Chad has endured years of coups and internal conflict. The country also suffers the effects of violence spilling across its eastern border from neighboring Darfur. This fall-out, as well as political infighting and inter-communal and ethnically-based violence, has displaced 185,000 Chadians, now considered internally displaced people (IDPs).
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A child is examined for signs of malnutrition. Concern is fighting malnutrition and meeting the basic needs of 54,000 displaced people in Chad. Photo: Huw Reilly |
Concern’s work in Chad
Concern began working in Chad in 2007, providing emergency relief to meet the basic survival needs of IDPs in four camps surrounding the town of Goz Beida in Eastern Chad.
- EMERGENCY—Meeting the basic needs of 54,000 displaced people
- LIVELIHOODS—Reducing the vulnerability of more than 6,000 families
Chad at a Glance
Area: 1,280,000 sq km
Population: 10.6 m
GDP per capita: US $1,477
Infant mortality (per thousand births): 98
Life expectancy: 48.6
Living with HIV and AIDS: 200,000
Literacy rate: 31.8%
Access to safe water: 42%
Human development rank: 175 (out of 182)
Global hunger rank/index*: 80 / 31.3