The malnutrition rates increased in Yemen exposing the life 80% of people who are at risk of famine due to the conflict and deteriorating economic situation. Mr. H. M., originally from Taiz, was a solider in the air force in Sana’a governorate. He got an accident, their air force staff was attacked by terrorist group after 2013, which caused him many bone fractures. After that, he decided not to go back to the military service anymore, and he moved to Al-Hodida City to work in civil work as worker in welding workshop but unfortunately one of his legs got injured by fire. That problem caused him disability for many months. Therefore, he moved to Al-Erra Zone, Hamdan district, Sana’a governorate. He rented a humble house for his family formed of himself, the mother and 5 kids. He works for farmer, or sometimes worked in aluminum’s workshop in Gader Zone, close to his hous. Mr. H. M., father of 5 kids and their mom, had kidney’s illness additional to burns and injuries in his body. Because of no food to find, Mr. H. M. fell unconscious and died while he was working on of farms. Mr. H. M. used to go to work despite his starvation. The farmer did not know that Mr. H. M. working with empty stomach. That happened while RECO just finished its livelihood and food insecurity project funded by OCHA. 

Mr. H. M. asked no one for his needs as he felt ashamed. The social leader of his zone did not know about him because he was a recent new comer to the area. Grocery owner next to Mr. H. M. said that he used to buy the cheapest biscuits from him with law quantities. His wife confirmed that that biscuits were their meals every day, for the parents and the 5 kids. The young man in his thirties, left behind 5 kids with a mother who cannot work. The elder son is 7 years old and the younger one is in his first month of birth. All of them suffer from diseases in brain and malnutrition was noticed by RECO’s Dr. Ahmed Bin Nowisar during RECO’s team visit to that sad family.  A humble ruptured bed, that is Mr. H. M. home with a room, a kitchen and a bathroom.  
 
The family received in-kind and financial assistant from RECO, which consists of monthly food baskets, clothes and blankets. Also, good people in a better economic statue in Hamdan district donated to Mr. H family. RECO along with the neighbors of Mr. H.M. family spoke to the landlord of the rented house who made a commitment to let the family live a year for free.

All aids will not bring the smile which Mr. H. M. used to made to his kids despite their sickness and poverty, but RECO’s wish the provided aid will contribute in saving the life of the other family members. RECO discussed with the leaders of the targeted community to have a focus on the new comers and they should be aware of their needs, guide them to humanitarian assistance. While the best scenario to stop the suffering is to end put an end to this conflict, RECO calls all UN agencies, donors and FSAC to continue targeting Hamdan district with humanitarian assistance. The district acts as a safe haven for IDPs coming Sa’ada, Al Hudaidah, Taiz …etc. governorates to put more pressure on the few economic resources through working farms with very low wages which did not help Mr. H. M. to bring the basic needs to his family or keep himself alive.