Overview May 2022
Mission: To improve the lives of individuals and families affected by the war in Yemen through a range of sustainable projects, providing tangible results with a positive impact.
A Non-governmental, 501 (c) (3) charitable organization dedicated to alleviating the suffering caused by the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Officially established in New York City in 2018, from its more informal beginnings in 2015, HRD is the result of friends and community pulling together to find a way to help those less fortunate.
What we did in the Month of May
MERCY BAKERY SAN1: Location: Sana’a – Hayel
• 325 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves) (Bread quality: high)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office.
• No change in the staff and staff the number.
RECOMMENDATION
100% production increment for targeting the double number of families and by covering more zones through small stores owned by HRD. 
MERCY BAKERY SAN2 & MERCY KITCHEN SAN1: Location: Sana’a – Al-Hasaba
• 311 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves) (Bread quality: high)
• 66 families a day were targeted for breakfast.
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Food quantity: good) (Food quality: high and various)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office. 
MERCY BAKERY SAN3: Location: Sana’a – 16 st
• 327 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves) (Bread quality: high)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office.
MERCY BAKERY HOD1 & MERCY KITCHEN HOD1: Location: Al-Hodeida – Al-Salakhana
• 220 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves) (Bread quality: high)
• 220 families a day were targeted for breakfast.
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Food quantity: good) (Food quality: high and various)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office.
RECOMMENDATION
Production increment for targeting at least 300 families. 
MERCY BAKERY IBB1 & MERCY KITCHEN IBB1: Location: IBB – Ba’adan
• 515 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves)(Bread quality: high)
• 550 families a day were targeted for breakfast.
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Food quantity: good) (Food quality: high and various)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office.
• No change in the staff and staff the number.
MERCY BAKERY IBB2 & MERCY KITCHEN IBB2: Location: IBB – Jibla
• 330 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves) (Bread quality: high)
• 330 families a day were targeted for breakfast.
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Food quantity: good) (Food quality: high and various)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office.
RECOMMENDATION
100% production increment for targeting the double number of families and by covering more zones through small stores owned by HRD.
PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY
MERCY BAKERY BAY1 & MERCY KITCHEN BAY1: Location: Al-Baydha – Rada’a
• 300 families a day were targeted by this branch with the following details:
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Bread quantity: 10 loaves) (Bread quality: high)
• 300 families a day were targeted for breakfast.
(Average number of family size = 6 household members) (Food quantity: good) (Food quality: high and various)
• No issues were raised by the local authorities or the health office.
LIMITATIONS
While all equipment and items of the bakeries that are located outside of Sana’a are delivered from Sana’a (the high quality and the availability is only in Sana’a) the following challenges and risks might be encountered:
• Are exposed to the risk of highway robbery.
• Difficulties of using highway roads that are not maintained.
• Delivering the goods from Sana’a costs more.
• Delivering the goods through a company is recommended to deliver the goods securely.
• The continuous increase in prices of goods and foodstuff while the value of the USD is decreasing.
• There is a huge crisis in the availability of fuel as petrol and cooking gas are mostly not available in the market with official prices, and scarcely available in the black market with high prices.
APPENDICES
• The statistics above are only for the last 15 working days in May after the Eid holidays.
• After building a good working relationship with the tradesmen, HRD sometimes receives flour in advance from them and pays them back a few days later. (due to the delay encountered in bank transactions and transfer)
• Beneficiaries are selected by a field survey done by the staff without the interference of the neighborhood leader, (noting that we don’t rely on local organizations/corporations nor the authorities field surveys)
The criteria of the beneficiary’s selection:
Low income, orphans, displaced, widows, women with no foster, divorced women.
DAR AL-SHAWKANI ORPHANAGE (MAY 2022)
• Tables, chairs, windows, plumbing rehabilitation – done.
• Doors, and stairs – ongoing.
• Painting, electricity – pending.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY UPDATE (MAY 2022)
One of the most important project sections of HRD targets the most urgent and vulnerable health cases.
These criteria of the selected patients are:
Low income, vulnerable families, health and emergency needs noting that there is no direct cash assistance, payments are made through hospitals and pharmacies.
HRD has targeted the following patients in March:
• Cyst removal from the brain, under medical treatment in Azal hospital for Abdullah Abdo Badr Al-Gholi from Sana’a.
• Osteoporosis in the left thigh bone in AlNubalaa hospital in Sana’a for Fatehi Mohammed Ali Al-Buni from Sana’a (the patient couldn’t undergo the surgery due to other health issues).
• Inguinal Hernia treatment for the child, Wadee Hashim Abdullah Ali from Sana’a in Sawaan hospital. (Succeed surgery).
• Chest opening for lungs decortication in Al-Sahab hospital for Maryam Saleh from Amran. (Succeed surgery).
• Burns and gangrene treatment for Samar Salim from Hodeida in Cure health center
