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The second call for ADPP applications will be open until April 1.
Selected grantees will be announced on May 14.  

 

 

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People of Yemen: Adnan Abdu Shaleb, bagpipe player

 

A lot of people are not even aware that bagpipes exist in Yemen, much less that a bagpipe player can be found. 

 

Adnan Abdu Shaleb did not originate from the Scottish Highlands as one might deduce from his beloved instrument, but from the southern coastal city of Aden, a former British colony. He has been playing the Scottish national instrument for over three decades.

 

 

 

Adnan learned to play the bagpipes when he was serving in the military under the guidance of the director of the Military Music Institute. In 1982 he was one of fifty students who were trained to play for functions and ceremonies and he has since travelled to Abu Dhabi, Libya and Oman to represent his country in official functions with his seventy-nine other band members.

 

One would imagine it a highly unusual hobby for a Yemeni but not quite as out of the ordinary as one might think. During the expansion of the British Empire, spearheaded by British military forces that included Highland regiments, the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe became well-known worldwide, and an integral part of any British Colony.

 

Adnan has performed at various embassy functions including celebrations at the American and French embassies. His primary aim is to create awareness about bagpipe music and its versatility. Bagpipes can easily be adapted to play Arabic music and his talents are in high demand for Yemeni weddings. He teaches approximately twenty-five students a year, preparing the youth to continue with this unconventional legacy. 

 

“Yemen has so much talent. Unfortunately, the government has too many other problems to attend to right now. Hopefully, as the political and economic situation in Yemen improves, national support for the arts will increase. Sponsorships for musicians and a special exchange program is required to expose the next generation to different types of instruments and motivate them to develop their talents. We have a long musical history. This is just another facet of our proud heritage. Our neighbours, like Oman, possess better equipment and give their artists more support. Conditions in Yemen are currently not conducive to fostering artistic talent.”

 

Bookings can be made at: http://www.sanaaonline.net/view/762/294/2

 

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Yemeniettes is a documentary that follows a team of teenage girls from Sana’a as they strive to break barriers of traditional Yemeni society through entrepreneurship. From the creation of an innovative solar energy project to its submission in the national competition and their eventual participation in the pan-Arab entrepreneurship competition in Qatar, the film explores the trials and tribulations the girls face along the way. Set against the backdrop of a country marked with weak economic policies, a struggling political infrastructure and a dangerous Al-Qaeda presence, Yemeniettes surveys issues of youth unemployment, underemployment, education, drug abuse and demographic pressures. It brings to the screen a part of the world that is often overlooked while maintaining a message of hope and triumph.

 

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Resume Writing & Job Interview Skills Workshop

 

Show what you stand for on www.myfaceforpeace.org. 

Until now 8976 faces have been uploaded. Be part of it. 
Thank you Abdullah Saleh for showing your face for peace

Great news! Yemen Cable: $270 for receiver, satellite dish, installation and 6 months viewing! OSN channels including movies, Disney cartoons, travel channels, National Geographic, Food Channel, BBC Lifestyle, History Channel, series etc. No sport or music channels included in the price.

http://www.sanaaonline.net/view/973/119/8

Desert Drilling Ltd ( Subsidiary of Trustexos ) has been appointed as Visitor Organizer for the entire Middle East for the CIPPE (China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment) Exibition 2015 to be conducted at Beijing, China from March 26 to 28th 2015. 

Profile of exhibition
China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (cippe), is a grand gathering in petroleum and petrochemical industry. With a magnificent exhibition space over 90,000 sqm, CIPPE Beijing 2014 attracted 1,800 exhibitors from 65 nations and regions, 16 international pavilions and 65,000 professional visitors. CIPPE has become the largest petroleum exhibition in the world.

CIPPE Beijing 2014 welcomed the attendance of 15 national pavilions, including USA, Germany, UK, French, Canadian, Danish, Italian, Russian etc. In addition, the well-known global enterprises such as GE, Baker Hughes, National Oil Varco, 3M, Schneider, Honeywell, API, Caterpillar, Cummins, MTU, Tyco and Hempeletc all have participated in the event.



The 15th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (cippeZhenwei International Petroleum Exhibition) will be held on March 26-28, 2015 in New China International Exhibition Center. You are cordially invited!

Competitions from around the world for both established and emerging writers

Please check the relevant websites for all terms and conditions and be aware that entry fees are payable in many cases. 

http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2015/01/21/competitions-for-writers-february-march-2015/

Congratulations to Abdulraham, age 12 from Taiz who won the children's film category at Yemen Film Festival (YFF)

“My dream is to be a famous journalist. I carry my camera around, narrate through the life of children, vulnerable children, and speak up on their behalf. Sharing with the world their hidden words, raising their muted voices."  

Abdulraham shows off his prize with his family in Taiz. Photo ©UNICEF 2015/Yassir Abdulbaki/Jeddarya Media

Coffee on Paper, 2014 by Ibi Ibrahim

"The paintings, executed with Yemeni coffee, are a sharp commentary on Yemen’s most valued asset: The country where coffee was discovered in the 15th century, is one of the lowest-ranked countries in production and exports of the seed, even though it is one of the richest and most unique coffee species in the world. The history of coffee in Yemen, almost a tell-tale, is one alternative reading to the history of an ancient civilization, today ruined by the designs of geopolitics and the global economy." - Arie Amaya-Akkermans

http://www.sanaaonline.net/view/362/146/402

New Release: The Last Refuge by Gregory D. Johnson

Lifting/tenting floor tiles

Lifting/tenting floor tiles are a common issue in Sana'a. Tile floors should be durable when correctly installed. The following might be the cause of the your problem:

1) Wrong Adhesive

Thinset, a masonry adhesive, usually works best when installing floor tiles, but inexperienced tile setters often make the mistake of applying a layer of tile glue because it’s easier and less messy. Tile glue can release if moisture gets under the tiles, causing them to come loose. If the problem is confined to just a couple of tiles, you can remove the loose ones, scrape the old glue from the back of the tiles and from the underlayment, and re-glue and replace each tile. This is only a stop-gap measure, however, and more tiles are likely to pop in the future. The only permanent fix is to remove all the tiles, clean the underlayment and the tiles and re-lay them, this time with thinset instead of glue.

