Yemen Joint Response 2022-2023 (DRA) The escalation of the conflict in Yemen since March 2015 has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and aid operation. In 2020, the conflict continued to intensify, at least 4 million people are internally displaced. 20.7 million people (4.6m women, 4.8m men, 5.5m girls, 5.8m boys) are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance accounting for 66% of the population, of whom 12.1 million are estimated to be in acute need of immediate assistance to save and sustain their lives. Food insecurity is the main driver behind the number of people in need (PIN). 16.2 million people will face hunger this year (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or higher). This includes 5 million people facing emergency conditions (IPC Phase 4) and nearly 50,000 who were already experiencing catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5). Over 2.25 million cases of children aged 0 to 59 months, and more than a million pregnant and lactating women are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in the course of 2021. In addition, access to safe water and sanitation remains a high priority in Yemen. The country has the lowest water per capita globally, coupled with increased water scarcity and WASH related diseases which have reached critical levels. Over 15.4 million people are in need of support to access their basic water and sanitation needs, of whom 8.7 million are in acute need.

Sa'ada Governorate is located in north-western Yemen and was estimated to have a population of 981,401 as of the 2021 HNO and is classified as one of the most vulnerable locations in Yemen. An estimated 691,000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance, with 24% of those people classified as being in the emergency phase (IPC4) 3. SCI implements an integrated WASH, multi-purpose cash, and food security and livelihoods intervention in four districts in Sa’ada Governorate. 

This project seeks to strengthen livelihoods and income-generation opportunities and improve resilience capacity of individuals and households as well as communities and local structures through a comprehensive approach aimed at increasing capacities across three levels: 
- Stabilization capacity: by improving and maintaining basic resilient water infrastructure. 
- Adaptation capacity: by improving access to sources of income training e.g. agriculture training and inputs, offering CFW opportunities in rehabilitation of big water schemes and water supply systems, providing technical assistance and linkages between government actors and local authorities and water management communities to create an inclusive enabling environment to strengthen micro, small, and medium enterprises, working with local financial service providers to resume delivery of financial products and services, and providing good hygiene practices. 
-Transformation capacity: by promoting structural change and strengthening vulnerable people’s economic and social role in communities through capacity building, by both facilitating linkages and building vertical social cohesion between communities and water and environment government technical stakeholders, by investing in WASH infrastructure, and by encouraging inclusivity to minimize harmful socio-cultural and gender norms that lead to unequal outcomes for both males and females. Most vulnerable and food insecure households, such as women, youth, elderly, IDPs, higher risk people to COVID-19, marginalized people and PWD.