Helping Hand for Relief and Development Supports Yemeni Refugees Across Africa and Jordan

HHRD continues to provide food, health care and seasonal assistance to Yemeni refugees in several countries, according to its Yemeni Refugee Relief campaign page.

Aid in Somalia and Somaliland

HHRD estimates that about 30,000 Yemeni refugees live in Somaliland and Somalia, where it is registered as an international NGO. The organization says it supports them through food package distribution and health care projects, including cataract eye operations.

HHRD says its Global Qurbani Program distributed meat packages to these refugees in July 2020. Food packages with nourishing meals also went to families in need. According to HHRD, the packages aim to ensure that children, the elderly, widows and people living in poverty do not go hungry.

Support in Jordan and Djibouti

In Jordan, HHRD supplies winter provisions, seasonal projects and gifts through its In-Kind Program, the campaign page states. Seasonal projects are also offered in Djibouti.

HHRD teams conduct needs assessments in these countries. These assessments help determine whether developmental programs could be started to benefit Yemeni refugees.

Children Bear the Brunt

HHRD describes the situation in Yemen as a humanitarian catastrophe. It says 80 percent of the population needs immediate assistance and that thousands have fled to Jordan, Djibouti, Somaliland and Somalia. The organization says an estimated 12 million children are in urgent need, and that as many as 2.3 million children under five are projected to suffer malnutrition. HHRD also says children are being killed and denied schooling and proper health services.

HHRD accepts donations through its campaign page. Donors can choose to support 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1,000 people, and can designate their gift as Zakat.

Source: HHRD, Yemeni Refugee Relief.