A local survey last month showed increased charity work for 14 Yemeni charity organizations in the last two years mainly the Hayel Saeed Group, Shaher Abdulhak Saleh"Foundation and the Islah Charitable Organization.
In a 200 sample survey conducted by independent local researchers in February, focusing on the seven largest cities in Yemen, results show that few of the country's rich are giving back to society and helping in developing the country's infrastructure.
Other local charity organizations that are active in Yemen include Alihsan Organization, Taybah Foundation, and Shawthab Organization.
The main charitable activities for the Hayel Saeed Group are supporting tens of thousands of poor families as well as establishing water wells in rural areas for those without water services, and providing medical treatment to thousands of people. Its charitable activities are estimated to have topped $10 million US dollars in 2013. Mr Jamal Najjar and Mohammed Farouk are top executives in the Hayel Saeed Charity sector.
The Shaher Abdulhak Saleh"Foundation, also called the Abdulhaq Foundation, increased its charitable activities by 55 percent in 2013 compared to 2012 focusing mainly on sponsoring thousands of orphans and building school facilities for children.
International organizations that are active in Yemen include the United Nations, Oxfam, Islamic Relief, CARE, Save the Children among others.
Yemen is among the most challenging places in the world to poverty wise. Millions have alarmingly poor health and education. Educationally, only 72 percent of Yemen’s school-age population is enrolled in primary school; this is even lower for girls. The Minister of Education told the Yemen Post that more than 2 million Yemeni children do not have good access to education.
Rising food prices and increased frequency of humanitarian crises is expected to make the situation in Yemen even worse in years to come.
Yemen Facts and Statistics
· Population: 25,408,288
· Infant Death Rate: 51 deaths/1,000 live births
· Life Expectancy: 64 years
· Poverty Rate: 17.5%
· Underweight Children: 43%
· Maternal Death Risk: 200 deaths/100,000 live births
· Girls' Education: 7 years
· Clean Water Access: 55%
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