Cover Photo A child smiling to the camera after receiving nutrition assistance in Alrujum District in Almahweet governorate. This was one of the nutrition interventions projects activities implemented during 2019. Nearly around 335,000 benefited from YFCA’s nutrition projects which provided different services specially to children suffering from Acute Moderate Malnutrition in Yemen. © YFCA 2019 This publication including text, photos and design, unless stated otherwise is subject to copyright. The contained text may be used free of charge. For the purposes of advocacy, campaigning, education and research, provided that the source is acknowledged in full. YFCA requests that all such use be registered with us to monitor the impact for advocacy purposes. For usage in any other circumstances, translation or adaptation, permission must be sought and a fee may be charged. For further information, please email [email protected] Back from the brink! foreword year in review 62 6 Integrated health and WASH activities for improving 64 health and WASH conditions for vulnerable people in the 8 Our Vaiuable Partners province of Aden (Al Bureqah and Al Mansurah districts) 10368: Integrated Health and WASH Response to Famine 10 Our Presence 66 risk areas in Ataq, Jehaf and Al Qabbaytah districts 14 Our Interventions in 2019 70 WASH Program Improving comprehensive, safe and sufficient WASH Research & Assessment services to 21 health facilities and the surrounded 16 74 catchment areas in 4 districts of Sa’adah Governorate 18 Programs & Projects 84 Enough Time to Attend School Health & Nutrition Program DKH: Improved access to lifesaving water and sanitation services No. (4061) in Nisab & Ataq districts, Shabwa 20 86 Governorate Health Achivements of YFCA in YHF Project #11813 Emergency WASH Cholera Response in Aldhalea 24 88 Governorate Strengthening the health system to provide emergency obstetric, neonatal care 92 from hopeless case to hopeful 26 and other reproductive health services Food Security & Livelihoods 12747: Provision of rapid response health 94 interventions to Cholera outbreak in Juban and Ash 33 Shu’ayb districts of General food distribution GFD project for the most vulnerable Al-Dhale’e Governorate. 96 people in Taiz and Almahwit governorates 11813: Provision of integrated emergency lifesaving 10343: Provision of Emergency Food Assistance to the most WASH and Health interventions to the most vulnerable vulnerable people in Wusab Assafil & Almanar districts of 37 people in Al Abr district of Hadhramout Governorate and 99 Dhamar Gov. and Aldhalee district of Al Dhale’e Governorate Qa’atabah & Al Azariq districts of Al Dhale’e Governorate. Protection & Gender Mainstreaming 44 Malnutrition got a knockout! 102 Team in Action MSP Project: Provision of Minimum Health Services 106 Package in Al-Hodeidah and Hajjah Governorates 46 INTOUCH CIRAM - Comprehensive and Integrated Response to 110 52 Address Malnutrition 116 Valuable memberships Promotion of preventive and lifesaving nutrition 56 interventions 118 Clusters participation 60 Health Achivements of YFCA in YHF Project #11813 FOREWORD YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 ARIAN 2019 WAS A REMARKABLE YEAR FOR YFCA. We worked with our donors and partners to help people in Yemen to get on their feet and stay there – meeting short term needs while laying the foundations for a hopeful, confident future. During 2019, Districts we saw a new way of working on bridging life-saving response with recovery and development. We saw a surge of innovation connecting people with the services they need to get out of poverty, shaping governance solutions of the future. 73 In the next pages, you will see some of the many results we achieved in 2019- they reinforce that the projects of YFCA are uniquely designed to help solve complex humanitarian problems in a courageous, integrated, and innovative way. Projects In 2019, we demonstrated that we are up to the challenge, with the highest program 13 delivery since the establishment of YFCA in January 1976, increased efficiency, and a geographically diverse, gender-balanced leadership team. We are confident that our 2,348,724 communication during the past year with new potential donors and stakeholders will Beneficiaries turn up very well during the following years for the good of the most needed in the country. We look forward to your partnership and collaboration on the journey. Partners Nabil Al Ammari CEO 12 Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA) ACTIONS IN Staff HUMANIT NUMBERS 6 3573 7 Our Presence As part of YFCA strategic expansion plan, YFCA has As the needs for humanitarian assistance increases, continued to open new offices in different parts YFCA response is becoming more agile to the Yemeni in Yemen includes