CARE’s Safe Water for a Healthy Life project is working in poor communities across three of Yemen’s 21 governorates (Sana’a, Al Mahweet and Hajja) to improve: access to clean water; the sanitation of private and communal water points; sanitation and hygiene practices; and the overall health of the community, with an emphasis on children. With support from the Blue Planet Run Foundation, the project has already built water distribution networks in Al Mahweet to benefit 1,232 people. In addition, the project has conducted community-wide hygiene education sessions and established water supply management committees to ensure the effective and sustainable management of the infrastructure into the future.

The project rehabilitates or builds new wells, pumps, generators and household water connections.

To promote community ownership and the long-term sustainability of the water infrastructure and hygiene education, CARE involves community members in all stages of the project. In each community, we help residents form water supply management committees that are trained to maintain and ensure equitable access to water facilities.