In Yemen, an estimated 18 percent of Yemen’s child population have functional difficulty in at least one domain, including seeing, hearing, walking, fine motor, communication, learning, playing and managing emotions.
Disability becomes even more challenging when combined with poverty, conflict, family neglect and limited access to medical care. Children often bear the heaviest burden, paying the price of war with their health and, in some cases, their limbs.
To ensure children who lose their limbs are not kept on the sidelines by their families' inability to afford prosthetics, UNICEF has partnered with the Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center (PRC) in Sana’a Governorate to help children get the life-changing services they need.
Since 2021, the PRC, with UNICEF's support, has provided vital assistance to 609 children across Yemen.
UNICEF’s support has been vital to the PRC's operations, allowing many children to regain their independence. "I thank UNICEF and hope they will continue amplifying their support," Dr. Afrah Al-Harassi, a prosthetic technician at the PRC in Sana’a says. "There are so many children who need these services but cannot afford them due to Yemen's dire economic situation."
By restoring mobility and hope, UNICEF and its partners continue to transform the lives of Yemen's children, ensuring they can overcome challenges and build a brighter future.
Right now, the lives of the most vulnerable children hang in the balance as conflicts and crises jeopardize the care and protection that they deserve. Dependable, uninterrupted and effective foreign aid is critical to the well-being of millions of children.