offices in Turbah & Hawban context and our different offices help us to find the (Taiz Governorate), Attaq (Shabwah Governorate), gaps in the humanitarian assistance and to react in Dhale’e city office (Dhale’e Governorate) and Mukalla timely manners. Finally, through YFCA offices and (Hadramout Governorate). These offices will help our staff located in more than 12 governorates, we to ensure the high-quality services delivered to our are closer now than we have ever been to the Yemeni targeted beneficiaries. Moreover, having several affected people providing them with high quality offices will facilitate the projects implementation and services. ensure better coordination with the authorities and local communities. Our Presence Sana`a Shabwa Sa`adah Dhamar Hajjah Hadramout AL Hudaydah Al Dhale`e Aden Ibb Taiz Taiz Hawban Turbah 10 11 In August 2019, YFCA’s Safe Motherhood Specialized Hospital (SMSH) has renewed successfully the ISO 9001:2015 certification. The ISO certification reflects the quality of services delivered in the SMSH and ensure exceeding the customer expectations Safe Motherhood Specialized Hospital (SMSH) As part of Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA) maternal and child healthcare, safe delivery obstetrics Safe Motherhood Specialized Hospital (SMSH) was andante and post-natal care; diagnosis and treatment established in 2004 by a generous support from of sexually transmitted infections. the British Community Fund, Japan government, SMSH is administering a community-based service and AGFUND. YFCA SMSH was equipped with new program with the operation of a couple of mobile and advanced medical equipment and appliances. medical clinics. These mobile clinics are operating The hospital is also equipped with an ambulance to in a scheme that covers points in under-served transport complicated cases from the rural districts to communities in Sana’a. These mobile medical the hospital to ensure timely lifesaving. clinics are an effective proven way to reach remote YFCA SMSH with its affiliated family planning centers populations who cannot access health services. The delivers quality family planning and sexual and mobile clinics provide antenatal and postnatal care, reproductive healthcare to hundreds of thousands of immunizations, and family planning services. poor and vulnerable women at nominal and affordable prices. SMSH’s services include, but are not limited to: 12 13 Presence in 2019- Districts Level Our Interventions in DHAMAR AL BAYDA +Al Qafr +Ar Radmah SAUDI ARABIA +Hazm Al Udayn +As Saddah *$+Damt IBB +Ash Sha'ir OMAN +Ba'dan $+ Far Al Juban + +Al Udayn +Al Mashannah *+Qa'atabah Udayn + Jiblah +As Sayyani AL DHALE'E *+Ash Shu'ayb + +Dhi As Sufal Mudhaykhirah $Al Husha *¹Ad Dhale'e *+Jahaf *Al Hussein + *$+ Monabbih $ Kitaf *$+Al Azariq LAHJ *+ +As Safra *+ Ghamr Majz TAIZZ *+ Razih SA'ADA $+ Saqayn +Sa'adah *$+ Haydan AL MAHARAH AL JAWF HAJJAH $+Al Mahabishah AMRAN HADRAMAUT $+ Ash Shahil *+Al Abr AMANAT AL AL HUDAYDAH ASIMAH +Al Qanawis $Ar Rujum +At Tahrir $ Huraidhah +Ad Dahi +Assafi'yah MARIB AL MAHWIT +As Sabain +Kamaran $ Amd ¹At Tawilah + As Salif + SANA'A +Al Hujailah Bajil +Al Marawi'ah +Al Mina SHABWAH DHAMAR + Al Hawak + ¹Al Manar *+ As Sukhnah RAYMAH Ataq +Bayt Al Faqiah *Nisab +Zabid ¹Wusab As Safil AL BAYDA +Al Garrahi +Al Khawkhah IBB Legend ¹Sala AL DHALE'E ABYAN * ¹Saber Al-Mwadem $ WASH $At Ta'iziyah Al Wade'a ¹ $Mawiyah $ Mashra`a Wa Hadnan $Al Maflahy Nutrition $Dimnat Khadir TAIZZ ¹ ERITREA Al Makha *+ ¹ Food ¹Maqbanah Al Qabbaytah $ Haifan LAHJ + ¹ Ash Shamayatayn Health ¹Al Wazi'iyah ADEN Governorate Boundary *Al Mansura SOCOTRA District Boundary ETHIOPIA +Al Buraiqeh Coastline DJIBOUTI 100 Km 14 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by YFCA. Creation date: 31/12/2019 Feedback: http://www.yfca.org 15 Research Assessment Researches By Sectors YFCA’s Research Unit was established to ensure that our interventions are on track with the needs and 3 situation on the ground. With this goal, our research and development unit works to be a central information hub to provide the necessary information to our core program department, support departments, clusters, partners, and donors. During 2019, the Research unit conducted many studies 6 14 including need assessments, baseline, midterm and end line assessments in addition to the satisfaction surveys, and KAP studies in almost all humanitarian Health sectors especially health, WASH, and FSL. In our studies, we stick to the scientific research standards in terms of the sample size representation and using the best data collection and analysis methods. We also engage the community members and leaders and give special 4 consideration to the crosscutting issues including gender, age, disability, and protection