Resources to help:
Free Rice
Free rice is a an ad-supported, free-to-play website and mobile application that allows players to donate rice to families in need by playing a multiple-choice quiz game. For every question the user answers correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated via the United Nation's World Food Programme.
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Below are helpful articles for learning about what events led up to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Yemen: Understanding the conflictYemen in Crisis
Yemen Humanitarian Crisis Explained + How to Help
Yemen faces spread of COVID-19 'with no health care system at all'
Yemen: A Slow-Motion War
Petitions
Stop the war and end the famine in Yemen
Save Yemen from extinction!
Justice for Yemen
Compassion and Action for Yemen Crisis Refugees
Stop the flow of weapons to Yemen
Force House Vote on Saudi War in Yemen to Stop Cholera & Famine
Stop Fueling the War on Yemen!
Sign the SFY Petition
Force House Vote on Saudi War in Yemen to Stop Cholera & Famine
March on the Pentagon calls for An End To The War In Yemen
The U.S. Could Prevent 14 Million Deaths by Starvation in Yemen
Stop the Saudi Attack on Yemen
Demand an end for hunger in yemen
Stop The Human Rights Violations in Yemen
The Revolution in Yemen
Congress Must Act To Stop the Arms Deal
Where to Donate
Humanitarians who live and work in Yemen
MonaRelief
Fatik al-Rodaini has been called a hero by Yemenis. He collects funds, buys food from local vendors, and creates batches of food (the term of art is "baskets") for families who his group has identified as needy. These days there is no shortage of need.
Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
This charity, based in Washington State, provides help and support to Yemeni families in desperate need. Through a network of volunteers in-country, YRRF reaches out to needy families not only in urban areas, but also remote villages and refugee camps. YRRF is registered in the US as a 501(c)3 and in Yemen as a charity organization.
Organizations whose mission is to help Yemenis
Yemen Aid
This group, founded by a Yemeni American, provides assistance and resources to Yemeni people, regardless of their race, political affiliation, ancestry or religion, in order to positively change, and ultimately save, lives.
The International Committee of the Red Cross: Yemen In Focus
The International Committee of the Red Cross has a well-organized operation on the ground in Yemen, efficiently delivering food, clean water and essential household items. In 2019 alone, the ICRC assisted with food aid to more than 650,000 people there, and it provided more than 5 million Yemenis with clean water through water and sanitation programs. The group has been outspoken in its call for an end to hostilities, working with all sides of the conflict.
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee provides lifesaving emergency aid, clean water and medical care to millions of people in Yemen affected by violent conflict and a growing health crisis. The IRC is training heath workers, deploying mobile health teams and supporting health facilities with protective gear and proper water and sanitation services to fight COVID-19.
INTERSOS
Since 2008 this Rome-based organization has provided health care and protection of the most vulnerable Yemenis in both the North and the South of the country, with special attention now to the spread of COVID-19. INTERSOS addresses unmet human needs and brings aid to the most remote and hard-to-reach locations in the country. It is registered as a 501(c)3 organization and has a US portal for donations.
Doctors Without Borders
DWB first worked in Yemen in 1986 and has been consistently present in Yemen since 2007. MSF runs lifesaving medical programs across the country that answer to the needs of Yemeni people who struggle every day to access medical care due to the ongoing conflict and the COVID-19 outbreak. MSF currently works in 12 hospitals and health centers across the country and provides support to a further 20 health facilities in 13 governorates.
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps has been in Yemen since 2010 providing vulnerable families and communities with access to food and clean drinking water. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercy Corps has continued to reach people impacted by the ongoing conflict with food assistance, clean water and hygiene support to help them stay healthy.
MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station)
MOAS is currently working in Yemen with its local partner ADRA to supply specialist famine relief products and containers of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to the Aden region. The supplies are distributed by its partners through the established health cluster and nutrition pipeline.
Norwegian Refugee Council
NRC responds to emergency needs in Yemen by providing communities with resources, services and information that enable self-reliance and preserve dignity. One distinguishing feature of NRC's approach is that it distributes cash, giving Yemenis the ability to buy the basics. It is also one of the first responders on the ground for families fleeing their homes, providing rapid food, hygiene and shelter assistance.
Oxfam
Global humanitarian organization Oxfam and its local partners have provided assistance to more than three million people across Yemen since July 2015. Oxfam provides clean water and sanitation services and supports families and small business owners with cash payments, cash for work programs and food vouchers so that they can support local markets. In response to COVID-19, Oxfam is working with local organizations and community health volunteers to educate people in the most vulnerable communities about how to protect themselves and help to slow the spread of the virus.
UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund, in collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, is working in all parts of Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country, providing, shelter, sanitation, education, health and nutrition services to help children survive and grow to their full potential.
World Food Program
The UN World Food Program (WFP) began providing food aid to Yemenis long before the current war. Its logo can be seen on sacks of flour in homes throughout the country. As conditions have worsened, WFP has dramatically stepped up its efforts, now reaching more than 12 million people per month. In addition, WFP runs malnutrition programs for women and children in more than half of Yemen’s districts, and has a history of helping other organizations respond to humanitarian needs in Yemen.
Save The Children
In the U.S. and around the world, Save the Children does whatever it takes — every day and in times of crisis — to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. We do whatever it takes for children — transforming their lives and the future we share — because we believe every child deserves a future.
Project Hope
Your support saves lives by sending volunteers and arming health care professionals with medicines, supplies and training to help sick and injured people, wherever the need is greatest. The situation in Yemen is more urgent than ever. The U.N. has warned that deaths from COVID-19 could exceed fatalities from the war, while widespread cholera and malnutrition continue to put millions of children and families at risk. Only about half of health facilities in Yemen remain functional. Project HOPE is working with our partner on the ground, MedGlobal, to provide health care and fight COVID-19 and other devastating diseases. Make a compassionate gift today to help vulnerable people facing crisis in Yemen and around the world. Your gift helps send vital medical aid and provides local health workers with the training and tools they need to save lives in countries across the globe, from the United States to Indonesia.
Islamic Relief Organization
The situation in Yemen is becoming worse, by the second. With Covid-19 spreading fast, the need already so great, the consequences for the people in Yemen are dire. Your donations supply urgent aid such as food, healthcare, water and sanitation and more to support families in need.
Baitulmaal Organization
Baitulmaal provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching humanitarian aid to under-served populations around the world regardless of faith or nationality.
UN Refugees Organization
USA for UNHCR helps and protects refugees and people displaced by violence, conflict and persecution. Supporting UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency – and its partners, we provide lifesaving essentials including shelter, water, food, safety and protection. Around the world, we help refugees survive, recover and build a better future.
Advocacy groups that work to end the war in Yemen
Friends Committee on National Legislation
The Friends Committee on National Legislation lobbies Congress and the White House to advance peace, justice, opportunity and environmental stewardship. It has campaigned tirelessly to urge the US to withdraw its support from Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
Mwatana Organization for Human Rights
This group is headquartered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Mwatana programs defend and protect human rights. Its researchers conduct field investigations to detect and stop human rights violations. The organization also attempts to provide support and justice for victims, to hold accountable those in violation of human rights, and to help craft legislation and policies that prevent such violations.