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Day 24

One week of clean drinking water and soap for a family in Yemen

Soap and clean drinking water for families to stay healthy Soap and clean drinking water for families to stay healthy

One week of clean drinking water and soap for a family in Yemen
Day 24
Help in the world's biggest forgotten crisis

Amaal is ten years old. Like many people in Yemen, she and her family fled the war from the city to the countryside. For three years now, she has been living in a tent in a refugee camp that has formed around an empty school. Amaal's life here is not easy. She keeps hearing bombs detonating. There is little food for everyone and even water is scarce. The little drinking water that is available is often contaminated with dirt and germs. Cholera - a disease that leads to severe diarrhea - then becomes a life-threatening danger for families. This is particularly dangerous for small children. To stop the spread of cholera in Yemen, water purification tablets and soap are needed. Amaal sometimes helps the aid teams to distribute the purification tablets and soap. She shows other refugees how to use the tablets to make safe drinking water and how proper handwashing protects against cholera. Amaal wants to become a doctor one day and help even more, she says.

Help in the world's biggest forgotten crisis
need
Clean drinking water and hygiene for children and their families in Yemen.
activity
Families on the run receive hygiene CARE packages containing water purification tablets, soap and essential relief supplies.
Measurable performance
Number of weeks with clean drinking water and soap to protect against infection with cholera.
Result
Families have the knowledge and means to purify drinking water, store it safely and effectively prevent infection with cholera.
Systemically relevant impact
The health of families and children is protected, lives are saved and the suffering of families on the run is effectively alleviated.
background

Since the outbreak of the civil war in 2015, Yemen has been experiencing the world's largest humanitarian disaster. 66 percent of the population, or 20.7 million people, are now dependent on humanitarian aid to survive (OCHA, 2021a). More than 16 million people in Yemen are suffering from acute hunger (OCHA, 2021a). According to the United Nations, 2.25 million children under the age of five are affected (OCHA, 2021a). At the same time, more than 4 million people in the country are fleeing violence (OCHA, 2021b). In addition to the lack of food, inadequate access to clean drinking water, sanitation, washing and hygiene facilities is a major threat to the health of local families. 15 million people in Yemen currently have no access to sufficient and clean drinking water (OCHA, 2021a). Diarrhea and infectious diseases such as cholera are spreading rapidly in this environment. This is particularly dangerous for children. Already weakened by the effects of war and inadequate nutrition, cholera can be fatal for them.

Taizz, Hodeidah, Hajjah, Marib, Al Mahwit Jemen
Day 24 Day 24
The good deed

Your donation today will provide a family with children in Yemen with water purification tablets and soap for a week and protect them from the widespread cholera. This is important because the severe diarrhea weakens the often malnourished children to the point of being life-threatening. The families receive soap and water purification tablets along with other relief supplies in hygiene CARE packages. In addition, CARE also supplies families on site with food, repairs destroyed water systems and schools, and supports health stations with medicines. Families with small children receive goats and seeds so that they can feed themselves again as quickly as possible. At the same time, CARE provides information about health and hygiene. The aim of this aid is to save lives and effectively alleviate the acute distress of particularly needy children and their families.

AboutYemen
Sanaa
Sanaa
Capital city
29 825 968
29 825 968
Population
824.1
824.1
Gross domestic product per capita per year
Rank 179 of 189
Rank 179 of 189
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

Yemen was once a rich trading center. Its precious stones and spices were sought after. Today, Yemen is one of the poorest countries. 50 percent of its inhabitants are under 16 years old. This means that the country has one of the youngest populations (World Population Review, 2021).

About the organization and further information

Organisation

CARE Deutschland e.V.

Website

https://www.care.de/

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organization

CARE Germany eV

Website

https://www.care.de/

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