Al Juaithin Water Project restores smiles and revives the lives of the residents again
Most of the population in Yemen suffers from the repercussions of the scarcity of safe drinking water. Their suffering worsens in deprived areas that lack adequate water projects, which negatively affects the lives of the population, especially children and young girls who are forced to leave their schools, abandon their education, and devote themselves to fetching water from its scarce sources to their homes. This leads to a societal disaster that parents are not aware of, and the issue of children dropping out of education turns into a marginal issue with no weight, in light of the lack of drinking water, which is the basic element for survival.
Students drop out of education
In Al-Juaithin area in Al-Wadi district of Marib governorate, most of the children and girls from the region’s original inhabitants and the children of the displaced have been forced to leave school. Their new task has become concentrated in searching for water and bringing it to their families' homes, which threatens a serious disaster and increases the rate of illiteracy among the camp residents and the host community members.
One of them says: We have one well for all residents and it is "abandoned/deserted”. Women carry water from long distances on foot, and children and girls are forced to leave their schools in order to search for drinking water.
Another one says, "A woman or a girl goes out to fetch water in the morning and returns at midday. Some women go to fetch water while they are pregnant, and some have chronic diseases. We hope that our suffering will end, and we hope that our sons and daughters will return to their schools."
HUMAN ACCESS and UNICEF’s fast and productive response
In light of the unparalleled economic and living conditions in Yemen today, HUMAN ACCESS and UNICEF are the title of the emergency response to support the needy and miserable population in most regions of Yemen. After an appeal for intervention made by the region's residents and the displaced, HUMAN ACCESS, the implementing partner of Al-Juaithin Water Project, embarked on the implementation of this vital and important project funded by UNICEF.
After the signing of the project implementation agreement between the two organizations, the technical and engineering team constructed the pumping control room, established pumping lines, installed a submersible pumping unit with its accessories, connected electricity from its source to the pumping unit, and maintained and rehabilitated the tower water tank with a capacity of 40 cubic meters, in addition to installing the water transmission network to homes with their accessories, and completing all necessary repairs to finish the work on the project.
Positive effects and overwhelming joy
Al last, the dream was fulfilled and the water returned to its streams, as it is said, and the water became a fountain flowing from the center of the village. Children from the indigenous and displaced populations took water in their hands, watered their livers and bathed their bodies with it. Even the cattle and trees watered from it, and the women rejoiced with great joy. Water was rushing from the pipes into the house and the kitchen. The project touched on the needs of the people and the displaced, as everyone was enjoying its daily warmth without effort.
Children, who previously went to fetch water, have been able to go to school to continue their education. Parents were able to find enough time to educate and care for their children, as water is the basis of life and stability.
All the residents and the displaced expressed their thanks and appreciation to HUMAN ACCESS and UNICEF, which removed the suffering, revived the lives of the residents, brought the children back to their schools, and put a smile on the lips of adults and children alike.
