Yemen is the least-developed country on the Saudi Peninsula.  It has little or no oil reserves (or any other natural resources), the lowest per capita income, and the highest birth rate.  Yemen is a country mired in underdevelopment with a human rights record among the worst in the world.

Women are forced to remain completely covered with only their eyes exposed, required to eat in segregated sections of restaurants, and experience other restrictions. It’s no wonder that Yemen recently placed dead last in the Treatment of Women survey conducted by the United Nations.

One of the few resources in Yemen is coffee. Yemeni coffee is much sought after and brings a premium in the world market. However, much of the arable coffee growing land has been converted into kaat production – a narcotic chewed daily by 70% of the population.

GHNI’s Transformational Community Development (TCD) workers are helping the poor coffee growing villages by teaching them sustainable agriculture techniques such as drip irrigation and the use of organic fertilizers and pesticides.

As the villages’ acceptance of these techniques increases, GHNI will strive to help with clean water, disease prevention, and improving women’s health and economic freedom.

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