YFCA's Values
Our values are deeply rooted to our history, mandate, areas of interventions and our organizational culture which strive to ensure our employees and volunteers form an integral part of the organization and have a share in participating in the decision-making processes
Neutrality and independence
We strive to keep on track as a neutral and financially independent organization. We do not commit nor engage ourselves in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature.
YFCA's Values
Our values are deeply rooted to our history, mandate, areas of interventions and our organizational culture which strive to ensure our employees and volunteers form an integral part of the organization and have a share in participating in the decision-making processes
Accountability
We ensure every member of our organization understands the concept of accountability in humanitarianism and is accountable for his/her actions while performing each duty in his/her program. We ensure our Code of Conduct is strictly adhered to by our staff and ensure all staff is trained on staff behaviors in humanitarian work. We allow our staff to participate in decision making processes and ensure they are strongly committed to the concept of accountability
YFCA's Values
Our values are deeply rooted to our history, mandate, areas of interventions and our organizational culture which strive to ensure our employees and volunteers form an integral part of the organization and have a share in participating in the decision-making processes
Environmental Responsibility
We are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our interventions and activities wherever possible
YFCA's Values
Our values are deeply rooted to our history, mandate, areas of interventions and our organizational culture which strive to ensure our employees and volunteers form an integral part of the organization and have a share in participating in the decision-making processes
Professionalism
We are continuously employing measures to ensure high commitment to producing highly professional and wide-ranging programs and interventions according to international professional and humanitarian standards
YFCA Memberships
Our History
The Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA) was founded in 1976 by a group of Yemeni volunteers out of a genuine aspiration to establish a non-governmental organization that aims to raise awareness on reproductive health and family planning at the level of both community and government. YFCA is held in high regard within local communities and well recognized by government, UN agencies, national and international NGOs for extensive attainments, maintaining high credibility and remaining steadily as a neutral and independent organization at all times.
In 1977, YFCA was recognized and authorized by the Yemeni government as the first and exclusive marketer and distributer of contraceptives, on a national level, to all service provision centers, including those of the Ministry of Health. In 1980, YFCA carried out a study on available brands of contraceptives in the Yemeni market, which was the first of its kind in Yemen.
The implementation of such campaign was not easy in a society where even talking about family planning seemed to be dangerous at that time. Nevertheless, YFCA considers the increasing contraceptive prevalence rate as a satisfactory compensation for its perilous endeavors to establish a contraceptive-market in Yemen followed by intensive programs that have lasted for decades with the aim of raising decision makers’ awareness and contribution to changing behaviors and perception within the families and community.
YFCA has played a significant role on a national level in bringing citizen’s concerns to the attention of government, monitoring policies and implementation of programs, and encouraging the participation of civil society stakeholders in the community. In the early nineties, despite the complexities of the political situation then, YFCA played a significant role in drawing the government’s attention to the importance of adopting a resilient national population policy, and this endeavor resulted in the endorsement of the first National Population Policy in Yemen in 1991 as well as the formation of a National Population Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, in which YFCA was a member representing the national NGOs. This step was crucial and led to the launching of a new era that shed light on perspectives of population issues with a wider scope and profound insight.
For four decades, YFCA has been playing a unique role in strengthening cooperation, professionalism, governance, and effective development of many Civil Society Organizations which are working across different sectors in Yemen.
In 2014, YFCA played a major role in advocating women’s law that was about to be endorsed by the parliament back then.
Dramatic changes in YFCA mandate were introduced gradually to accommodate the emerging needs of women, children, youth and vulnerable groups. Therefore, to pursue our unchanging humanitarian mission, we have been increasing our interventions through providing services and relief to the people in need and demanding their rights by working as a pressure group that joins the affected communities and works closely with them.
For four decades, YFCA has been playing a unique role in strengthening cooperation, professionalism, governance, and effective development of many Civil Society Organizations which are working across different sectors in Yemen.
YFCA will thoughtfully continue its expansion process to respond to the community’s ever changing needs. Driven by its Health and Gender Mainstreaming perspective, YFCA programs incorporate wider thematic interventions including Nutrition, Protection, Food Security, Agriculture and Livelihood, Education, Early Recovery, WASH and Shelter.
Our Offices
As part of YFCA's strategic expansion plan, YFCA has opened new offices in different parts of Yemen, including offices in Turbah and Hawban (Taiz Governorate), Attaq (Shabwah Governorate), Dhale'e city office (Dhale'e Governorate), and Mukalla (Hadramout Governorate). These offices help ensure the delivery of high-quality services to our targeted beneficiaries. Moreover, having several offices facilitates project implementation and ensures better coordination with the authorities and local communities. As the needs for humanitarian assistance increase, YFCA's response has become more agile to the Yemeni context, and our different offices help us identify gaps in humanitarian assistance and respond in a timely manner. Finally, through YFCA offices and our staff located in more than 12 governorates, we are now closer than ever to the affected Yemeni people, providing them with high-quality services.
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