Yemen Emergency Appeal
17 million people go hungry each day in Yemen. And with a health system that has essentially collapsed thanks to more than eight years of conflict, cholera outbreaks, and the COVID-19 pandemic, families are in urgent need of support.
Years of war leaves no aspect of life untouched in Yemen
Nearly 4.5 million people have lost their homes in the conflict and have nowhere permanent to live, posing significant challenges and risks to families forced to live without enough food, water, healthcare, or other essentials. Women and girls are among those most vulnerable, as the devastating effects of conflict heighten existing inequalities. The conflict, intense deprivation, and lack of services have left many women in charge of providing and caring for their families with little education, vocational training, or sources of income.
CARE has worked in Yemen since 1993 and is one of few international aid agencies braving the conflict and continuing to deliver humanitarian aid under extremely challenging circumstances. We help people in some of the hardest-hit and most hard-to-reach areas.
CARE and our partners have reached millions of people in Yemen with lifesaving food, water, COVID-19 hygiene kits, and other critical aid. In the past year, CARE has provided emergency support and assistance to more than 2.5 million people enduring this ongoing crisis. Working with local partner organisations, we are distributing food as well as vouchers and cash so people can buy essential supplies while supporting the local economy. We are helping women and young people earn an income, and rehabilitating maternity wards so women can give birth safely.
Please give now to CARE Australia’s Global Emergency Fund to provide lifesaving support to families all around the world enduring crises like this.
Meet Karima
Karima lost her son to cholera – a disease plaguing the people of Yemen. She is supported by CARE’s General Food Distribution Program and receives food baskets every month to assist her and the family as they navigate living in this critical situation.
Donate by phone
Call 1800 020 046 toll free and pay by credit card.
Donations over $2 are tax deductible. Should the funds raised through an emergency appeal exceed the amount required to meet the immediate and longer term needs of the people in the affected areas, or if there are changes in circumstances beyond CARE’s control which limit its ability to utilise all funds in the affected areas, CARE will direct excess funds to other emergency relief activities in the future. Monthly donations will go to emergency relief and preparedness activities where it is needed most.