2) Movement Joints

Recognizing that the tile is a facade, movement joints are needed to eliminate stresses that can occur between the substrate and the tile due to differing amounts of expansion and contraction. Allow room for expansion and contraction in every tile installation for changes in heat. In small rooms, a gap at the perimeter of the room (often hidden by baseboard or shoe molding) is sufficient. For larger areas, the movement joints will be visible. It is especially important to note for interior installations, movement joints are placed more frequently when moisture or direct sunlight is expected. For exterior installations, the range of temperature from summer highs to winter lows must be considered. Rooms with more sunlight need more movement joints.

3) Substandard Underlayment

Tile floors need special masonry-compliant underlayment. Generically called “cement board,” this type of underlayment is thicker and heavier than standard underlayment. If the tile was installed directly onto a plywood subfloor, it might cause ongoing problems with the tiles coming up. Faulty workmanship is a big cause of floor tile problems. Professionals apply a layer of thinset to the subfloor, bed the cement board in the thinset and screw it down before installing another layer of thinset when laying the tiles. You can try to remove and reset individual tiles, but it won’t fix the bigger problem.

An Alternative to Extensive Repairs

When the problem is widespread and the only way to fix it correctly is to remove all the tiles, fix the substrate and re-lay the tiles, it might be better to cover the tile floor with floating laminate flooring. If the existing tiles are coming loose, but not poking up, the floor might be a candidate for laminate, which does not attach directly to the tiles but rests on a thin polyvinyl cushioning layer. Installing standard laminate over tile will add about 5/16 inch to the floor height.

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/repair-lifting-tile-flooring-59130.html 

The Foundation for Endangered Wildlife in Yemen would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Thank you for all your support in 2014. We hope 2015 will be a great year for Yemen, its people and its animals. There is so much work to be done but with your help and encouragement, we hope to make 2015 a monumental turning point for Yemen's amazing wildlife.

 YERO (Yemen Education and Relief Organisation) Wishes Everyone a Prosperous 2015

2014 Highlights:

Congratulations to our director Nouria Nagi not only for receiving her OBE from the Queen of England in an official ceremony, but for being awarded the Order of Merit from The President of The Republic of Yemen Abdorabo Mansour, a Certificate of Appreciation from the Minister of Expatriates, and the Shield of Honor from Tamkin for Youth Development.

Our main objectives are: 
• To facilitate access to education to children (both girls and boys) of poor families and street children 
• To help those children enroll in government schools 
• To monitor and follow up on the children’s progress to ensure their success at school 
• To support the children families by giving the mothers training in hand crafts and selling the items on their behalf so that they become Self-sufficient. Amazing Handicrafts: yero-yemen.org
Facebook: yero yemen

As every year, we would like to thank our kind sponsors and donors, who provided all our children with every thing they needfor schooling including school bags, shoes, uniforms stationery kits and all school supplies. We are so grateful to all of you for the ability to maintain these handouts to our beloved children and hope to continue the same for the years to come.

Currently YERO has 200 children sponsored out of 550 children registered at our Centre. Sponsors receive regular updates on the progress of the child sponsored.

During 2014: 
* We opened a bigger IT class. 58 children graduated from computing class and 60 new ones are enrolled. This project was partly funded by Development Aid Club —Austria. 
• Thanks to Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC): we have 8 students (7 girls & 1 boy) at third year University. And this year we enrolled 8 new students (7 girls & 1 boy) in their 1st year university in different colleges. (Medical, Business, Information Technology etc.) 
• One girl has graduated from the Medical Institute. 
• A girl finished her TOEFL exam and passed with a distinction. 
• Enrolled one girl for 2nd year medical college . 
• Enrolled one girl at a Language institute. 
• We trained mothers of the children who are enrolled at the centre for sewing classes in our centre, and teach them how to make embroidered purses of different sizes so they can support their families.
• With the collaboration of Netherlands Embassy, who kindly funded a project to implement a photo graphic exhibition (daily life of a Yemeni child) for 20 boys & 20 girls 
• 20 teenagers are taking a Generator maintenance course which will last for four months. They are provided with lunch and transportation by Alkhair Foundation (Universal Group) who are kindly supporting them.

We would like to thank our sponsors and donors for your continued support and love.

-YERO

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Mother's Day at the Indonesian Embassy in Sana'a

Indonesian ambassador to Yemen, HE Wajid Fauzi, welcomes everybody

Some of the performances

Indonesian food bazaar

Only 5 days left....

Please support if you can!

All money over the original target will support young girls on Socotra island so they can go to school. A big thank you to all who have contributed so far. Please keep sharing and spreading the word...every single penny helps!

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/adnan-al-nooby/ 

Did you know?

Although camel milk is regarded as a newly discovered superfood in the Western world, in North Africa, the Middle East and Asia, camel milk has been known as a health tonic since the first desert nomads learnt how to milk wild camels.

While slightly saltier than cows’s milk, it is very good for you. It is three times as rich in vitamin C as cow’s milk. Aside from vitamin C, it is known to be rich in iron, unsaturated fatty acids and B vitamins.

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/is-camel-milk-the-new-superfood-20140819-105ugx.html

Cute Idea

Yemeni style gingerbread houses for the festive season

Source: Benjamin Wiacek @Nefermaat on Twitter

 

 

 

A fantastic opportunity for artists and musicians alike. Munathara - مناظرة is doing an online video competition asking people to present their take on what's needed for positive change. The competition requires that you present through speech, poetry, rap, dance, song, or anything original and a response to the theme. 8 winners will be flown to Amman, Jordan, to perform live.
You can download your video (no more than 99 seconds) with your take on the hashtag theme: #لا_سبيل_للتغيير_دون http://www.munathara.com/
Submission deadline is December 9, and Munatha will announce winners on the 12th of December. All based on online voting. Let's see some Yemenis on that stage!
If you need more info: http://ddx.munathara.com/

  

The Season for Giving is Here

If you're doing any online shopping this holiday season, sign up to support The Yemen Peace Project using Amazon Smile

It costs you nothing, and Amazon donates a small percentage to the YPP with every purchase.

Thank you!

Yemen Peace Project

UNICEF Yemen Child Rights Awareness Campaign

Children and community members choose the right they will pledge to fulfil, advocate for and endorse.

