Looking after a family in normal situations is very difficult for an old man, so how can it be during difficult situations such as the war in Yemen and conflicts and displacement caused by it. This led to lack of basic needs access and lack of working opportunities. Hassan Salah is a 66-year-old married man, who is a father of eight children; three girls and five boys. Before the conflicts happened, he used to live happily with his family, as they were living peacefully in Bajil district, Al Hodaydah Gov. He was working as a taxi driver, and his financial situation was stable. However, after the ongoing war in Yemen, his car got destroyed by a random airstrike. Therefore, he couldn’t continue his work and moved to another governorate with his family. "I was living a good and a safe life with my family" Hassan stated.
The conflict began in 2015 in Yemen, particularly in Al Hudaydah Governorate. Hassan has passed through difficult days where he witnessed with his family times filled with fear, terror and pain. The cries of his children forced him to flee to a safer place in order to protect them and ensure a decent life for them. "Because of the war, fear and violence in the area where we were living, we decided to flee to save our lives. unfortunately, we weren’t able to take anything from home except ourselves," Hassan stated
Hassan decided to move with his family from Bajil district to Dhamar governorate, they stayed there for three months in very difficult conditions. So, they ended up in Shabwah governorate, particularly in IDPs site of Al-Ashakhra area, Bayhan district. Fortunately, they found a tent to live in, however, Hassan and his family lived a miserable life in that tent.
Before he was selected as one of the beneficiaries of the cash-for-work program, he had continuously struggled to have a daily casual work, so that he can afford buying food for his family and that was the main challenge for him.  His family everyday suffers from the lack of their basic needs. "It is not easy to admit that I cannot afford food for my children," Hassan expressed.
Hassan was targeted with the Cash for Work (CFW) Program through Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA) in partnership with Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) funded by Federal Foreign Office (AA). He received cash assistance within the first distribution round after working 15 days within this program as a supervisor of the cleaning campaign workers. Thus, this intervention contributed in alleviating Hassan’s extreme suffering and in enhancing his accessibility to his basic needs. "When I was selected as a beneficiary within the cash-for-work program, I felt delightful that I can have a monthly allowance to afford the basic needs for my family. I spent the received cash assistance to buy food such as rice, flour, sugar, oil and vegetables.” Hassan mentioned
 
 
Today, Hassan is able to provide support for his wife and children, and that is the happiness that Hassan hopes to continue alongside with his work.