Since water is the essence of life, YFCA is working hard in all ways so as to protect this natural source from deterioration and keep Yemeni people safe from water-borne diseases that are widely spread out nowadays such as cholera which has killed many people, especially women and children. 

Therefore, in cooperation and coordination with the General Authority for Rural Water and Sanitation Project (GARWSP), National Water Sanitation Authority (NWSA), and health offices in Shabwah Governorate,  Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA) conducted 30 water quality tests at the household level. This activity was implemented through trained Water Quality Volunteers (WQVs) during August/2022 by using water tester devices that measure the TDS, E.C, PH, FRC, Salinity, and temperature. After taking five water samples from different community water resources within targeted districts, the samples are sent to the lab for making physical, chemical, and biological analyses in order to evaluate the quality of water at those water assets and suggest suitable processing methods. 

This activity is considered one of the activities of the project of WASH and humanitarian food assistance for IDPs, host communities, returnees and marginalized groups in six districts of Shabwah Governorate-Yemen,  which is funded by the German Federal Foreign Ministry (AA) in partnership with Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH).

This activity is aimed to:
- Developing access to safe drinking water for the people in the targeted districts.
- Awareness to the community, especially on using clean water, the proper methods of transporting and preserving water, the importance of water purification and sterilization, and avoiding negative behaviors
- Effective contribution to reducing the spread of water-related epidemics and diseases.