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Tayeb Barakat… From Fear for Daily Bread to the Restoration of Hope

NAHR - Thursday, 05 February, 2026

In the isolation of Bani Hassan in Haradh District, Al Hudaydah Governorate, Tayeb Barakat’s family lived a simple life, relying on whatever daily income was available. As the armed conflict intensified, the family—composed of eight members—was forced to leave their home and flee to Aslam District in Hajjah Governorate in search of safety.

The family fled, but the greatest danger they faced was hunger.

All sources of income were completely cut off, and securing food became a daily struggle. Food assistance from the World Food Programme was their only lifeline, and every time a food basket arrived, they felt that life was still possible. When this support stopped, the family entered a harsh phase of severe food insecurity.

Debts accumulated, and the family began reducing their meals to one or two per day. The older children would give up part of their own food to feed their younger siblings. Tayeb was also unable to enroll his eight-year-old son, Mohammed, in school due to education-related costs. Amid these conditions, three-year-old Nibras began showing signs of weakness due to inadequate nutrition, raising serious concerns about her health.

Tayeb Barakat says:

“We watched our daughter grow weaker day after day, and we could not afford the proper food for her.”

At this critical stage, Tayeb’s family was registered as beneficiaries of the project “Life-Saving Emergency Food and Livelihoods Support in Aslam District,” funded by the Yemen Humanitarian Fund and implemented by the National Foundation for Development and Humanitarian Response (NAHR). The family received unconditional cash assistance of USD 110 per cycle for six consecutive cycles.

This intervention marked a turning point.

Tayeb initially used the cash assistance to secure essential food and improve his family’s nutrition, including for little Nibras, whose health gradually improved after receiving adequate food. After months of fear and hunger, a sense of safety returned to the household.

With food security restored, Tayeb turned to a long-delayed dream: his son’s education. This year, he was able to enroll Mohammed in school after a full year of deprivation, giving him a new opportunity to learn alongside his peers. Every morning, Mohammed leaves for school, watched by a father who has moved from helplessness to being able to provide the basic needs for his children.

Tayeb Barakat says:

“By the grace of God, and thanks to the National Foundation for Development and Humanitarian Response and the Yemen Humanitarian Fund, I was able to meet my family’s food needs, improve Nibras’s health, and enroll Mohammed in school after a year of interruption.”

The impact was not limited to Tayeb’s family alone. They were one of 180 families, comprising 1,260 individuals, who benefited from monthly cash assistance to address critical food insecurity in Aslam District.

Tayeb concludes his story with a message of gratitude and hope:

“I thank the National Foundation and the Yemen Humanitarian Fund for this project, which came at the right time and helped many families. I hope such projects will continue, easing people’s suffering and restoring their dignity and hope for the future.”

Thus, the story of Tayeb Barakat’s family transformed from a tale of displacement, hunger, and fear for a child’s health into a success story of recovery, education, and renewed hope.