{"id":18552,"date":"2025-08-14T11:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/?p=18552"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:33:16","slug":"anwars-story-of-resilience-and-hope-in-conflict-affected-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/anwars-story-of-resilience-and-hope-in-conflict-affected-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Anwar\u2019s Story of Resilience and Hope in Conflict-Affected Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the city of Mukalla, on the shores of the Rukb area, Anwar Ahmed Bakhwa, a fifty-year-old fisherman supporting his family of five, silently struggled with accumulated challenges. Faced with rising fuel prices, a broken fiberglass boat, and torn nets, his profession, which he depended on to feed his family, seemed to be fading away. \u201cWhenever my boat broke down or my nets tore, I felt helpless. I had to rely on others to fix them, which burdened me with costs I couldn\u2019t afford,\u201d Anwar recounts sadly.<\/p>\n

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Anwar in his boat after learning new fishing skills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A Turning Point Through the \u2018Food to Resilience\u2019 Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n

However, the turning point came when he participated in a training course for the \u2018Food to Resilience\u2019 project. This project aims to support livelihoods by providing skills training and temporary financial support to help individuals become self-sufficient and reduce their reliance on food aid.<\/p>\n

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New Skills Acquired by Anwar<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Through several interventions, Anwar learned to repair his boat, from mending cracks to applying sealants to protect it from salty seawater. He acquired skills in making and maintaining nets, reducing the burden of buying or repairing them from specialists. Most importantly, he learned to use a fish finder, which helped him increase his productivity by accurately locating fish schools.<\/p>\n

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A trainee in his boat after the training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anwar as a Role Model in His Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cFor the first time, I have control over my work. I have become less dependent on others and more efficient in facing daily challenges,\u201d Anwar proudly says. Today, Anwar is no longer just a fisherman supporting his family; he has become a role model in his community. Thanks to the skills he acquired, he has reduced his costs, doubled his production, and now helped other fishermen repair their boats and nets, earning him the respect of everyone.<\/p>\n

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Anwar receiving fishing tools and equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Closing: About the \u2018Food to Resilience\u2019 Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThis project was not just training. It has given me a new life. Because of it, I have become stronger and more capable of facing the waves that stand in my way,\u201d Anwar adds.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Food to Resilience\u2019 project, implemented by the Field Medical Foundation in partnership with the World Food Program, supports livelihoods by providing skills training and temporary financial assistance. It aims to help individuals become self-sufficient and reduce their reliance on food aid. Recently, fifty fishermen in the Rokob area of Mukalla received intensive training on boat and net maintenance, as well as the use of fish finders, along with an empowerment grant to support their fishing activities.<\/p>\n

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Anwar during boat and net maintenance training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column]_In the city of Mukalla, on the shores of the Rukb area, Anwar Ahmed Bakhwa, a fifty-year-old fisherman supporting his","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":18562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[840],"tags":[45,859,862,861,46],"class_list":["post-18552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories_of_impact","tag-fmf","tag-future","tag-hadramout","tag-resilience","tag-wfp","post_format-post-format-quote"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18552"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18676,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18552\/revisions\/18676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmfyemen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}