LocationsAhmed, a beneficiary of FFA interventions, along with his daughter Asma in Dahl Ahmed School, Zinjubar, Abyan
Ahmed Bin Ahmed, a father of 2 boys and 3 girls, lives in a small house in Dahl Ahmed Village, Zinjubar District, Abyan Governorate. Ahmed, like most Yemenis, has been struggling for the past years due to the conflict, which left many Yemenis without jobs. As a result, it was hard for Ahmed to secure a stable income for his family. He depended entirely on the daily income generated by his son who works on a motorbike. Unfortunately, the income generated was not enough to cover his family’s basic needs.
Dahl Ahmed, the village where Ahmed and his family live, lacks the basic infrastructure and facilities; there are no adequate and appropriate education facilities for the students there. The only school in the village is too small and cannot accommodate all of the village’s children. Consequently, the girls had to go to a different school which is 3 kilometers away from their village and that’s why villagers often hesitated to send their girls to school as girls have to pass through a dense forest on foot for an hour. “It is too far and dangerous to reach that school, the villagers said.”
Under FFA component of Supporting Resilience Livelihoods and Food Security JP (ERRY II JP) co-funded by EU &SIDA, Care Organization in partnership with WFP has started the construction of three additional classrooms in Dahl Ahmed School in November 2019.Ahmed along with 102 villagers have been chosen to participate in the construction of the classrooms, which will accommodate 798 students. In addition, FFA participants received a cash transfer for every day they attended work for 6 months, which enabled them to provide food and other necessities to all their household members, a total of 721 people. That was not the only reason that made Ahmed happy; the construction of the three extra classrooms will facilitate his daughter’s education. " What motivates me the most to be part of this project, is to increase the educational opportunities for children in our village, Ahmed said. "
Moreover, Ahmed stated that his living conditions have improved, and he can start saving some money to contribute to his son's marriage. The story was concluded when Ahmed said, “I want my daughter to continue her education as that will help her to get a job in the future and assist her family."
Supporting Resilient Livelihoods and Food Security in Yemen Joint Programme (ERRY II), is a 3 years programme financed by EU and Sida, will be implemented in Yemen by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Food Programme (WFP) in six vulnerable governorates: Hajjah, Hodeidah, Lahj, Abyan, Taiz and Sana’a.The programme covers six vulnerable governorates: Hajjah, Hodaydah, Lahj, Abyan, Taiz and Sana’a (a total of sixteen Districts).
The overall objective of the Programme is to contribute to reduced vulnerability and strengthened resilience of crisis-affected communities in Yemen through the creation of sustainable livelihoods and improving access to basic services.
