Yemen's nine-year civil war has caused the destruction of a significant portion of the country's infrastructure. At least 100 bridges and approximately a third of paved roads have been reduced to rubble.
Roads that have remained open for military use have not been maintained since the beginning of the war. Five neighborhood initiatives raise 2.6 million euros for repairs to roads in cities across the country. The absence of a government has led Yemenis to crowdfund at least five initiatives in several cities, raising almost $2.8 million (€2.6m) to repair several essential roads.. Residents of the town of Al Odayn joined together on WhatsApp and managed to raise 646,369 euros in 11 years to repair a four-kilometer stretch of the road used by more than 12,000 people. The Yemeni government had started work on the highway in 2013, but construction stopped after the outbreak of war in 2015. The road leading to Khaled's village was widened and paved, and he can now park comfortably close to home.