Tamdeen Youth Foundation (TYF) has achieved a new international milestone with the selection of its innovative project, “Anticipatory Resilience of Water Basins in Food-Insecure Fragile Highlands in Yemen Using Artificial Intelligence,” as one of the 37 winning projects in the 2026 Global Innovation Challenge, organized by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), under the TECH4Emergencies track, which focuses on leveraging technology and innovation to strengthen preparedness and response to humanitarian crises and emerging challenges.

The project was developed in partnership with Pure Hands and selected following a highly competitive global process that attracted more than 1,900 applications from 103 countries. It is among the innovative solutions recognized for their potential to strengthen community resilience, protect ecosystems, and develop sustainable approaches to addressing growing challenges, particularly in fragile and crisis-affected communities.

The project aims to leverage artificial intelligence and technological innovation to strengthen the anticipatory management of water basins in Yemen's highlands. It seeks to develop solutions that improve the monitoring of climate and water-related risks, enhance forecasting and early warning capacities, and support data-driven decision-making, enabling local communities to better prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

This achievement also reflects the efforts of Eng . Tareq Hassan, who led the project's development and proposal preparation, in collaboration with the teams at Tamdeen Youth Foundation and Pure Hands. These joint efforts aim to introduce an innovative model that responds to the water and climate challenges facing Yemeni communities.

This achievement reaffirms that locally driven innovation in Yemen can reach international platforms and compete globally, demonstrating that solutions rooted in the needs and realities of local communities can contribute to shaping a more resilient future in the face of climate and humanitarian challenges.

Read the official announcement of the winners:

https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/564891-2/

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