In spite of the existence of a manual drinking water well in the village of Sahari- one of the villages in the Majzer district of Marib- women and children were bitterly suffering in fetching water to their homes, due to lack of a piped water network in the village. Earlier, the residents had been forced to flee their village during the conflict. Upon their return after the conflict subsided in their area, the villagers found that everything they had in their village had been either destroyed and or looted, including the water pump at the well. This forced people to return to the old ways of fetching water manually.

Built 35 years ago in 1982, Abi Dhar Al-Ghafari’s basic and secondary school is located in the lower Durainah village in the District of Abs of the Governorate of Hajjah. The school consist of two parts: one a model school building and another structure consisting of classrooms built randomly without roofs, sand floors and no WC’s.

Shujairah is located in the southeast of the Governorate of Hodeidah. It is part of the Duraihemi district and home to 1575 inhabitants.  Shujairah is close to the highway connecting the Governorate of Hodeidah with the coastal city of Mokha, along the coastal strip- 18 kilometers away from the coast. Geographically, Shujairah is a coastal area being very close to the coastal strip of the Governorate of Hodeidah.

The water crises is not unique to the city of Taiz. Most rural and mountainous districts in the Governorate suffer even more and have a dire need for water to cover minimum needs. There is an acute shortage of water sources, and when there is one, it is far away from the villages which are spread all over the mountains. To fetch the minimum needs of water, people require a lot of effort and time.