#CRC25 #UNICEF_Yemen "I have the right to play"

#CRC25 #UNICEF_Yemen "I have the right to live in a clean environment"

Photo credit: UNICEF Yemen/2014/Jedarya Media/Yassir Abdul-Baki

Books by Dr Qais Ghanem

Rarely can a small donation go such a long way:

Mobile School is an educational project focused on illiterate children working in the streets of Sana'a, Yemen. Our aim is to bring an educational window to those children who can hardly or not at all attend school because of different reasons: they are coming from poor families, they are orphans or they are forced to beg and bring money to their parents and families.

http://mobileschoolyemen.causevox.com 

Did You Know?

Kohl is made from crushed Ithmid stone (Antimony sulphate or Isfahan Collyrium) and was used for centuries by all Yemenis. It was a way to protect the eyes from infections, purifying it of microbes, and also as a natural cosmetic.

Old Yemeni Kohl case - These kind of kohl bottles were mostly used by men on their belts, at the side of tobacco boxes, coin holders,and the classic Yemeni jambiya 



Historians believe the use of Arab kohl dates back the early B.C. years and was worn by both men and women in cultures all across the Middle East and North Africa. Traditionally the ithmid stone, a rock found in the region, is crushed using a mortar into a fine powder and then kept in copper containers. It is applied to the eyes using a “miel,” or a thin copper wand and quickly spread between the lower and upper lid while the eye is closed. 

Besides being a cosmetic product Arab kohl has also been used for centuries to cure ailments like eye infections and hair loss. Those who promote Islamic medicine say Antimony strengthens the optic nerve, helps reduce skin flap growing on the eyelid, mange of the eyelids, relaxes eyestrain, helps detoxify eye moisture and eases congestion in tear ducts. When Ithmid is mixed with honey diluted in water and applied on the edge of the eyelid, it can help reduce headaches. Also that applying it before going to sleep is healthier than using it during the day, especially for women, and it helps the growing of eyelashes, making them thicker and longer.

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Brunei Foreign Student Grants 2015

Grants to study Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, provided by the Government of the Sultanate of Brunei to study at one of the following universities: 

- University of Brunei Darussalam
- Sultan Sharif University
- Brunei Institute of Technology



Open to nationals of ASEAN countries and citizens of the OIC Member States (Yemen) and other countries.

-The applicant must be aged: 18-25 to study Bachelor's

- 35-year maximum for graduate applicants

Commence July/Aug 2015

Grant period:-the grant will cover a four-year Bachelor 's, Master 's, one to two three-year PhD degree, three-year higher diploma in Health Sciences at the University of Brunei Darussalam on a full-time basis.

What does the scholarship cover?
-Exemption from tuition and any other fees other mandatory by the University during the period of the study program
-Flight ticket
-Financial allowance determined as follows:
- A monthly allowance of BND500
- Monthly allowance for food of BND150
- An annual allowance of b B$600 for books
- At the end of the study period student is provided with an additional amount for shipping charges of BND250 for ASEAN countries or BND500 for countries outside members states 
* Accommodation will be provided at the campus of the University where the student will receive the bursary, and if the student does not use provided accommodation no additional funds will be given in lieu of accommodation or transport. 
-Outpatient/dental treatment will be complimentary at Brunei government hospitals

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Christmas Shopping?

Here's an idea: buy your christmas gifts from small, locally owned businesses and self-employed people this year and ensure that your money goes to someone who needs it instead of multinational companies. 

#SUPPORTREALPEOPLE

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Yemen Catering International & Sanaa Online Joint Exhibition #2 

Exhibition Space

On 31 October 2014 Yemen Catering Internationald and Sanaa Online hosted our second exhibition inour continued support of the arts and crafts of Yemen. Dr Amna Al-Nasiri, a renowned Yemeni artist and YERO (Yemen Education & Relief Organisation) exhibited their work.

Dr Amna Al-Nasiri

Nouria Nagi and the girls from YERO

The best lamb chops in Sana'a

Baskets from YERO

Did You Know?

Yemen, with its wide range of arable climatic zones, has the greatest potential for agricultural development of any nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

The hills and highlands of northwestern Yemen are the most productive farming area. Farmers raise such food grains as wheat, barley, and durra (a sorghum) and a variety of fruits, including apricots, bananas, citrus fruits, grapes, papayas, and pomegranates. People on the Tihamah raise durra and some dates and cotton. Agriculture in southern Yemen is limited to the few areas with underground water for irrigation. Farmers grow three or four crops a year of barley, millet, sesame, sorghum, and wheat. 

Qat is currently the leading cash crop of Yemen.

Socotra Island

By: Adi Geisegger, forgotten-island.com

Book recommendation: Deadline Yemen by Peggy Hanson

If you're looking for light reading this Agatha Christie-like murder mystery set in pre-9/11 Yemen is highly entertaining. Peggy Hanson is well acquainted with the intrigues of Yemeni social life and the expat subculture, so if you've ever been to Yemen every page turned will elicit a chuckle.

http://www.sanaaonline.net/view/1518/167/2

Rock Nation

Tune in to Tayramana FM every night from 8pm to 9pm for the first and only rock show in Yemen, Rock Nation.

And feel free to send your requests for your favourite rock songs to be played on the show .

http://www.sanaaonline.net/view/1187/170/2

Bounds/Bonds Exhibition

Bounds/Bonds is a collaboration between Yemeni arti­­st, Tasleem Mulhall, and Israeli artist, Guy Shoham. This exhibition is a celebration of a friendship that not only spans the physical borders of Israel and Yemen but also the spiritual boundaries of art and politics. As individuals their work is focused on the subversion of boundaries.

Shoham’s work celebrates low-value, kitsch artefacts and elevates them to the status of high art. Mulhall’s work comments on the constraints of a traditional society and is a personal, often visceral assertion of the individual.

Tasleem Mulhall is the first British Yemeni female artist to have exhibited abroad. From her base at Redlees Studio, she showcases her work with diverse media including photography, oil painting, sculpture and performance art. Her sculptures range in scale from small clay models to large metal statues. Performance art has proved to be a liberating means of expression. Mulhall also works as a photojournalist and is a high profile campaigner against forced and child marriage.

