Why Mohammed went from deputy principal to taxi driver - UNICEF Australia

The 49-year-old lives in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, with his wife and three daughters. His eldest, Hanan is studying Medicine, Suzanne recently left high school to study at the English Language Institute and his young daughter is in sixth grade at school. 

“Our life was enjoyable and excellent,” he says.  

Sadly, things are different for Mohammed now as Yemen continues to face one of the worst humanitarian crises on earth. 

Ongoing conflict, natural disasters, the spread of disease and economic instability have ground essential services to a halt and forced millions of Yemeni families into poverty. An estimated 11.3 million children are in need of humanitarian help. 

Not long after being promoted to deputy head teacher at his school, Mohammed was forced to leave the career he spent over two decades building. Like thousands of other Yemeni teachers, he had not been paid a full salary since 2016 due to a breakdown in the education system. 

Two million children are currently out of school – that’s roughly the same as every child in New South Wales being out of school. 

While speaking to our team from his home in Sana’a, Mohammed proudly shows off the certificate he received during his career. 
 

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