Yemen’s Conflict Forces 3.2 Million Children Out of School Amid Survival Struggles

In Yemen, schooling has become an unattainable dream for millions of children caught in the crossfire of survival and a prolonged conflict. Qasim, 14, and his younger brother Asem, 12, are emblematic of a grim new reality. Every day, Qasim sets out early in the morning in the capital, Sanaa, with a large sack, collecting plastic bottles that help sustain his family of six. He earns the equivalent of $3 by noon, providing just enough to cover lunch. In the afternoons, it is Asem’s turn to take ov