Aden — YDH Media Office
Today, in the interim capital Aden, Yamany Foundation (YDH) held a coordination workshop for the project “600,000 Food Baskets for a Safer Future in Yemen” for the years 2025–2026, funded by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), with the participation of several representatives from relevant official and international entities.
The project aims to distribute 600,000 food baskets across 12 Yemeni governorates. Yamany Foundation will distribute 300,000 baskets in Aden, Al-Dhalea, Taiz, Lahj, Abyan, and New Taiz, while Al-Khair Coalition will implement the distribution of the other 300,000 baskets in Socotra, Al-Mahrah, Hadramout, Al-Jawf, Marib, and Shabwah governorates.
During the workshop, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Zaouri, stressed the importance of the project given the difficult economic and humanitarian conditions in the country. He emphasized the need to strengthen coordination with local authorities and security agencies to facilitate implementation in the targeted districts.
Al-Zaouri called for unified efforts between governmental, implementing, and supporting parties, expressing his appreciation for the pivotal role of KSRelief in supporting humanitarian work in Yemen. He also urged international organizations to operate within systematic coordination mechanisms with the ministry and relevant authorities to ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions.
For his part, Yamany Foundation CEO Ahmed Al-Akwa’a explained that the workshop aims to establish clear mechanisms for selecting beneficiaries according to transparent criteria and to enhance cooperation with local entities in the targeted governorates. He noted that the project targets displaced families and host communities, leveraging partners’ expertise to ensure aid reaches the most vulnerable groups. He also highlighted measures being taken to limit the phenomenon of selling food assistance and to strengthen oversight to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches its rightful beneficiaries.
Deputy Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen, Saed Hirsi, pointed out that funding for Yemen’s humanitarian response plan remains low, with only 11% of the total needs funded so far. He stressed the need for joint efforts to develop effective strategies to enhance the impact of future interventions.
The workshop, attended by the KSRelief team; Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Saleh Mahmoud; Director of Aden Health Office Dr. Ahmed Al-Baishi; Coordinator of Yemen’s Higher Relief Committee Jamal Balfaqih; directors of social affairs and labor offices; and directors of the targeted districts, included a visual presentation on the project’s background, objectives, and components, as well as its geographic scope and intervention mechanisms.
The working sessions discussed beneficiary selection and exclusion criteria, and adopted a transparent and fair mechanism to ensure that aid reaches those most in need.
This workshop comes as part of Yamany Foundation’s and KSRelief’s commitment to enhancing the efficiency of humanitarian program implementation in Yemen and ensuring tangible impact that contributes to improving food security for targeted families.
