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Pure Hands Inc.

Pure Hands for Mankind

Plano, TX   |  https://www.purehands.org/

Mission

Pure Hands is working to deliver quality relief, livelihood, and capacity-building services to vulnerable communities in Yemen and beyond, in collaboration with local partners and government agencies.

Ruling year info

2014

Principal Officer

Mohamed Alhajaji

Main address

2320 Los Rios Boulevard STE 101

Plano, TX 75074 USA

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EIN

45-4810098

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (W12)

Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services (M20)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (T12)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Yemen was already the poorest country in the Middle East when the crisis started in March 2015. The years of continuous war totally devastated the country. The situation has rapidly moved toward serious humanitarian tragedy. Today, more than 2.2 million out of the 29.3 million people in Yemen are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, including 11.3 million who need immediate life-saving aid. Right now, 17.8 million people in Yemen are food insecure. An estimated 2.9 children, pregnant or lactating women are acutely malnourished, of whom 400,000 children under the age of 5 are severely acute malnourished and on the brink of dying, and 5 million children are at risk of famine. About 16 million people have no access to a clean and improved water source or adequate sanitation facilities, with rural areas the worst affected. A further 16.4 million people require humanitarian assistance to meet their basic healthcare needs, with only 50 percent of health facilities functioning.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Blessed Bakery

Blessed Bakery is a program started by a small group of people who saw the tremendous suffering around the world and simply wanted to help. The goal is simple: identify areas that are affected by a humanitarian crisis and provide the victims with the food they need to prevent hunger. Our mission is to open free public bakeries around the world for people in dire need of sustenance. The first Blessed Bakery was opened in Taiz, Yemen on January 8th, 2019.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims and oppressed people

Pure Hands has assisted many hospitals and medical centers throughout Yemen by providing emergency medical care. To date, we have provided $50 million worth of medical supplies and equipment to many hospitals and centers in different governorates in Yemen.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Pure Hands has been providing food baskets for several years to thousands of families in remote districts. We have expanded our work in 2019 and reached people in need in 22 Yemeni Governorates.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims and oppressed people

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
We have provides sustainable water sources by digging water wells to reduce the health risks associated with contaminated water.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims and oppressed people

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of orphanages supported

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of teachers recruited

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Pure Hands is a nonprofit development organization that provides relief & primary medical care through sustainable programs in Yemen.

Our mission is to deliver quality relief, sustainable development, and capacity-building services to Yemeni communities through a dedicated and accountable team.

By integrating with local and international resources, we strive to provide quality relief programs, build medical clinics, and dig water wells, ensuring that short-term intervention will lead to long-term solutions.

Our strategy is straightforward. Due to the volatility and current dire situation, we’re providing emergency life sustained foods and ready meal packets. In addition, we provide medical and surgical equipment, and supplies from the United States to local hospitals and health centers throughout Yemen.

First, Pure Hands is the ONLY organization who have full access to various areas throughout Yemen. We coordinate our work with more than 35 local organizations which gives us greater leverage of accessibility.

Second, we have dedicated staff who are committed day in and day out in order to make sure their fellow brethren are taken care of.

Third, our board operates as one body, keeping its discussions at the strategic level and holding itself accountable for organizational results and board functionality.

Since 2012 Pure Hands have provided assistance to nearly 6 million beneficiaries using various programs:

 Emergency Relief: Pure Hands have provided emergency relief assistance for several thousand refugees and internally displaced people in the most affected province of Taiz, Saada Socotra, Dhamar, and Aden.

 Medical Projects: We have assisted several hospitals and medical clinics throughout Yemen providing emergency medical care. To date, We have shipped medical supplies and equipment estimated to be over $100 million dollars to Yemen.

 Food Drive: Pure Hands has been providing Food baskets for several years. These food baskets have provided families with nutritious meals in the remote governorates of Aden, Sanaa, Alhudaidah, Lahaj, Saadah, and Raimah. This year Food Basket we were able to distribute 12,000 food baskets in 15 governorates of Yemen.

 Orphan Sponsorship: We have sponsored 750 orphans on a monthly basis and there are over 600,000 orphans on the waiting list to be assigned and waiting for sponsors and their funding.

 Water Wells Project: We have the vision of providing sustainable water sources, hygiene education, and generally reducing health risks associated with contaminated water.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Pure Hands Inc.

Board of directors
as of 04/16/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Saleh Almathil

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/16/2024

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data