Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world – and children are being robbed of their futures.

Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with more than 24 million people – some 80 per cent of the population – in need of humanitarian assistance, including more than 12 million children. With COVID-19 now spreading rapidly, Yemen is facing an emergency within an emergency - a pandemic, an epidemic and a famine. Sanitation and clean water are in short supply.

TAKING ACTION

In the month of October I will be taking on Islamic Relief's challenge to hike the highest mountain in North Africa, Mt. Toubkal, located in Morocco in order to raise money for their #WaterForLife project. The money raised will be used to build rainwater catching systems that help store water in Yemen.

Islamic Relief believes in giving water for life. When they build systems, they want to ensure that after leaving, the locals never need to ask for help accessing water again. That’s why they take a carefully tailored approach in each area.

Islamic Relief build wells in multiple counties, but in some areas, there is no groundwater, so digging a well won’t work – they build a rainwater catching system that helps store water. In countries that have wet rainy seasons followed by long dry periods they construct micro-dams and reservoirs, which enables a village to store the water safely for use all year round. And to save women and children the difficult physical task of pumping water by hand, natural energy is harnessed with solar-powered wells.

It isn’t just about building systems – it’s about building people too. Islamic Relief trains local people to take care of their new systems, as well as teaching them how to use water safely to improve health and hygiene so that they have truly been given water for life.

If you've some spare change lying around the house or can give swap your midday coffee for a donation to help alleviate the suffering of those in Yemen. 

I'm asking you to please give what you can to help those desperately in need.

Together, we can make a difference.

Thank you.