Did you know?

The most commonly used raptor by Arab Falconers is the endangered Saker Falcon (falco cherrug), with its brown underbelly, gunmetal gray flight feathers and 35-42 cm wingspan. Of the ten species of falcon found in Yemen only this one is on the endangered species list. They are among the largest in their family.

By Dr Amna Al Nasiri

Kindly contact her directly if you are interested in purchasing, they are all for sale. 

Did you know?

Miqaashim (basateen/gardens) in the Old City are as old as the city itself and in the past were owned communally, now they fall under the auspices of the Endowment Ministry. Locals in Old Sana’a take care of these small patches of green and in return, the ministry pays them a small salary.

Sana’a's first mosque was built by order of the Prophet Muhammad in the garden beside the Palace of Ghamdan. The Great Mosque is one of the oldest places of prayer in the Islamic world. The keepers of these gardens are called qashsham/ah. Most of the 46 gardens are attached to nearby mosques as waqf (property of a foundation) and inalienable under Islamic law. By custom, the head qashsham of each mosque-garden is in charge of providing water for ablutions and keeping the ablution block clean.

Qadi Muhammad al-Hajari wrote in his 1942 book Mosques of Sana‘a, the city’s places of prayer “were for the most part lacking in ablution facilities, cisterns and wells. Worshipers would make their ablutions at home, then go to the mosque to perform the appointed prayers.

Then, in the year 933 [AD 1526–1527], during the government of Imam al-Mutawakkil ‘ala ‘llah Sharaf al-Din Yahya,…a plague befell Sana‘a. As a result, much property was left abandoned, for there was no one to inherit it. The Imam therefore—may God have mercy on him—directed that these estates be used for the benefit of the mosques, assigning the property to selected mosques in each quarter of the city. He gave orders for the digging of wells and the construction of cisterns, ablution blocks and associated structures. He also appointed guardians, imams and muezzins for these mosques, together with well-men whose duty it was to draw the water for the ablution blocks. This they would do every day, irrigating their gardens with the spent water and replacing it with fresh supplies for the worshipers. The practice became established and has continued in more recent times, up to the present.”

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People of Yemen: Hagage (A.J.) Masaed

Hagage Masaed (A.J.) is known as the father of Yemeni hip-hop. He created a unique hybrid sound characterized by a combination of rap and traditional instruments such as the mizmar, a very old type of Arabic flute, and fusing Arab folklore music with his own poems. 

In his lyrics, he combats socio-political issues such as injustice, hate and terrorism. In 2009, he participated in the first Yemeni Hip Hop Festival with the songs 'No Terrorists Please' and 'One Yemen United.' He has also played a major role in propagating the understanding of rap as a means of change.

A.J.’s music career started in1993 when he was a victim of a drive-by shooting while working in his family's store in Buffalo NY. He travelled to his homeland Yemen to clear his head. After his marriage to his wife they moved to Oakland, California. That's where he wrote and recorded all his crazy experiences from New York to Yemen. During his remarkable career he met a lot of producers who are still his friends to this day, most notably Roddy Bo. Roddy Bo was the one who helped him put an idea he had had since childhood, putting mizmar in hip hop, into practice. That's how his “Yemen” track which discusses Yemeni traditions, values and superstitions, was born. In 1999, he released his first album 'Nights in Arabia' in Sana'a. To date he has released seven albums.

This humble artist considers himself fortunate to have received invites to the U.K., Washington D.C.'s Smithsonian, Detroit's ethnic festival, the Ramadan show in Richmond, California , Ashkenash's 20 Year Anniversary Show and the Rakkasah show in Richmond, and to have had the honor to perform with international artists such as
Jamaican artist Raskidus, Tunisian artist MC Rai, Somalia artists S.O. Legend, American Idol's runner up Latoya London, and many Yemeni artists, Hussein Mohib, Ibrahim Altaifi and Abdul Rahman Alakhfash to name but a few.

A.J. has appeared on CNN, BBC, ALJAZEERA, had articles written about his work in the Washington post, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, Yemen Times, magazines from Holland, Spain, Yemen, and Rolling Stones magazine.

ISPA's Middle East & Northern Africa Fellowship Program will provide four early or mid-career leaders from the performing arts field access to ISPA’s extensive international network of arts professionals. Participants must be from one of the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Syria, or Yemen. 
ISPA will accept applications through October 10th, 2014.

More information

UNICEF Yemen: how to help your children to cope with the conflict...

With days of fighting in the capital city, families in the most affected areas have left in droves, but even those in the least affected areas are still unnerved. For children, hearing the sounds of conflict can be unsettling, but even when these disappear, the effects can still remain. 
 

Active conflict can affect children both physically and psychologically but there are ways that you can help them: 

You may notice differences in your child’s behaviour, such as an increase in anxiety, nightmares, disturbed sleeping patterns, or bed wetting. 

So to help your children to cope, encourage them to practice safe indoor activities that are useful and entertaining such as playing, reading and drawing. These activities help children to feel happy and secure. 

Talk to your children and listen to what their problems are. Encourage them to express their feelings as it helps to release their stress. 

Make sure that your children understand never to approach, touch or play with something they don’t know.

During and after conflict, very dangerous objects are sometimes found on the streets, in damaged or destroyed buildings, or in the fields. These include unexploded ordnance (UXOs), explosive remnants of war (ERWs) and mines. Such objects must not be handled in any way as there is the chance of an accidental detonation or explosion, which might cause permanent injuries or even loss of life. 

Children are usually the primary victims of UXOs /ERWs or mines, so tell your children that they must tell you or another adult about any unknown or suspicious object. Then this must be reported to the nearest police station, or to the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC). 
The effects of conflict can last long after fighting has subsided, but by educating yourself and your children about these signs to look out for, you can help them to recover quickly.

For more information please contact:

Noor Al-Kasadi, Child Protection Specialist, nalkasadi@unicef.org, +967-712223460
Mohammad Al-Assadi, Communications, malasaadi@unicef.org, +967-711760002
Mohammed Al-Amrani, Focal Point - Mine Risk Education, +967-711667814

Picture by Kate Rose for UNICEF Yemen.

