YEMEN

CHF International has been working in Yemen since 2004 helping to empower young people, improve the educational system, as well as build the capacity of media and civil society to address and engage the public around social issues related to the rights of women and children. 

Improving Learning Environments 

Through the Community Livelihoods Program (CLP) funded by USAID, CHF aims to improve the quality of basic education, boost academic performance and increase the retention of students, especially girls. To accomplish this, CHF is providing teaching aids kits (TAKs) to more than 500 schools, as well as providing training and follow-up support to teachers on how to use the resources in the kits. CHF is also helping to set up school libraries and resource rooms and assisting with small-scale infrastructure improvements (such as latrines) to improve the learning environment. 

RECENT PROGRAMS

Preventing Child Labor

In the Middle East and North Africa, many children from low-income families suffer from inadequate access to flexible, low-cost and appropriate education, putting them at risk of entering into exploitative or illegal labor practices. CHF worked to counter this through the ACCESS-MENA program from 2004-2008 and the Alternatives to Combat Child Labor Through Education and Sustainable Services (ACCESS-Plus) program from 2008-2011. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, the goal of these programs was to reduce the number of children engaged in exploitative child labor. Through ACCESS-Plus, CHF partnered with key players in local government to implement awareness raising campaigns and hold workshops for the public on the importance of education, as well as increase child enrollment in educational programs. By partnering with parents, local organizations and municipalities, the program addressed both the direct and indirect causes that expose children to exploitative labor.

Strengthening Media and Civil Society in Yemen

CHF implemented the Engaging Media and Civil Rights Activists in Rights-based issues in Yemen (EMCAR) program. Funded by the US State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, EMCAR increased the capacity of Yemeni media and civil society organizations to identify, address, and engage the public around social issues related to the rights of women and children with the goal of raising public awareness on these issues to empower citizenry and improve the status of women and children throughout the country.