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Country - Yemen
About the Organization
Food4Humanity is a women-led, nonprofit, civil society organization based in Yemen and established in 2015 by Muna Luqman. The organization was founded by Yemeni women volunteers working in the areas most affected by famine, humanitarian crises and violent extremism.
In addition to humanitarian aid, Food4Humanity strives to strengthen community resilience against radicalization and support livelihood initiatives. It also conducts advocacy calling for the cessation of hostilities in Yemen and an inclusive peace with equal participation and representation in the peace process.
ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund has supported Food4Humanity since 2018.
Core Areas of Work:
- Peacemaking
- Crises and Climate
- Security Sector
Stories & Features
As the deadly war continues in Yemen, the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in 2020 threatened to exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation. Through a special COVID-19 grant issued by ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund (IPF), Food4Humanity pivoted their work to respond to the pandemic.
Food4Humanity launched the She Builds Peace campaign in Yemen with a variety of activities and advocacy work.
Press Release: Food for Humanity Foundation: Humanity calls for an immediate cease fire to ensure an emergency medical response in Yemen to COVID 19 and Cholera outbreak
WASL Member, Food4Humanity founder, co-founding member of the Women Solidarity Network, and partner of the Peace Track Initiative, Muna Luqman, has briefed the UN Security Council today on Yemen.
We spoke to Yemeni peace activist Muna Luqman, co-founder of the Women Solidarity Network and member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL), about the war in Yemen, its devastating ramifications, and about the strength of Yemeni women in the face of this destruction.
As the Saudi-led coalition storms the airport compound of Yemen’s main port Hodiedah, in attempts to recapture the city which is considered the lifeline for food and medicine imports into Yemen, fears mount for the safety of its 400,000 residents. “Now we focus on Hodeidah,” says Muna Luqman, founder and director of Food4Humanity which has been providing humanitarian aid to conflict-affected Yemenis.

Investing in women should also be prioritized as it brings significant benefits. Local women’s groups are a key means of accessing remote areas and understanding the local context. They are doing so much peacebuilding and relief work but despite their contribution to peace and combating violent extremism, and resilience-building strategies their work remains undervalued and under-resourced.
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