People of Yemen 

I am a Socotran tour guide. Everybody is aware of Socotra’s conservation and economic problems but a new phenomenon has recently occurred. Foreigners, especially Khaleejis (people from surrounding Gulf countries) are coming to Socotra to buy up all the land under the guise of investing in tourism. 

Socotra was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 and there should be laws regulating investment so it benefits the local population. These investors are exploiting the poverty of the island’s residents and purchasing all the prime locations, which means the best tourist locations will no longer be in the hands of its people. 

Me and others like me have tried to bring this to the attention of the authorities but they are too busy with problems on the mainland and right now it’s a minor concern. In addition there is a culture of corruption so the people who can change the situation are reluctant to do so.

The U.S. Embassy in Sana’a and AMIDEAST are pleased to announce a one-year scholarship for secondary school students in Yemen – the prestigious Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program!

As part of the YES Program, participants will:

· Live with an American family

· Improve their English

· Study at a U.S. high school

· Participate in youth leadership activities

· Experience U.S. culture and society first-hand

· Make new friends

· Help Americans learn more about Yemen and Yemeni culture

This scholarship funds all major expenses including airfare, health insurance, spending money, and educational supplies. American host families provide room and meals at no cost to the student. Full program fliers, both in Arabic and English, are attached, along with the preliminary application. The preliminary application must be submitted to AMIDEAST Sana’a or AMIDEAST Aden before 4PM Thursday, October 30, 2014.

Resources are also posted on the AMIDEAST website: amideast.org/Yemen.

On The Streets of Sana'a

“Disparition” by Yemeni photographer Bushra Almutawakel

Sponsor A Child

A new school year is starting in Yemen but due to the economic situation even less children will be attending school this year. If you are fortunate enough to be able to contribute something to make a change to their lives, please do so via YERO's sponsor-a-child program. 

For $300 a year they will be provided with books, entry to a local school, computer and English classes, uniforms and some medical provisions when needed. 

You + 2 of your friends @ $100 each = making someone's future better. Think about it!

Now at the Basement Cultural Foundation

The art of stone balancing with artist Salah Ahmed

 

http://www.sanaaonline.net/view/1097/294/2

            UNDP Job Openings

Communication & Advocacy Officer for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Capacity Building and Conflict Transformation Local Expert for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Yemen Nationals Only) (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Admin & Finance Associate for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Yemen Nationals Only) (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Capacity Building and Conflict Transformation Local Expert for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Yemen Nationals Only) (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Project Officer for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Nationals of Yemen Only) (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Field Coordinator for Livelihood and Economic Recovery - Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Field Coordinator for Livelihood and Economic Recovery: Strengthening Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Project Coordinator for Joint Emergency Capacity Development Support to National NGOs Working in Communities Affected by Conflict (Deadline - 4-September-2014)

Project/Finance Associate (Open to Yemeni Nationals Only) (Deadline - 10-September-2014)

http://www.ye.undp.org/content/yemen/en/home/operations/jobs.html

People of Yemen 

 

Fuad al-Shargabi was born in Taiz and studied at the Faculty of Law at Sana'a University. Later on he travelled to Damascus in Syria to study the composition and distribution of music at the Higher Institute of Music.

Fuad has numerous compositions to his name -- including the soundtracks to multiple Yemeni television drama series, the music for the first Yemeni cartoon Salma, compositions for the Social Fund for Development and various other social institutions such as Health, Water, Family Planning, Illiteracy, Cancer Prevention and Education. In addition he has prepared music for National Theatre and Ministry of Culture plays. He was the founder of first digital art studio in Yemen – Al-Rabie Centre for Musical Production.

He is currently the director of the Yemen Music House which opened in 2007 to preserve Yemeni traditional and folkloric music and to ensure the rights of poets through passing new legislation that provides them adequate protection. The Yemen Music House has completed the documentation of around 45,000 Yemeni songs to date. The organization also documents old Yemeni instruments like the Tarabe which is similar to the Oud.

Amira Al-Sharif Photography

Job Opportunities

Hi everyone,

Just to say that we have two exciting roles with the Saferworld Yemen team at the moment.
1. A short-term consultancy to help us develop an EC proposal on youth
More info here: http://www.saferworld.org.uk/downloads/Vacancies/tor---yemen-ec-proposal-development.pdf
We're looking for someone who is available between 10th & 29th September, including available to travel for a meeting in Istanbul on 17th September
Ideally someone with experience of writing successful EC proposals, or peace-building project proposals more generally
A great way to get to know a little more about our programme!
Deadline: 4 September
2. Full-time role with the Yemen team as our Yemen Programme Development Manager
More info here: http://www.saferworld.org.uk/downloads/Vacancies/jd-programme-development-manager-yemen-sept-14.pdf
We're looking for someone enthusiastic and keen, with a few years experience of peace-building or conflict prevention work under their belt, with a particular interest in project design and M&E.
Knowledge of Yemen/MENA/Arabic would be great but is not required for this role.
Deadline: 14 September

Please do circulate widely 

Kate Nevens

Sanaa International School is now open for registration for its 43rd year

 

SIS runs an international curriculum in English and is accredited with the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the USA. 

http://sanaaonline.net/view/74/131/9

Your Reasons To Love Yemeni Food #21 Ka'ak

Yemeni ka'ak is a cross between a biscuit and a cookie. It is savory and a little bit sweet. A staple for any special occasion or even afternoon tea, it pairs well with hot tea. There are different versions, including one with corn flour, dates, and whole wheat flour.

Click here for Recipe 

The Yemen Music House

The Yemen Music House is a public association that was established with the aim of collecting and documenting Yemeni songs and recording them. The YMH is also working to collect and save traditional Yemeni musical instruments.

It's one of the few places that provides people with professional musical training in Yemen. Many parents have brought their children to the house to have them learn to play musical instruments. 

