Integrated Approach to Cash Assistance Yemen: How Altwasul Is Helping Families Rebuild Their Lives

For more than 14 years,

the people of Yemen have endured one of the world's longest running

humanitarian crises. Conflict, economic collapse and inflation

have left families struggling to meeteven their most basic needs. In the face of these challenges. Local organizations like Al-Twasul are showing how cash assistance designed

to meet urgent needs, paired with livelihood support, can help families move from crisis

toward recovery. We select the most vulnerable households, and we provide them with the cash. Then we go to the household and see if they have any potential

to start their own business. We start supporting them. The modality we started for the

support of the grants. These grants could be small, small in cost but it has quick impact in term of

the earning income generation. The impact of this locally led model

is visible across Yemen from small traders

rebuilding their businesses to young people

finding new ways to earn a living. We supported the Tuk Tuk. It's a small vehicle

which can take the small products for the traders from

place to place or for moving people. So it has multi-purpose use

and it has a quick impact. And for one young woman. That support became life changing. We found one of the girls

within the family. She's talented,

and she wanted to become a photographer. So the team supported her

with the vocational And we supported her with all the tools. And now she's working

and she's supporting the family. She's going to the wedding parties

and to the events and taking photos. And so from nothing, she was able to secure a durable income. For Anas, stories like hers show what's possible

when local actors are trusted and empowered to lead. The humanitarian system can work

with both international and national, but I think it needs to be understand the local led response,

how we can invest on the local. we have qualified, staff,

we have qualified NGOs. We need to give them the trust and

the support needed, and they will do something we can't imagine. For Anas and his team,

the path forward for Yemen and for humanitarian aid is clear. A future built

not on dependency but on dignity. Not from the top down,

but from the community up. Local NGO’S, they have the real understanding

of the needs. They have also the efficiency. the community acceptance and access. and they can get the outcomes within less resources

and best use of money.