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Tawakkol Karman Foundation Opens Perfume Shop for Displaced Family (Al-Mahra, Yemen)
Tawakkol Karman Foundation has launched a project to establish a perfume shop for a displaced family in the governorate of Al-Mahra. The family hails from the governorate of Al-Hodeidah and was forced to flee after the outbreak of war in Yemen. One of the family's sons, Ibrahim, suffered from a permanent mobility impairment caused by a bone condition, which he contracted at the age of five.
Ibrahim continued to sell perfumes on the streets of Al-Mahra, using his mobile cart to try to ease the burden on his family in providing for their livelihood.Tawakkol Karman Foundation's Haith Al-Insan team learned of Ibrahim's story and his struggle, and decided to help him by establishing a perfume shop. Unfortunately, Ibrahim had suffered from kidney failure and passed away as a result of the illness. Honoring his legacy, The Foundation has opened the perfume shop in order to support Ibhrahim’s family.