DONATE TO THE YEMEN CRISIS APPEAL

Fear, worry, hunger, grief. For 24 million people in Yemen, this is their tragic reality. 

With the recent suspension of general food distributions by the UN World Food Programme, this concerning decision will exacerbate the current humanitarian crisis and have a devastating impact on the most vulnerable in Yemen. 

9.5 million people will now be left without food in northern Yemen. 

Our teams in Yemen are currently on the ground in 17 of the country’s 22 governorates, continuing to distribute food packs and essential food vouchers to provide critical aid to families in need. Your Sadaqah and Zakat can be the relief for children and families facing starvation in Yemen.

Please Donate to Yemen Now.  Help save lives.

As a leading   Yemen charity, the generosity of our supporters means Islamic Relief remains as a lifeline for many. Through our projects on the ground, Islamic Relief Canada works to provide food, healthcare, WASH and emergency support to over 500,000 people.

How much does it cost to support the people of Yemen? 

• $150 can feed a family for a month  
• $250 can provide living essentials
• $500 can provide urgent medical aid

And yet, there is still so much more that needs to be done

We need your immediate help to:

• Provide frontline medical and aid workers with equipment and supplies to care for the injured, vulnerable, and sick
• Ensure families get enough food to prevent malnutrition, particularly amongst children
• Provide families with clean water, soap and information on keeping themselves safe
  
  

Your support will additionally help the most vulnerable focus on recovery through sustainable agriculture and dignified income opportunities.

Donate to Yemen  to help reach countless children, women, and families in need. 

With the ongoing conflict in Yemen – already one of the poorest countries in the region – tens of thousands of lives have been lost and over 16 million people don’t know where their next meal will come from. A country crippled by conflict is sadly now on the brink of famine.

With families facing ongoing armed conflict, displacement, disease and economic decline, an estimated 24 million people (80% of the country’s population) are now in need of humanitarian aid to survive – a figure so high that it is in fact the highest across the globe.

Yemen now officially hosts the world’s largest human-induced food security crisis.

Families and communities have been torn apart and left without even the most basic of living essentials:

• 12 million Yemen children are in need of food, water, shelter and medicine
• Over 19 million people lack access to basic healthcare
• 4.5 million people have been left displaced by conflict and violence
  
  

“I am tired. Tired of sickness and treatments, the extreme cold, and my inability to meet my family’s basic needs. Our life is tiring and although we do not have anything, we still say Alhamdulillah.”

Yasmine is a skin cancer patient and displaced mother of six. 3 years ago, Yasmine and her family uprooted their lives and fled violence in Al-Hodeidah. They now reside in Sana’a, where her family struggles to make ends meet. 

Yasmine’s family often goes days without enough food, water, and medicine. Their urgent needs are compounded by Yasmine’s cancer treatment, costing over $1,600 CAD per day of treatment. This means that Yasmine forgoes treatment most days, simply because she cannot afford it.

Islamic Relief has been working in Yemen since 1998 and is currently on the ground in 17 of the country’s 22 governorates, delivering aid to many hard-to-reach areas. Our country office is in the capital, Sana’a, and we have eight sub-offices in Dhamar, Amran, Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, Saada, Maarib and Rymah.

We remain on the ground throughout the year, long after the cameras leave, providing essential food aid to families at risk of famine and those facing extensive food insecurity. 

We staff more than 315 national and international employees dedicated to providing disaster relief and aid in the country's most troubled areas. Beyond our primary focus of delivering lifesaving emergency aid, Islamic Relief works on early recovery and development projects, including the likes of child welfare programs, orphan sponsorship, safe hygiene practices, livelihood opportunities, and so much more.

Through our emergency appeal, you can help Yemen by donating generously to save lives. Islamic Relief is distributing food across a wide area and providing food to 2 million people every month. 

We’ve also supported 167 health facilities across the country to enable doctors and nurses working to treat wounded, sick and malnourished people. We have also been working to support children through child protection and psycho-social support activities.

In light of the impending famine, we’re continuing to distribute food packs and essential food vouchers to provide critical aid to families in need. However, we need your help to reach as many people as possible and widen our response.