Help Hungry Kids in Yemen
Mosaic, a Colorado group, raised over $3,000 to help feed starving families in Yemen through Embrace Relief. Learn about the humanitarian crisis and how food packages are making a difference.
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Yemen faces the world's largest humanitarian crisis with 3.6 million displaced and widespread malnutrition.
An estimated 2 million children are malnourished, including 360,000 under five struggling to survive.
Embrace Relief partners with local charities to distribute food packages containing wheat, rice, sugar, and oil.
Mosaic's fundraising efforts helped distribute 357 food packages to families in desperate need.
Mosaic’s Impact in Yemen
As Mosaic, a group of Coloradoans raised $3,124.98 against a $3,000 goal to help feed starving children and families in Yemen.
The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
The poorest country in the Arab world, Yemen, has been experiencing numerous crises that none of us could ever imagine. 3.6 million Yemenis had to flee their homes to elsewhere in the country, scores of attacks have left half of the nation’s medical facilities in tatters, and a cholera outbreak has sickened 2.3 million Yemenis, killing nearly 4,000. As a result, The United Nations classifies nearly one-quarter of the population of 30 million as malnourished.
Group Fundraising
According to the UN, Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world! Then the coronavirus hit, and Yemen hasn’t had a functioning health system facing the pandemic. But the number could be much higher if no one helps them. According to BBC News, an estimated 2 million children are malnourished, including almost 360,000 children under five years old who are struggling to survive. With only half of the country’s 3,500 medical facilities fully functioning, almost 20 million people lack access to quality healthcare. And almost 18 million do not have enough clean water or access to the right sanitation. More than 40% of Yemeni households are estimated to have lost their primary source of income and, consequently, find it difficult to buy even the minimum amount of food, stated by The World Bank.
Food Distribution Efforts
In partnership with a local Yemeni charity, Embrace Relief distributes much-needed food packages to alleviate hunger and combat wide-spread famine throughout the country. Each package contains 25 kg of wheat flour, 5 kg of rice, 5 kg of sugar, and 2 liters of cooking oil. Most of these packages are delivered directly to the doors of those in need, while families pick up others from our distribution center. With Mosaic’s help, Embrace Relief has been able to distribute a total of 357 food packages to Yemeni families in desperate need.