Women in Taiz, Yemen, have shifted from providing food to soldiers to raising funds for weapons and ammunition, as Houthi forces tighten their siege on the city.
01Summary
- 01The initiatives began with baking cookies for soldiers defending the city and expanded after Houthi forces launched a ground offensive in western Taiz in early September.
- 02Houthi forces captured the strategic port city of Mocha on September 10 and advanced on other parts of Taiz governorate, tightening the siege.
- 03Activist Amira al-Saghir said social media criticism that government fighters lacked ammunition encouraged the shift from food to weapons fundraising.
- 04Khadija al-Majidi delivered $3,000 worth of ammunition and military supplies to the front near Jabal Sabir, along with winter clothing and food.
- 05On October 8, the women's department of Taiz's Supreme Council for Popular Resistance launched a campaign to equip 10,000 pro-government fighters with rifles and ammunition.
02Why it matters
The renewed siege has caused shortages of food, fuel, and medicine in Taiz, and women's fundraising for weapons directly supports frontline fighters trying to prevent the city from falling to Houthi forces.
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