Over 500 male and female students have graduated from YMH since 2007

Music lessons include:

Piano

Guitar

Violin

Qanon

Saxophone

Oud

Singing and keys

Photography and video (3 weeks) 

Basics of photography 

Basics of video imaging 

Basics of video editing 

Theatre training courses (4 weeks)

Voice training

Theatre motion training

Acting

Basics of theatrical decor

Basics of theatre directing

 Private lessons are available.

http://sanaaonline.net/view/762/294/2

Asian Food Store

For something different go and check out the Asian Food crew on Mujahid Street. Fresh produce all grown locally in Mabbar includes: lemon grass, bok choi, mini iceberg lettuce, chives, radishes - at reasonable prices. Frozen goods include spring rolls, dumplings and cassava. Also has dried mushrooms, rice noodles, demerera sugar, tamarind, glutinous rice, salted eggs, bamboo shoots and ocassionally tofu.  

http://sanaaonline.net/view/192/346/1

People of Yemen

Female Yemeni Artists!

The British Council is offering 15 female artists fully funded seats in its upcoming Springboard program in Sana'a with an aim to curate an exhibition for artwork created by the attendees. Training dates 1,8, 15 November 2014. 

To register send your expression of interest to Rowaida. khulaidi@ye.britishcouncil.org

Wadi Hazar (Empty Quarter, Yemen)

Giant dunes appear to be crumbling into pieces, a puzzling phenomenon in the region's Empty Quarter. A change in wind patterns may explain the desert redesign.

Photographer: George Steinmetz 

Recommended Reading

Laura Kasinof studied Arabic in college and moved to Yemen a few years later—after a friend at a late-night party in Washington, DC, recommended the country as a good place to work as a freelance journalist. When she first moved to Sanaa in 2009, she was the only American reporter based in the country. She quickly fell in love with Yemen’s people and culture, in addition to finding herself the star of a local TV soap opera.

When antigovernment protests broke out in Yemen, part of the revolts sweeping the Arab world at the time, she contacted the New York Times to see if she could cover the rapidly unfolding events for the newspaper. Laura never planned to be a war correspondent, but found herself in the middle of brutal government attacks on peaceful protesters. As foreign reporters were rounded up and shipped out of the country, Laura managed to elude the authorities but found herself increasingly isolated—and even more determined to report on what she saw.

Mini Frittatas, an excellent snack idea:

Whisk 7 eggs and 2 tablespoons of milk with salt and pepper to taste. Butter a 12 portion muffin pan.

Add your favorite fillings to the bottom of the muffin pan: cheese, bell peppers, mushrooms or tomatoes with meat are some suggestions. Divide the egg mixture to top the fillings. 

Bake for 15-20 minutes in an oven heated to 180 °C until golden and crispy. Allow to cool before removing. 

5 Journalism Opportunities in August 2014

AJ+ offers reporting fellowship. Deadline Aug. 1

http://ijnet.org/opportunities/aj-offers-reporting-fellowship-worldwide

Free online course in slideshow storytelling Starts Aug. 4

http://ijnet.org/opportunities/online-course-slideshow-storytelling-open-worldwide

ICFJ and UN Climate Change Fellowship Deadline Aug. 12

http://ijnet.org/opportunities/icfj-un-foundation-offer-environmental-fellowship-africa-asia-europe

Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Fellowship Deadline Aug. 16

http://ijnet.org/opportunities/knight-mozilla-opennews-fellowship-open-worldwide

Thomson Foundation hosts journalism competition Deadline Aug. 29

http://ijnet.org/opportunities/thomson-foundation-hosts-journalism-competition-worldwide

Free service for Yemeni artists! 

If you have any artwork you'd like to sell, please inbox me so we can arrange to place it on the Sanaa Online website. 

Kindly note: 

- This is not a guarantee that someone will purchase your work 

- Interested parties will be requested to contact artists directly 

- Only 4 images per artist allowed which can be rotated 

For world class catering services and international standards
choose Yemen Catering International: http://ycigroup.net/yci/

Ramadan Bi Aman Campaign

Proceeding from their corporate social responsibility and commitment to the community, G4S security services Yemen L.L.C launched the “Ramadan Bi Aman” campaign in cooperation with Yemen Red Crescent and Aleena Charity, which distributed food items to poor families this Ramadan.

75 families (657 people in total) in and around Sana'a
were provided with bags of 10 Kgs rice, 10 Kgs sugar, 10 Kgs flour, 2 Kgs milk, 3 kgs dates and 5 liters corn oil.

The al-juri is Yemen's closest cousin to the rose and is one of the best-selling local flowers.

Did you know?

In Yemen musicians are allocated for specific occasions:

The guardian and interpreter of the most formal of the sung poetry is the nashad. 

The zamil performs at large tribal meetings, the razfah and balah at wedding celebrations, the dan at more intimate social gatherings and the qasidah in any number of situations.

Read more 

Snapshot

Queueing for fuel during Ramadan

Amidst all the problems in Yemen, Yemenis are protesting for Palestine:

F. @Palestinianism 
Anonymous Palestine @PalAnonymous 
The brave people of #Yemen protesting for #Palestine

People of Yemen: Afrah Nasser

Diving into the journalism ocean since 2008 with immersion in the social media world since the Arab Spring, Yemeni blogger and freelance writer, Afrah Nasser has been telling the untold stories about Yemen. Such stories had a high price for Nasser that she had to pay. She is in self-exile in Sweden since May 2011 after receiving death threats for her anti-regime writings.

Photo by Ameen Alghabri Art

Nasser paved her path to journalism after developing a humanitarian consciousness throughout her college years in Sana'a University while perusing a BA degree in English linguistics (2004-2008). She began to contribute to the Yemen Times newspaper (2004-present) and later began working as a social and cultural editor at the Yemen Observer (2009-2011). As the uprising in Yemen erupted in 2011, Nasser realized that objectivity was a bullshit and she proudly wore the activist hat, becoming a diligent blogger, writing with a focus on human rights violations and women's rights in Yemen. She has written for CNN, The National, Al Arabi magazine, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Doha Center for Free Media, Al Akhbar, the European Magazine, the Dissident Blog, among others. She has appeared on France 24, BBC, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Swedish Radio, SVT and TV4, commenting on a range issues related to Yemen and MENA region. Nasser also has worked in Sweden as a reporter at the Swedish International Radio 2012, and the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, 2013.

