or at least what was left of it? Where were his wife and four children? Were they in this prison of rubble with...
Help and Hope for War-Torn Yemen

Help and Hope for War-Torn Yemen

Jun 27, 2024 | International Crisis

A sudden stroke brought a quick end to 60-year-old Sharad’s construction career, leaving him bedridden and without and income to support his family. After that, the family gained their income from a grain mill managed by his wife. However, when the grain mill...
Hunger and Weariness in War-ravaged Yemen

Hunger and Weariness in War-ravaged Yemen

Mar 20, 2024 | International Crisis

Grief washed over Afra* from Yemen as she prepared a meal for her four children. She knew the cooked leaves and roots would hardly quiet their hunger, but what choice did she have? She was a widow, her husband killed in 2021 by a stray artillery shell. Afra had sold...