Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation is a charity based in the US and Yemen that provides relief aid to people affected by the conflict in Yemen.[1]
Formation | 2017 |
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Headquarters | Seattle, US, and Yemen |
President | Aisha Jumaan |
Website | yemenfoundation |
Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation was founded in 2017 and registered both Seattle[2] as a 501(c)(3) charitable organisation and in Yemen.[1]
It is governed by a volunteer board of directors, with minimal staff in the US.[1] Staff in Yemen are also volunteers, mostly current or former civil servants from the health and education sector.[1]
Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation is led by its president, Yemeni-American epidemiologist Aisha Jumaan.[1][3]
Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation provides food aid,[4][5] healthcare supplies, water filters, and educational supplies to children.[1][6]
The organization has pushed the United States government to increase aid to Yemen and to stop the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.[7][8][9]