September 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 September
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.
Dar Al-shawkani Orphanage
- Tables, chairs, windows, plumbing rehabilitation – done.
- Doors, stairs – done.
- Painting, electricity – Ongoing.
Al-shafaqaa foundation
Rent payment period from April to September 2022.
Water trucks
2 locations in Sana’a governorate, in 60 st. road.
2 trucks a month for each location.
Uplifts
Uplift 3 – November 2022 end of project and contract.
Medical emergency update
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.
- Back surgery due to burns for Abdullah Jafar Al-Shaobi in Care health center, under treatment.
- Femur fixation surgery for Malak Adlan in Al-Alia’a hospital (Succeeded).
- hospitalized for 6 days due to heart attack for Mualtif Al-Waerah in Al-Alia’a hospital (Succedded).
- Ovarian cancer test and x-ray for Katibah Hajes in Sana’a scan and Sehati Lab.
- 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.