• The aids are sufficient for the refugees and returnees for a month
• Members of the Somali Parliament and Representatives of the Yemeni community contributed in the distribution

Through its office in Somalia and as part of its relief campaign “Yemen, We are With You”, QC implemented an urgent relief project which targeted 600 families of the Yemeni refugees in Somalia and some of the Somali returnees from Yemen who are living in Mogadishu, Hargeisa, and Bosaso.

The food baskets, distributed to the beneficiaries, were sufficient for a whole month. Each family received 25 kg of rice, 25 kg of flour, 15 kg of sugar, 3 liters of cooking oil, 2.5 kg of powder milk, and 2 kg of dates.

Prominent Figures

Many prominent figures took part in the distribution of the aids to the people, including some members of the Somali parliament, and the representatives of the Yemeni community in Somalia. They all commended QC’s role in helping the Yemeni and Somali peoples.

This is one of so many other projects in which QC continues to fulfill its role in aiding and helping others. In addition, QC always makes sure that its beneficiaries are the neediest. The Yemeni people are suffering from a dire crisis which forced the families to emigrate and ask for asylum. This, of course, left the families without any living necessities. 

Although Somalia is suffering from hard conditions and security issues, it became one of the countries which received the Yemeni refugees. Therefore, it is now the responsibility of those who work in charity and humanitarian fields to strengthen their efforts so that Somalia does not suffer from a critical condition, too. 

130,000 Beneficiaries

130,000 beneficiaries benefited from QC’s continuous campaign ‘Yemen, We Are with You’ since the recent Yemen crisis started and until the end of last May (2015).

The food aid included 17,300 food baskets, 80 tons of flour, and 180 tons of different types of food which were distributed to the different governorates. Furthermore, 3 kitchens were prepared and equipped with foodstuff to provide daily fresh meals for 1,000 persons. Regarding healthcare, the hospitals of Aden, Ma’rib, and Taiz were supplied with some equipment, 100 first-aid bags, and a large amount of medications, and medical disposables.

In addition, 8 water tanks were distributed in Aden with the capacity of 1,000 liters.  QC also distributed hundreds of mattresses and blankets to the displaced families there. Another project was funded to clean Aden Municipality in cooperation with its workers. 

Call for Help

It is worth mentioning that when the Yemeni crisis started, QC appealed for help to provide 1,260,000 conflict-affected people with food, and medications.

After its appeal and as a first step, QC launched its campaign ‘Yemen, We Are with You’ to collect 36,500,000 QR (10,000,000 USD) to urgently deliver these humanitarian aids to the most affected categories.

QC also supervised the distribution of aids which Qatar sent to the people of Yemen. The aids were delivered through an air bridge from Doha to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport following the instructions of his highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, God bless him. The aids were delivered over two days; there were 4 airplanes which carried 240 tons of different materials.

The aids were received by a delegation of QC which included Mr. Ibrahim Ali Abdullah, QC's Relief Department Director, and Mohammed Wa'i, QC's Office Director in Yemen.

QC’s field team was able to aid many conflict-affected families since the crisis first started in Aden and other Yemeni cities. They provided the families with food, drugs, and medical disposables. They sent the medical supplies to the hospitals so that they would treat the injured. The team also provided the families with food baskets and other basic and necessary items.

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• The aids, from which 585 families benefited, included foodstuffs and cleaning materials.
• Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Thani, “I thank QC for its efforts in relieving the displaced Syrians and refugees, and distributing aids to the Yemeni refugees.

With the participation of Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Thani, the Arab League’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs and QC’s Goodwill Ambassador, QC distributed humanitarian relief aids to the Yemeni refugees in the coastal region of Obock.

From which 585 Yemeni families in Obock benefited, the aids included basic foodstuffs and cleaning materials.

Easy and Accurate

Sheikha Hessa participated in the distribution of the aids which reached all Yemeni families in Djibouti. She also visited QC’s office in Djibouti to review with its staff the conditions of the Yemeni refugees and what they would need in the future.

The aids were distributed in coordination with the concerned authorities including ONARS (the Organisation National d’Assistance aux Réfugiéset Sinistrés), government representatives in Obock, and representatives of the Yemeni refugees in the city. This cooperation led to the ease and accuracy of distribution to all refugees.

Relieving the Sufferance

Mr. Faisal Rashid al-Fahida, QC’s Executive Director of Operations, said that QC proved its ultimate commitment to provide the Yemeni refugees with the necessary aids, hoping to relieve their sufferance and secure a better life for them.

He emphasized that QC gave priority in its relief projects to the people inside Yemen, where many could have no access to potable water, food, or medicine.

Mr. Al- Fahida added that QC would exert extra efforts in the future with all partners concerned with the Yemeni people (inhabitants and refugees) to meet their most pressing humanitarian needs.

Deliberative Conference

On a related matter, Sheikha Hessa commended QC’s efforts in relieving the affected people specially the displaced Syrians and refugees. She mentioned her previous participation in inaugurating several projects implemented by QC near the Syrian Turkish borders. She also praised QC’s responsiveness with her initiative to distribute relief aids to Yemeni refugees in Obock region.

