Malnutrition Screening Program
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Funds community-based screening for acute malnutrition in children, catching cases early enough for outpatient treatment rather than hospitalization.
Why this matters in Yemen
Many children with acute malnutrition in Yemen reach a clinic only once they are very sick, because the early signs are easy to miss. Thinness can develop gradually, and swelling of the feet can be mistaken for healthy weight. Families who live far from a functioning health center, or who cannot pay for transport, often wait until the illness is advanced, by which point the child may need a hospital bed.
Catching malnutrition early changes both the outcome and the cost. A child identified at the moderate stage, or with severe malnutrition but no complications, can usually be treated at home with weekly visits to an outpatient site. Detection depends on someone checking children regularly in their own neighborhoods, using a simple color-coded tape around the upper arm and pressing the tops of the feet to look for swelling. Where many health workers have gone unpaid for long periods and facilities are overloaded, community volunteers carry much of that work.
What your gift pays for
- Upper-arm measuring tapes and screening materials for community volunteers to use on household visits
- Volunteer incentives and transport for regular door-to-door screening rounds in each neighborhood
- Training for mothers to check their own children with the arm tape at home
- Referral and follow-up so identified children enroll in outpatient treatment and do not drop out
Organization
Action Against Hunger (Action Contre la Faim) Yemen · Yemen
INSEE SIRENE, SIRET (parent: Action contre la Faim, France) · No. 31899089200057
Founded 2012 · Headquarters: Sanaa
Runs community malnutrition screening and treatment for children.
How they work: Action Against Hunger trains community health volunteers to screen children in their neighborhoods, measuring mid-upper arm circumference, checking for swelling and referring cases to supported health centers. In many countries it also teaches mothers and caregivers to use the arm tape themselves, an approach known as Family MUAC, so screening continues between visits. Volunteers follow up referred children, encourage families to complete treatment and share advice on infant feeding and hygiene.
Track record: Action Against Hunger's community volunteers in Al Khawkhah district reach 800-1,000 families a month, monitoring children and referring malnutrition cases to supported health centres.
✓ Verified by our team on 12 April 2026
Giving in Yemen
Child malnutrition and disease, both worsened by years of conflict, are the focus in Yemen. Three of the four causes deal with nutrition at different stages: community screening that finds acute malnutrition early, therapeutic food for children with severe cases, and supplementary feeding where conflict has disrupted food supply chains. The fourth funds chlorination supplies and rapid response teams during cholera outbreaks. Partners are international agencies with long-standing operations in Yemen: Action Against Hunger, Save the Children and Oxfam.
4 causes are listed in Yemen, each with its own verified organization. $333,543 has been distributed to causes in Yemen since 2021.
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