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Yemen
Integrated Food Safety in Marawah district, Hodeidah Governorat 
Based on a definition of the concept of food security allying food consumption and state of health – a definition stemming from the work of the World Food Security Committee - Triangle G H GH together with ‘Aide Médicale Internationale’, each association within its specific field of expertise, carry out a joint action towards the populations of the Tihama plains, one of the poorest areas in the Republic of Yemen. Expected results:
Integrated economic security project in the districts of Mayfaah and Rudoom, governorate of Shabwah
The still delicate stability of the Governorate of Shabwah is one of the avatars of the area’s economic decline. Triangle G H intervenes within the frame of a three-year project in order to establish improved farming practices and help boost declining agricultural and animal production. Over 25,000 famers directly benefit from this program. Expected results:
Emergency support to victims of the conflict in North Yemen 
Triangle G H continues its operations, launched in 2009, for IDPs in Al Mazraq area. While return movements were initiated in 2010, a number of families have stayed in the camps, and do not wish to return to their original villages. We are therefore running actions to soften the IDPs’ integration, while supporting efforts to return home. Triangle provides displaced families and IDPs with veterinarian services to protect the health of their small herds. We also supply fodder to the poorest households and, in partnership with OXFAM, will rebuild hydraulic infrastructures destroyed by shelling (end of 2009 start of 2010).
Towards restoring the farming capacities of the communities living in the district of Sah, Governorate of Hadramout.
In the direct continuity of the first rehabilitation programme also supported by TEPY, Triangle G H is still committed to the cause of the populations living on the banks of wadi Sah, the victims of exceptional floods in October 2008. The restoration of the farming land and of the totality of the major structures (channels, dams, dykes), enabling the irrigation of the parcels under cultivation, was achieved during the first phase, and the operations of support to breeding activities are currently being implemented. Expected results :
Emergency relief for displaced people in Al Mazraq, Hajjah Governorat
Despite the peace agreement signed between the Al Houtis rebels of Saada Province and the Yemenite government, the sixth war triggered further displacement of vulnerable people Al Mazraq refugee camp. Triangle G H maintained its work (launched in November 2009 thanks to the support of the United Nations agency for Refugees) with the 1,400 households - owning some 19,000 animals – in the camps.
Emergency support to the displaced populations in Al Mazraq, Governorate of Hajjah 
Whereas the sixth war of the conflict which has been opposing the Al Houtis rebels of the North to the Yemeni government since 2004 intensifies, the flow of displaced civil populations continues unceasingly. Triangle G H carried out two assessments to better target the needs uncovered by the emergency actors present in the area. Priority was given to the support of the flocks. The livestock of each family represents the totality of the economic capital left over after the destruction or the desertion of the houses following the bombings. Besides, this intervention helps to reduce the sanitary risks linked to the promiscuity between men and animals in the camps. Expected results:
Further Development of Irrigated Agriculture on the Island of Socotra 
This new project, incorporated in Triangle’s action on the island of Socotra, involves two new areas: Qalansiya (at the north-west point of the island) and the Nogud Plain (south of the island).
Supply Drinking Water and Improve Sanitary Conditions in Lahej Governorate
This programme is designed to meet the water and hygiene needs of 10,296 people living in 17 villages in the districts of Al Museimer, Al Madareba, Al Ara and Tor al Baha, all located in a sub-desert area of the Lahej gouvernorat. We have created new water points, ensuring 35 litres per person at least, and reducing the time required to access water. We have also built family latrines and performed several hygiene-awareness campaigns optimising the project’s impact on beneficiaries. |
Stimulation of Infant Development in Dar Al Sa’ad District, Governorate of Aden
Dar Sa’ad is one of Aden’s eight districts and among the poorest; some 80,000 people live there, mainly members of vulnerable communities – Somali and Ethiopian refugees, « Akhdam » groups, Yemeni families with very low income.In Dar Sa’ad, Triangle has partnered with local organisations to improve people’s understanding of infant development and encourage good caring habits. Our activities include:
Development of Market-Garden Crops on the Island of Socatra
This programme, launched in November 2004, aims to increase the production of fruit and vegetables in secluded villages on the island of Socotra and thus improve the islanders’ nutritional status and food safety. Triangle has created family vegetable gardens in remote areas of the island, developed and diversified vegetable production around the capital and introduced new market-garden techniques and cultures that fully respect the ecosystem. Activities include creation of pilot nurseries on the southern coast and eastern plateau, testing of new vegetable and fruit varieties, optimization of cultivation techniques and production of seed and plants.
Assistance to Somali and Ethiopian Refugees
This aid programme for Somali and Ethiopian refugees was renewed annually from 1998 to 2005. Our work in Kharaz camp and Basateen district (Aden) was mainly social, with two approaches: Social assistance Community work Furthermore, Triangle worked on AIDS prevention in Basateen.
Research Project: Water and Sanitation Requirements of Vulnerable Communities in Dhala, Taiz and Lahej Governorates.
This research project, performed in close partnership with two NGOs named Dia and Coopi, had two objectives: improve the definition of priority needs in terms of water and sanitisation; plan future projects for vulnerable populations in the three governorates. The study took place in the Dhala, Taez and Lahej governorates and involved
Beyond the results gathered and the recommendations given, this study is to serve as a reference basis for all organisations working in Yemen on water and sanitation.
Supply Drinking Water and Improve Sanitary Conditions in the Wadi Masila.
The Wadi Masila is an isolated and forgotten area in East Yemen where the natural and climactic conditions are particularly hostile. By installing equipment in 26 sites this programme brought permanent and safe access to drinking water for 9,780 people from mainly Akhdam communities. 1.541 people, including 83 women and 1.331 children, were directly impacted by our hygiene-awareness campaign. In addition, a pilot project building latrines and installing solar-powered cookers was implemented. While the latrine project showed fairly disappointing results, the supply of solar-powered cookers had a very positive impact and an in-depth evaluation has been proposed in the framework of a future programme.
Rehabilitation of Agricultural Infrastructures
The region of Hadramaout, located east of Yemen suffers from regular flooding. Triangle first intervened in 1999 to protect agricultural land and villages against floods and ground erosion while developing the irrigation system.
Socotra, an Island between Two Worlds
Directed by Didier Dematons, this 52-minute documentary presents the mechanisms allowing populations to benefit from the humanitarian aid granted by the European Union. "Socotra, une île entre deux mondes" was filmed in Brussels, where ECHO has its headquarters, and in Socotra, an island located on the coast of Yemen where Triangle worked with the population to collect, store and distribute water.
Rehabilitation of the Waterworks System on the Island of Socotra
Draught, flooding and other severe climatic events have severely damaged the Socotra archipelago, and in response to the European Commission’s Master Plan, we launched rehabilitation and construction of the potable water system in several villages of the Diksam, Momi and Riyad Ilkishin in 2000 and 2001. Witnessing the urgent need for drinking water in the isolated areas of Nogud, Qara’a and Mayhah, we launched a second phase in 2001. This action, concluded in April 2002, benefited some 11,195 Bedouin inhabitants. This programme fully respected the traditional methods and encouraged a participative community approach. |