The Sheikha’s words were delivered in the deliberative conference to which she had invited all local and foreign Arabic and Islamic charity organizations in Djibouti last Wednesday. The conference was part of the League of Arab State’s plan to develop its humanitarian work and activate the Arabic coordination mechanism. She also said that her role was to pay field visits, present studies to the concerned ministerial councils, and contact national and international organizations to coordinate the humanitarian work,

Yemen, We are With You

QC opened an office in Djibouti to provide humanitarian aids to the Yemeni refugees and coordinate the funding and implementation of relief projects in Yemen in addition to offering relief aids to the poor in Djibouti.

QC inaugurated in the beginning of the Yemeni crisis a relief campaign entitled “Yemen,We are With you”. The objective was to raise 36,500,000 QR to provide about 1,260,000 Yemenis with food and medicine. It also supervised the distribution of 240 tons of varied Qatari aids that had been airlifted to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. In addition, QC hosted the deliberative conference that discussed the humanitarian conditions in Yemen and was attended by numerous humanitarian organizations from the Arab Gulf and the Islamic World. The conference drew a plan for rapid humanitarian intervention and distributed the roles among humanitarian actors who announced their commitment to offering rapid humanitarian aids.

QC was the first Qatari humanitarian association that to relieve the people affected by the Chapala cyclone which hit the island “Socotra” and a number of Coastal cities in Yemen. It immediately implemented a relief campaign from which 3,000 displaced people benefited.

More than 936,000 people benefited from the relief aids assigned to Yemen in 2015 at a cost of 24,700,000 QR.

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• This survey is one of its kind. It is a rich source of information for humanitarian actors in Yemen to help them assess the size of damage that happened to the different sectors: health, education, shelter, water and others.
• Because of the current humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the rate of people living under poverty line reached 60%; that is 30% more than before.
• Al Kuwairi, "We hope the survey will help in making the right plans and in effectively and efficiently using resources to face this crisis."
  
   

The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen: Challenges and Prospects of the Humanitarian Response conference was organized by QC and 13 other regional and international organizations and networks. The conference was held at Marriott Hotel in Doha. QC had conducted a survey to evaluate the damage caused by the Yemeni crisis to the different sectors and to assess the needs of the affected Yemenis. During the conference, the results of the survey were announced.

This survey is considered one of its kind. It is a rich source of information added to other useful references that would help the humanitarian actors in Yemen assess the damage that happened to its different sectors. It would also help review the needs of all sectors, identify the priorities, and reinforce the society's capability to face and recover from the crisis.   

Coordinating Efforts

Youssef bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, QC's CEO, said, "We made sure to conduct this survey because we understand the importance of identifying the amount of damage that has happened to Yemen and its infrastructure. This survey will help us prioritize our work, mobilize resources and coordinate between the humanitarian actors in Yemen. We hope it will help in making the right plans and in effectively and efficiently using resources to face this crisis." He also commended the work of other partners such as OCHA whose work is considered a main reference and humanitarian actors in Yemen, King Salman for Relief and Humanitarian Aid Center in particular.

The Greatest Crisis

The Yemeni crisis is considered one of the greatest crises around the world considering the number of people who were affected by it. 80% of around 26,000,000 Yemenis were affected. As estimated by the UN, the rate of people living under poverty line reached 60% (i.e. 35% more than how it was before the crisis).

Main Goal

The main goal of this survey is to assess the damage that the recent events caused to the following sectors: food security and food, health, water and sanitation, shelter and in-kind supplies, livelihoods and education. It was conducted to identify the needs of the affected people in some of Yemen's governorates. Other sub-goals included: evaluating and assessing the size of damage that happened to the sectors under survey, preparing a clear visualization of the urgent needs to face the bad conditions of the sectors under survey, preparing a group of programs and activities that would revive the economy and would secure livelihoods for affected communities, achieving a comprehensive work that joins between relief and development, and unifying the relief efforts of the active organizations which work in the fields of relief and development. 

Qualitative and Quantitative Parts

For its quantitative part, the survey used a questionnaire, since it is considered one of the best research tools. The researchers carried out some interviews to receive real data and made use of all the documents of previous studies conducted in the same field.

As for its quantitative part, the survey used a focus group discussion (FDG) and observation as tools for receiving data.

Team Members

A field team conducted the survey under the supervision of a technical team based in Doha. The field team comprises a main researcher, 14 supervisors, 133 researchers and 14 managers (i.e. 162 members). In addition, there are 4 members in the technical team in Doha headed by Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghamdi, Executive Director of International Development.

Results in Figures

The following is a list of the most important results of the survey:

• The total number of affected projects in the fields of water and sanitation is 735; i.e. around 17% of the total number of projects in the targeted areas.
• 656,747 families were affected because of the damage that happened to the fields of water and sanitation.
• The educational sector is affected in around 78% of the affected areas.
• 2,987 schools were included in the survey; 949 of which were affected (i.e. around 32% of the total number of schools).
• 488,638 students were deprived from continuing their education because of the damage in the educational institution.
• 227 medical and health facilities were damaged; whether destroyed or lost.
• Around two thirds of the communities under survey were confirmed to have been affected in the health sector.
•  Around 631,421 families were affected because of the damage in the health sector.
• All of Yemen was affected in the field of food because of the recent events there. Around 99% of the areas were affected.
• 861,458 families could not have sufficient food.
• 2,500,000 people became displaced (i.e. 8 times more than the number when the crisis first started).
• Taiz, Umran, Hajjah, Sana'a and Abyan are of the most affected areas in Yemen. The number of displaced people from all of these governorates reached more than 1,500,000 persons.

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