Our charity work in Chad
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Concern has been working in Chad since 2007, initially providing emergency aid to the humanitarian crisis in eastern Chad caused by the conflict in west Sudan.
Many people were forced to flee their homes and we took a strong role in the management of four camps for these people.
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Supporting the vulnerable
To date, aid agencies and charities in Chad are struggling to help over half a million people. We continue to support the self-sufficiency of refugees in Chad by providing them with access to food and enhancing their way of life. We provided assistance to 1,000 families who were affected by flooding in Bongor, south Chad.
Improving lives
Our work has developed in accordance with the shift from a post-emergency situation to longer-term development in the eastern and southern areas of Chad. Our aim is to support vulnerable members of the communities by offering them resources to lift themselves out of poverty and improve their situation. We achieve this most noticeably through the work we do in our livelihoods programmes. Our livelihoods programme in Goz Beida reached over 30,000 people in 2010, and more than 15,000 people in Goré.
Helping farmers
The focus of our Goz Beida livelihoods programme is to help farmers get back on their feet and help them find a sustainable way of supporting themselves. The emergency agriculture programme provides seeds, tools, and animal traction for struggling farmers to help them recover from droughts, floods, and displacement. Animal traction units of donkeys and ploughs were distributed to over 500 families in 2010.
Ensuring sustainability
The charity work we do in Goré is part of the European Union’s Linking Relief, Reconstruction, and Development initiative. It provides seeds, tools and animal traction.
Empowering communities
Our work in Chad focuses on improving the quality of life for displaced and vulnerable people. It is as important to provide people with their basic needs as it is to provide them with the skills to make a living and make lives easier for themselves.
Helping people earn a living
We have been training more than 2,000 women on the use of fuel-efficient stoves. This has helped to reduce the quantity of wood needed for cooking. We aim to continue training women on the use of fuel efficient stoves as well as new income generating initiatives such as sewing and trading. The vocational training programme aims to increase income streams for women and vulnerable groups. Activities include tailoring, black-smithy, leather-work, and shea butter production.
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