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More than 2,500 schools in Yemen have been destroyed, damaged, or used for non-educational purposes — affecting 1.1 million children’s ability to learn.
Yemen is now entering its seventh year of conflict and continues to be known as the world’s worst humanitarian conflict. With a collapsed economy and public infrastructure,
Yemen’s health sector remains almost non-existent since the start of the civil war in 2014. Roughly half of Yemen’s health facilities have closed its doors due to lack of operational support and resources.
The contribution of women in society is immeasurable. When their chances of success are limited due to conflict, they become dependent on others.
As the war in Yemen remains the largest threat to stability, Yemenis continue to face challenges in accessing basic necessities such as clean water. Around 19 million people are water insecure which is one of the main drivers of communal disease spread and poor hygiene conditions.
As conflict continues across Yemen, hunger and starvation surges at unprecedented levels. Over 20 million Yemenis, including women and children, are in need of humanitarian assistance.
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Zaki was born and raised in Yemen before he migrated to the US in 2015 for his medical education. He holds MD and PhD degrees and currently working as an internal medicine resident at Louisiana State Health Sciences Center. Zaki is a longtime activist and advocate for global health and education. As an aspiring cardiologist, he contributed to medical and health campaigns regarding heart diseases nationally and internationally. Zaki is heavily active in improving medical education and healthcare in Yemen.
Rayman Aryani is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and former Director of IT at Yemen Aid. He grew up in Sana’a, Yemen and is based in San Francisco. He currently works at a health tech company, Verily Life Sciences. Prior to that, Rayman worked at Loon, another Alphabet company, and at Google for 6 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Harvard University.
Esmahan Abdulla is a board member of Yemen Aid and a co-founder of Rise for Yemen. She has 15 years of experience in various leadership roles and growing IT companies. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a Master’s Degree in Finance, and is a certified Project Management Professional.
Amal currently sits as a board member at Yemen Aid. Ms. El-Tareb is a Yale university student studying global affairs and a current Human Rights Scholar at The Schell Center for International Human Rights (Yale Law School).
Wasim Ottman is a longtime advocate of social economic empowerment, whether it is supporting under-represented minorities at his home city, New York, or supporting families in need in Yemen. Wasim is a son of immigrant parents from Yemen and Ethiopia, and holds a B.A. in Economics from Baruch College, City University of New York.
Ambitious, determined and charismatic, Wasim is a Business Risk Senior Consultant at Deloitte with a robust work ethic and the ability to adapt to any professional environment. He serves both senior managers and clients with the highest level of professionalism and dependability by providing financial, operational and strategic advisory services. He provides risk management consulting services to some of the world’s largest financial institutions and now lends that same knowledge and expertise to help the people of Yemen.
