To be implemented by the Public Works Project under the Emergency Response Project
Pastoralists and women in Aqaba and Al-Wasata in Sa'ada ... rainwater harvesting tank...rejoice good in water harvesting tank

Providing a sustainable source of clean water was a priority for the displaced and the people of the Aqaba and Al-Wasa area in the Directorate of Al-Safra - Saada Governorate - especially women, farmers and displaced persons' who rely on sheep farming as their sole source of livelihood.

Pumping water from wells is financially costly due to the high prices of oil derivatives. The majority of the population and displaced people are unable to provide them, these wells work for specific hours and within certain days.

Women and sheep herders

Livestock and sheep herders, who were suffering from the need to water their animals, whether to take a journey in a very long distances and rough roads to reach the nearest source or to bring them home. After the intervention of the Public Works Project in the implementation of the rainwater harvesting tank within the framework of Emergency Response Project in Yemen funded by World Bank (United Nations Development Program (UNDP)). Today there is no further suffering in watering livestock and sheep, according to the farmer Mahmoud Al-Kahmi of the region. Farmers and displaced people will not have to sell their livestock, especially in times of drought, for lack of water to ensure a sustainable economic source to the people.

Healthy water

Women, whether displaced or from the region, receive clean water from the filtration tank after they used to go to long distances under the sun to bring fresh water for drinking and cooking. The water of the area, whether surface or saline, is used for drinking and cooking, which causes health complications especially for children and pregnant women.