World Vision Chad's Education Sector Manager initiated a field visit to monitor compliance with the implementation of the UL (Unlock Literacy) project model.
Like and her granddaughter, more than 30,000 refugees are spread over a distance of more than 1,300 kilometres of extremely porous border that separates the two countries, Chad and Sudan, according to UNHCR estimations.
We are working to improve the well-being of 6,500,000 children by partnering with families, communities and the government to reduce poverty in Chad.
68% of girls are married at 18 and 25% at 15. If nothing is done, this figure is likely to double by 2050.
Fueled by interethnic clashes, Chad has experienced significant instability since its independence in 1960. The delicate situation for Chad's population is made more precarious by conflicts in neighbouring countries, which drive refugees over its borders. Additionally, the effects of climate change, which are aggravating the desertification and drying up Lake Chad, complicate things further.
Since 2003, the economy became dependent on oil. But, a drop in oil prices in 2014 plunged the country into a deep recession.
All of these issues affect children most. Our teams have been working in Chad since 1985. We work with communities, local actors, the government and the United Nations to improve the well-being of children, through emergency and development programmes.
In addition to sponsorship projects, we partner with like-minded organisations on specific time-bound projects.
In Chad, children regularly suffer from illnesses, due to a lack of hygiene and sanitation in rural areas. In addition to efforts by World Vision to improve the hygiene and sanitation facilities in their school, the students themselves arrive to make their school clean.
The Lake Chad crisis has caused the internal displacement of more than 130,000 people, including more than 10,000 refugees. The majority of these people are women and children. Fleeing abuses by armed groups, these communities found themselves in hostile areas without water, hygiene, sanitation or education facilities. World Vision helps by giving hygiene kits and through the provision of clean drinking water.
The majority of schools in the communities where we serve are located far from children's homes. Children who live several kilometers away from school often do not finish the five-hour school day because of lack of water near their school. . This is a factor in dropping out of school. To help keep children in school, we drill wells in the schools furthest away from homes. Now, children have drinking water in schools and Meecan finish their classes.
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