Nasser occasionally shares her knowledge and experience -on using social media as an agent for social change- by leading workshops with various institutions, such as; Swedish Institute, Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, Olof Palme Center, The National Council of Swedish Youth Organisations (LSU) and others. She is also an international public speaker on Yemen's affairs and has contributed to two books, one is 'Now That We Have Tasted Hope: Voices from the Arab Spring', reflecting on poverty in Yemen and the other is (يحدث في الطريق) 'Happening on the Street', sharing her own experience with sexual harassment.

Currently pursuing masters' degree in communication at Gothenburg University in Sweden, she works in parallel with the Yemeni Salon – a non-profit NGO she co-founded in Stockholm in 2012.

Source: http://afrahnasser.blogspot.com/p/about.html 

People of Yemen

How long have you been taking ballet lessons?
"Six years"

What do you like about it?
"It makes me feel free and it helps that my mother supports me by attending all my lessons"

Did You Know?

The Republic of Yemen is very rich in bird life. If one includes the island of Socotra over 360 species have been recorded. Among these are seventeen species (thirteen on the mainland and four on Socotra) which are found nowhere else in the world except in some cases neighbouring areas of south west Arabia. For these so-called ‘endemics’ Yemen has a special responsibility and because of them, ranks as one of the most important countries in the Middle East for bird conservation.

The endemic Yemen warbler is a rather plain-looking warbler with a large head, short wings and a long tail. Both sexes are sooty-grey to dark brown above, with a darker head, especially around the eye. The iris is distinctively white, contrasting with the dark orbital ring. The dark upperparts are clearly demarcated from the pale underparts, which are white on the throat and buffish on the belly, with a dull apricot patch 
between the legs. Acacias, especially those with a flaky bark, are a good place to look for them.

source

Manabu's Kitchen

*Opening hours during RAMADAN*
6:30 pm - 11 pm (10:30 pm STOP SERVING)
June 29 - July 11, 2014

*VACATION NOTICE*
MANABU'S KITCHEN will be closed from July 12 to August 4, 2014 for summer vacation,  reopening at 11:30 am on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.

Ramadan Kareem رمضان كريم

The 2014 Alexia Women's Initiative Grant is currently accepting applications. 

http://www.alexiafoundation.org/grants/womensinitiative2014

B 100 Ragl

"B 100 Ragl" (Worth 100 Men) an exclusive radio fiction series on the role of women in society produced by the Womanity Foundation is airing throughout the Middle East and North Africa starting July 2014, featuring animating conversations on women's rights in this region.

It enacts typical situations and problems that affect women through the adventures of Noha, a young radio journalist, played by Mona Zaki. Noha challenges prejudice and oppression and becomes a roll model for the whole society.

Bent B 100 Ragl by Nancy Ajram

On air and online buzz:

Radio Nisaa FM in Palestine, 92.7 MEGA FM in Egypt and Radio Almahaba in Iraq aired the fiction between March and May 2014 and plans reruns during Ramadan. Radio Farah Al Naz in Jordan is broadcasting it once a week since April 2014. Radio Yemen Times in Yemen and Radio SouriaLi in Syria will air the 30 episodes during the coming Ramadan. 

The conversations around the issues raised by "Be 100 Ragl" are taking place on Facebook, Twitter and its blog. 

Partners include Oxfam, Soul City, CEWLA, Better Life, the Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling and Women's Affair Centre.

UNV launches Youth Volunteering Award in Yemen!

The Arab Youth Volunteering for a Better Future project, under the umbrella of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, is launching the “Youth Volunteering Award” competition for young volunteers of Yemeni nationality, aged between 18 and 29 years.

The Youth Volunteering Award is part of a regional competition launched in Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco, and Yemen. Three winners from the five countries will be selected.

Contact Information
Ms. Marwa Al-banna, UNV Youth Development Specialist at marwa.al-banna@undp.org, +967.712.222.306,https://www.facebook.com/UN.Volunteers.Yemen

Website:http://www.ye.undp.org/content/yemen/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2014/06/07/unv-launches-youth-volunteering-award-in-yemen/

Did you know?

Mint tea (chai nana) relieves digestive discomforts like indigestion and vomiting and mint soothes sore muscles in liniment recipes applied topically. It is also a great diet aid and curbs the appetite!

This is such a refreshing drink that it goes well for morning or evening.

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Your Reasons To Love Yemeni Food #17 Sambosa

One of Yemen’s favourite Ramadan snacks is the sambosa. The sambosa originated in the Middle East prior to the 10th century. It was introduced to South Asia (India, Pakistan) during the Muslim Delhi Sultanate when cooks from Middle East and Central Asia migrated to work in the kitchens of the Sultan and the nobility where they are now known as samoosas. 

Sambosas consist of triangular shaped dough with a variety of stuffings- varying from potatoes to meat- which are deep fried.

HOROUF : Bilingual Type Design Competition

29Letters and NUQAT are proud to announce HOROUF, the first bilingual (Arabic and Latin) type design competition to take place at the yearly NUQAT Design Conference in Kuwait. 

Experienced type designers as well as beginners can submit their Arabic and Latin type designs to an experienced and diverse international and regional jury. The winning fonts will be exhibited and will be presented with choice of being published by 29LT digital type foundry.

Call for submission : Deadline 15 July 2014

Application

WINNER OF THE 16TH ANNUAL MARTHA GELLHORN PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM

This year's Martha Gellhorn Prize has been won by Iona Craig. A freelance journalist reporting from Yemen, Iona Craig receives the prize in 2014 for her courageous, insightful and humane reporting from Yemen — journalism exemplifying that of Martha Gellhorn herself. Often alone, and risking her life, Iona has for almost four years given voice to the ordinary people of Yemen, especially the families of the victims of America's 'war on terror'. Her eyewitness investigation of a drone attack on a travelling wedding party, in which 12 people were killed, is truly a 'view from the ground' and rare evidence of the 'unpalatable truth' that Barack Obama's worldwide 'war by drone' is killing the innocent. Her achievement is set against a record number of entries for the Prize, including remarkable journalism from across the English-speaking world.

The Martha Gellhorn Prize is given in honour of one of the 20th century's greatest reporters. It is awarded to a journalist whose work has penetrated the established version of events and told an unpalatable truth, validated by powerful facts that expose establishment propaganda, or 'official drivel', as Martha Gellhorn called it.

