OVERVIEW

 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.

During the month of OCTOBER, the following activities took place:

Mercy Bakery & Mercy Kitchen update                                                                                              (OCT2022)

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 the staff number.

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 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.

PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY

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.

PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY

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.

PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY

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 the staff number.

PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY

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.

PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY

Mercy Bakery tai1: Location: Taiz – Turba

HRD started to pay the rent of the shops in September, the rehabilitation and preparation of the bakery is planned to start in November 2022.

Mercy Bakery HOD2 & mercy kitchen HOD2: Location: Al-Hodeida – Al-Menaa 

HRD started to pay the rent of the shops this month, the rehabilitation and preparation of the bakery is planned to start in November 2022.

Mercy Bakeries total production                                                                                                      (OCT2022)

Bakery	Bakery 1	Bakery 2	Bakery 3	Bakery 4	Bakery 6	Bakery 8	Bakery 9	Total
Number of Sacks	93	93	93	62	124	93	93	651
Loaves Baked	107140	94860	95790	68200	158720	105090	102300	732100
Number of Assistances	10714	9486	9579	6820	15872	10509	10230	73210

Mercy Bakery & Mercy Kitchen chart                                                                                                (OCT2022)

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 going down.
• There is a huge crisis in the availability of fuel as the petrol and cooking gas are mostly not available in the market with official prices, and scarcely available in black market with high prices.

appendices

• After building a good working relationship with the tradesmen, HRD sometimes receive flour in advance from them and pay them back 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.

hot meals                                                                                                                                                 (JUL2022)

• On 10.10.2022 Ba’adan Mercy Kitchen beneficiaries in Ibb, received hot meals
• Hot meal components: Half grilled chicken, rice, vegetable stew and 10 bread.
• Total number of families targeted: 550

Dar Al-shawkani Orphanage                                                                                                               (OCT2022)

• Done – Project opening was on 26.10.2022

Separate report on this project will be sent soon.

Dar Al-shawkani Orphanage – cook                                                                                                   (SEP2022)

• Paying cook wage. 

Al-shafaqaa foundation                                                                                                                      (OCT2022)

Rent payment period will start from November 2022 as per the meeting held in the foundation in October.

Water trucks                                                                                                                                           (OCT2022)

• 2 locations in Sana’a governorate, in 60 st. road.
• 2 trucks a month for each location. 
• Total: 4 water trucks.

uplifts                                                                                                                                                       (OCT2022)

Uplift 3 – November 2022 end of project and contract.

Medical emergency update                                                                                                                  (OCT2022)

One of the most important project sections of HRD that 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:

• Burns and gangrene treatment for Samar Salim from Hodeida in Care health center, under treatment.
• Back surgery due to burns for Abdullah Jafar Al-Shaobi in Care health center, under treatment.
• Liver cirrhosis (chronic disease) for Ameen Abdulwahid Al-Kenani, provided with medicines for 2 months.  

appendices

• 90% of the projects processing (preparation, planning and implementation) are going well.
• Through the staff effective teamwork, HRD managed to overcome the circumstances encountered. 
• The projects are planned and implemented in steady steps with the coordination of the finance department and the management.
• The problems that have been raised are usually from the targeted parties’ heads and the local authorities.
• With Small sized staff, HRD managed to handle many projects successfully.