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YEMEN - Al Hudaydah Hub Snapshot Activities of Protection Cluster Including Child Protection and Women Protection Sub-Clusters January - December 2019 Age and Gender Reached vs Targeted Assistance Monthly Trend Partners Al Hudaydah 541K 1.1M 250,000 180K 226K 2 2 200,000 Men Women 1.2 M Hajjah 385K 777K 150,000 7 Reached 100,000 People Al Mahwit 100K 140K 50,000 16 393K 385K Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec GOV INGO NNGO UN Boys Girls Raymah 71K 102K Reached Targeted ACTIVITIES PER GOVERNORATE Al Hudaydah Al Mahwit Hajjah Raymah 21 24/26 8 9/9 14 31/31 7 6/6 Organizations Districts Organizations Districts Organizations Districts Organizations Districts CARE, SDF NPF, YWU YWU RFDH INTERSOS HGF, SDF, UNHCR ADO, ADRA, INTERSOS, RADF DRC, HGF ADRA, INTERSOS, RADF SDF HGF, SDF ADRA, INTERSOS, RADF SDF DRC, MOSAL, SCI, SDF, YWU INTERSOS, MOSAL, YWU ADO, DRC, INTERSOS, MOSAL, SCI, YWU MOSAL, SCI AOBWC, BESTFF, IRC, QRCS, SDF, YWU INTERSOS, YARH, YWU BESTFF, INTERSOS, YWU RFDH GRASSROOTS, NPF, SDF, YWU NPF, YWU INTERSOS, YWU AOBWC, IRC, QRCS, SDF, YWU AOBWC, INTERSOS, YWU AOBWC, INTERSOS, YWU AOBWC, RFDH, YWU BESTFF, GRASSROOTS, SDF, YWU INTERSOS, YWU BESTFF, YWU RFDH HGF, SDF ADRA, INTERSOS, RADF MOE, SCI, YEMAC MOE, YEMAC MOE, YEMAC MOE, YEMAC DRC, HGF, MOHR, OHCHR, SDF ADRA, INTERSOS, MOHR, OHCHR, RADF GSDF, HGSDF, MOSAL, RAWAHEL, SCI, SDF INTERSOS ADO, INTERSOS, MOSAL MOSAL PARTNERS Org. Type Acronym Full Name Org. Type Acronym Full Name Raimah Foundation for Development and MOE Ministry of Education RFDH Legend GOV Humanitarian Response Distribution of Dignity / PRT kits MOSAL Ministry of Social Affairs & Labour SDF Sustainable Development Foundation NNGO ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency YARH Yemeni Association for Reproductive Health Capacity Building CARE CARE International Yemen YEMAC Yemen Executive Mine Action Center Cash Assistance DRC Danish Refugee Council YWU Yemen Women Union CBPNs INGO INTERSOS Intersos - Humanitarian Aid Organization IRC International Rescue Committee Community Centers QRCS Qatar Red Crescent Society Community Resiliency SCI Save the Children International Community-Based Initiatives OHCHR Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights UN UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Critical Child Protection Services ADO Abs Development Organization GBV Awareness and Community Resilience AOBWC Alaman Organization for Blind Women Care GBV Capacity Building and Mitigation BESTFF Best Future Foundation GRASSROOTS Grassroots GBV Multi-Sectorial Services GSDF GSustainable Development Foundation Income Generating NNGO HGF Hudaydah Girls Foundation Legal Assistance HGSDF Hodeidah Girls Social Development Foundation MOHR Mwatana Organization For Human Rights Mine Risk Education NPF National Prisoner Foundation Protection Monitoring RADF Rawabi AL-Nahdah Developmental Foundation PSS for Children And Caregivers RAWAHEL Rawahel Development Creation Date: June, 2020 Sources: YHRP 2019, ActivityInfo Reporting System, CP and Women Protection Sub-Clusters Feedback: [email protected], [email protected] https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/yemen/protection.

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