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Displaced families living on the outskirts of exile-like areas require some form of urgent relief assistance as they suffer from the inability to provide their basic needs, especially their daily sustenance. As so many stories are told of families who are unable to survive in light of the difficult circumstances, RDP, in partnership with Sign of Hope, tries its utmost best to empower affected families, including IDPs with practical skills and knowledge needed to improve their quality of life, increase the economic growth, and help them become self-sufficient to find their way out of this protracted crisis.
Mohammad Abdullah Nasser, a husband and a father of three children, displaced to Al-Salam camp in Al-Marawi’ah district due to the deadly clashes that destroyed most houses in Kilo 16, Al-Hudaydah governorate. He sometimes works as a construction worker for an amount not exceeding three thousand riyals. Due to the prolonged crisis, job opportunities have been decreased, resulting in the loss of his livelihood. And for the sake of his children, Mohammad was forced to collect firewood, which might provide him with his daily sustenance. He also added, "We were satisfied with only one meal a day of bread and water.”
Fortunately, RDP, in partnership with Sign of Hope, implemented the integrated emergency response project for food security, livelihoods, water, sanitation and hygiene, targeting 110 HHs of IDPs and most affected communities in Al Marawi’ah district of Al Hudaydah governorate. Mohammad has become one of the beneficiaries who’s been selected for the vocational trainings and in-kind grants to improve his capacity for the purpose of generating more incomes, learning motorcycle maintenance skills which can open up job opportunities for him.
Indeed, vocational training programs can have a positive ripple effect on communities by empowering vulnerable populations and helping them build a brighter future. Mohammad stated that he is happier as he has been chosen for the motorcycle maintenance training, which would give him the skills needed to find a betier source of income to feed his family. “There’s nothing worth than seeing my children’s smile when I come back home carrying all their needs in my hand,” Mohammed concluded.