Chad

Background

• Chad has a population of 9.9 million people and the growth rate is close to three percent.
• On average, women have 6.3 children and the life expectancy is 43 years.
• 64 % of the population lives below the poverty line.
• Chad is ranked 171 out of 177 countries on the UNDP Human Development Index.
• Since 2003, the crisis in Darfur has displaced an estimated 1.6 million people and caused over 210,000 refugees to flee across the border into Eastern Chad.

What We Do

Right To Play works in 4 refugee camps in Eastern Chad: Iridimi, Mile, Treguine and Bredjine. Regular and inclusive sport and play activities provide children and youth in the camps and surrounding communities with an opportunity to be engaged, and contribute to improving health, contributing to life skills, and providing structure and normalisation to their lives. Furthermore, partner organisations have expressed that the implementation of sport and play activities in the camps and surrounding communities is leading to an encouraging increase in school attendance. Right To Play directly addresses issues around peace and conflict resolution through developing and implementing local, cost-effective, and sustainable programs. Right To Play’s approach to peace-building and conflict resolution among children affected by armed conflict and war is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

So Far

Working in partnership with organisations such as the Red Cross, so far we have reached approximately 6,000 children and 500 teachers in Iridimi, Treguine, Bredjine and Iridimi refugee camps; and 1,000 children and youth in the host communities of Iriba, Hadjer Hadid and Guereda.