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Showing posts with label Yemen; Humanitarian Crisis; Famine; War; Crisis; Cholera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yemen; Humanitarian Crisis; Famine; War; Crisis; Cholera. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2022

A Dispatch from Yemen: Guest Writer Aiman Altawili

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Living in Yemen is to worry about everything; there’s no stability. We struggle to get even the basic living essentials such as electricity, water and gas. Everyday we are living on the brink of famine, not knowing how and when we will next eat. We are also constantly in danger of cholera and diphtheria and poor mental health, as everyday living requires so much strength and energy. We have to keep it together because there’s people we need to serve, who can’t help themselves, but it is very difficult to remain positive. It hurts to wonder why the richest nations of the Middle East are ganging up on us, destroying the poorest people who have nothing. Is it all to flatten the land? Is that the worth of a human life? I put my dreams on hold as every day life is harsh and getting through each day is a challenge in itself. But nothing stays the same forever and I wait for better days to come. I live in hope.

I want to raise money to buy a minibus to work in the field of passenger transport, like as a taxi driver, to cover the costs of food for me, my family, and the children of my neighbors. To work non-stop is difficult. My work equipment for cleaning cars was confiscated, and I am now unemployed because of this. To donate to my efforts, you can find me on twitter 

@Aiman_Altawil

From Yemen, 

Aiman Altawili