The women of Jabal Sabir, Ta'iz

"The women of Jabal Sabir, Ta'iz, Yemen, by Mauro Perin Cartorange" via theyementie.tumblr

Intense Fighting Takes its Toll on Taiz

Taiz, Yemen - Footage from last month

"Taiz has witnessed some of the most intense fighting in Yemen’s three-month conflict and still sees regular clashes and civilian fatalities. It had a pre-war population of more than 600,000, but no one knows how many remain........Keeping cool in Taiz in sweltering conditions is a challenge. The temperature has risen to 37 degrees in recent days and much of the city has no electricity.

There is also a chronic shortage of fuel – caused in large part by a Saudi-Arabian-led naval blockade. This, in turn, has led to desperate water shortages as the diesel-fuelled pumps lie idle.

Cases of dengue, diarrhoea and other water-related diseases have spiked, while across the country, malnutrition cases have increased by 150 percent as prices of wheat and other staples have doubled," -Irinnews.

Yemen: Emergency Initiatives Appeal

A girl rests next to her mother (not pictured) inside an underground water tunnel with other displaced Yemeni families, after they were forced to flee their home due to ongoing airstrikes in Sanaa on May 2, 2015.

Several emergency initiatives* to assist those affected by the war in Yemen were created, and they deserve your attention if you would like to help in some form or another. You might donate, and remember no donation is ever considered too small, or you might help by spreading the word. All assistance is much appreciated. 

The initiatives are the following:-

1) The Yemen Peace Project is working with their partner organization in Aden, House of Light Foundation, to provide essential supplies for women displaced by war in Aden, southern Yemen. Make a donation today to help in taking care of those in need. Fine more details here.
If you have any questions about this initiative, please contact YPP at info@yemenpeaceproject.org.

2) An emergency initiative to assist those afflicted by the war in all Yemen’s provinces — started by Female Academicians Forum, Sana’a University. Find more details here.
If you have any questions about this initiative, please contact the forum at angelaabuasba2012@gmail.com

3) Islamic Relief has provided food to more than 385,000 people in Yemen, thanks to many people's donations. Check here how you can donate!

4) Save Aden initiative is calling for donations to assist and ease the suffering of people in Aden. Find out more here.

5) A list made by the Yemen Peace Project about agencies that are working on the ground in Yemen, and are accepting donations specifically for their Yemen operations. Find out more here.

*This page will be frequently updated with any more coming emergency initiatives, so keep on visiting again if you'd like to help more.