Emergency Relief and Shelter Program
Program Summary
This project targets to help the orphans and the poor families which have been affected by the natural disasters in both Hadhramout & Al-mahara Governorates as well as the governorates like Abyan & Sa'ada which have been affected by the civil wars in order to relieve their suffering , give them the required support and make them feel that they have real brothers who real concern about their suffering hereby different humanitarian services were provided including ( Food , Clothes , sheets , construction of housing units and establishing projects for drinking water ) .
Focus Area
Water — The foundation has contributed to qualitative projects in the water and environmental sanitation sector, funded projects in a number of regions and sought to sustain them and achieve financial efficiency in them by connecting them to solar energy networks.
Implementation Details
Implementing Partner
An executive unit at Al-Awn Foundation for Development
Location
Hadramout
Number of Projects
4
Beneficiaries Reached
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Dengue fever control project in the affected Yemeni governorates
As a result of the deterioration of the health situation, an epidemic of dengue fever has spread in many governorates, resulting in dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries, according to the statistics recorded in the years 2015-2016. With generous funding from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to limit the spread of dengue fever in Yemen and secure the necessary means to eradicate it with an amount of $2 million through a package of preventive, educational, training and statistical activities, in addition to media, administrative and procurement activities to strengthen the control infrastructure. The project targeted 45 districts in six governorates inhabited by 10,327,797 citizens.
Al-Awn Foundation to combat cholera in Yemen
Aid project to combat cholera in Yemen. In response to the call of the disease and the epidemic spreading in some governorates of the Republic.
Emergency response project to combat dengue fever in Aden governorate and its districts
Recently, the governorate of Aden was subjected to heavy rains, which left many water swamps, which had a significant impact on the breeding of mosquitoes that transmit the fever, causing a severe health setback, as the number of deaths reached more than 400 deaths within one month. Hence the need for rapid and emergency intervention to participate in the emergency response project to limit the spread of dengue fever.
Sprinkler project after the tropical storm in Hajar district
Insecticide spraying operations after the tropical storm that struck Hajar district, where 1,370 swamps were sprayed in 90 targeted villages, and insecticide surveys were carried out in 31 targeted locations.
Al-Awn Assistant