The Yemen national is reportedly claimed to have successfully secured around $12,000 in crypto donations to combat starvation happening across the Middle Eastern country. 

Specifically, a Reddit user based in Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a reportedly revealed that crypto-enabled purchases of food packages for families that cannot tap into supplies amid an ongoing civil war is supported. 

“I have tried very hard to help my people by finding any possible way. I have tried to set up online donation campaigns, but unfortunately, all online donation platforms do not support Yemen. So, I thought of using cryptocurrencies as an alternative method, and indeed it was much easier and more effective.” The Redditor remarked. 

As a matter of fact, the Yemen national reportedly claimed to have brought flour, rice, oil and beans to the door of 15 households, with plans to bring this number up to 30 in the near future. 

Per David Beasley, the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, 16 million Yemen citizens are facing starvation, with 400,000 children younger than 5 years, with food supplies already at critical levels. 

Yemenvoice reportedly claimed to have the ability to “break the siege” and attract fund back into the nation for purchasing food, via using cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Nano (NANO).

“[I] received donations, then transferred from my wallet to the wallets of merchants or the exchange company (we have only one company that accepts Bitcoin), then I bought these food packages, as you can see, and distributed them to the elderly, single mothers and orphans, although there is no difference between young or old, everyone is starving.”

Per blockchain records, Yemenvoice’s addresses have reportedly received approximately $600 in BTC, $1 in BCH, and $64 in NANO. However, the Redditor revealed $12,000 in crypto have been sent, one-fourth of which was channeled towards paying medical bills, purchasing medicines, paying rent and buying food. 

The plan for the rest of the fund was to trade on Binance, but claimed to have lost almost all of the funds.