Take my hand project to rehabilitate widowed and affected women

Umm Muhammad: From the capital secretariat - Shu'ub District - a widow and mother of three children lives with her parents and takes care of them as a result of the incurable disease that her father suffers from and the death of her husband, the only person responsible for the family. The Yemenis are facing an extremely difficult humanitarian situation, exacerbated by the high rates of unemployment, the collapse of the educational infrastructure, and the deterioration of the living conditions of millions of families. The Yemeni woman, Umm Muhammad, is struggling for life to survive with her family and to escape from the danger of hunger, disease, or homelessness that is haunting them, as she works to support her family by selling some homemade foods She says that their income has become barely sufficient to provide the basic requirements of food and drink, and that they often cannot pay the rent for the room in which they live and receive threats of eviction. Umm Muhammad says that she dreamed of having her own project to help her family. Umm Muhammad was one of the beneficiaries of the Take My Hand project, which she runs. With the Yemen Ohid Organization, she received a sewing machine and began working from home, receiving orders from neighbors and some shops. Umm Muhammad said, “I could not believe that my wish came true and I became able to bear the responsibility of my family.” The project contributed to improving the living situation of Umm Muhammad and her family, and she now had a continuous financial income to buy basic living requirements. And pay the rent.