The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) at the University of San Diego in California, is currently accepting applications for its 2014 Women PeaceMakers Program (WPM). The WPM program is designed for leaders from conflict-affected countries around the world who are transforming conflict and assuring gender-inclusion in post conflict recovery through the defense of human rights and peace building efforts they lead. These are women whose stories and best practices will be shared internationally; they are women who will have a respite from the frontlines work they do.

Four Women PeaceMakers are selected each year to spend two and a half months in residence at the Institute. They will receive a small stipend while having their unique peacemaking stories documented, through both film and narratives that will be available to inspire others around the world. Women PeaceMakers in residence will have the opportunity to engage with the community through a series of public forums and to meet with other activists and leaders involved in human rights, political action and peacemaking efforts. Following the residency, alumnae will be linked through a global and a regional network to project gender-inclusive peacebuilding expertise locally, regionally and internationally.

Four Peace Writers are selected each year to partner with and document the stories of Women PeaceMakers (WPMs) for publication. Writers will each interview one WPM and engage in extensive research to become familiar with the history of her conflict and peacemaking efforts.

Residency dates are September 20 – November 26 for Peace Makers and September 16 – November 26 for Peace Writers.

To Apply click here

In Greek mythology, the king of the gods, Zeus, was fed nectar from queen bees during his childhood. Honey became known as ambrosia, the nectar of the gods. Honey was thought to prolong life and give strength, and was used in many forms including medicines, beauty treatments, alcoholic beverages, candle wax, as a currency, and in sacrifices to the gods.

Honey bees pre-date humans, with fossil evidence dating back as far as 150 million years ago. The earliest records of bee-keeping date back to 7000 B.C. From these early times man has used this natural product to nourish, heal, purify and protect.  Honey is as popular today as it was in the ancient world, and is still held in great esteem due to the way that it is expertly made by the honey bee.

The health benefits of honey

Honey has been used to promote healing for centuries. Ancient civilisations knew about its therapeutic value as well as its sweetening value and probably revered it precisely because it made people feel better. Some of these home remedies include:

Arthritis:

As a topical application: Add 2 teaspoon of honey to 2 tablespoons of lukewarm water. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it into affected area

Vinegar drink: Drink a glass of water mixed with 2 teaspoons of cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons of honey a day. It dissolves crystal deposits of uric acid that form between the joints.

Bad breath:

Some South Americans gargle with honey and cinnamon powder mix in hot water every morning so that their breaths stay fresh throughout the day.

Boils:

For lancing: One teaspoon of cider vinegar and one teaspoon of honey mixed in a cup of hot water twice a day will bring relief.

Bladder infections: Two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water.

Constipation: Honey is a popular laxative. Drink a cup of warm water or herbal tea mixed with fresh lemon juice and honey every morning on an empty stomach to treat your constipation.

Coughing:

Tickly cough: Two teaspoons of cider vinegar and two teaspoons of honey with water before dinner or when irritating cough occurs.

Heavy cough: ½ cup apple cider vinegar, ½ cup water, 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 4 teaspoons of honey. Take a tablespoon when coughing and one before bed.

Detox and energiser: Honey with hot water and slice of lemon in the morning provides an energy boost that is much better for you than coffee.

Fatigue: To remedy poor quality sleep, honey comes highly recommended as it acts as a sedative to the body. Mix 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with 275ml of honey. Take 2 teaspoons of the mixture before retiring. Sleep should be induced in an hour, if not, repeat the dosage.

Hay fever: One teaspoon of honey after every meal for two weeks before the season changes. After that 2 teaspoons of cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons of honey dissolved in a glass of water, three times a day.

High blood pressure: First of all, a balance should always be maintained between proteins and carbs in sufferers. The following dosage should be taken: 2 teaspoons each of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of water up four times a day.

Toothache: Apply honey to the aching tooth 3 times a day. Better yet, visit your dentist regularly.

Beauty Treatments:

Cleopatra knew a thing or two about beauty. Her fabled baths of milk and honey worked because honey attracts and retains moisture.

Cleopatra moisture mask:

2 tablespoons honey and 2 tablespoons milk mixed and smoothed over the face and left for 10 minutes will feel you leaving like a queen.

Firming face mask:

Whisk together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon glycerine and about 2 tablespoons cornflour to form a paste. Smooth over face and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Foaming honey bath:

Mix 225ml almond oil/olive or sesame oil, 175g honey, 100g liquid soap and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract. Mix until blended and put into a plastic bottle with lid.

Hair conditioner:

Mix 120ml honey and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Work through hair and leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse well.

Hair loss treatment: Apply paste of warm olive oil, one teaspoon of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Keep on for 15 minutes before washing.

Hair shine: After shampooing rinse your hair with 1 teaspoon of honey dissolved in 1 litre of water. Do not wash out.

Pimple treatment: Mix 3 teaspoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off in the morning

Weight loss: Combine one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and one teaspoon of honey in a 227ml glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice. Drink one glass before every meal as an appetite suppressant.

Honey has always been associated with longevity. Democritus was a bee-keeper who lived to the great age of 109. Fred Hale, a Maine bee-keeper, died in 2004 aged 113 and was driving up until the age of 107 and shovelling snow at 112. The Roman Emperor Augustus asked a centenarian how he lived to be 100 and he replied “oil without and honey within”.

Source: Honey and its many health benefits by Margaret Briggs

Ms Nouria Nagi, a British Yemeni national, left London behind in 2003 and travelled to Yemen with great ambitions to help her country of birth. She established the Yemen Education and Relief Organisation in Sana'a (YERO) with the objective of providing education to girls and boys who come from poor families, and children begging and peddling items in the streets. Most of these children live under conditions of extreme poverty and are often forced to work to supplement to their families' income.

Nouria believes that education is the key to a better future. The centre’s main role is to provide these children with school uniforms and educational tools and to monitor their progress. This is accomplished by providing assistance with homework, summer activities and other extra curricular activities, including English, Art and IT courses. The centre also supplies basic necessities such as money for transport to school, clothes and other items the children require for day-to-day living. Last year 11 children were sponsored a university education through Nouria's tireless efforts.

In addition, women are taught crafting skills at the centre to financially support their families.

In 2013 Nouria Nagi was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) for "services to charitable work transforming the lives of women and children in Yemen.”

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