Chad

Where We Work

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Since 1976, COOPI has been working in Chad, a country deeply affected by successive influxes of refugeesfrom neighboring countries, the presence of armed groups, and climate change, which expose the population to acute vulnerability, particularly in terms of nutritional and food insecurity.

Areas of intervention :

Areas of intervention:

8 projects

38% development

62% emergency

98,105

direct beneficiaries

Expat workers

Local workers

Areas of intervention:

160 projects

47% development

53% emergency

4,572,817

direct beneficiaries

COOPI presence in the country

In the country, COOPI operateswith a multisectoral approach that combines humanitarian response with multi-year transition projects.

In the Lac province, COOPI improves food and nutritional security for vulnerable communities through sustainable land and resource management, agricultural training, nutritional support, and peacebuilding activities, with a particular focus on women’s empowerment, gender, and conflict prevention.

In the Ouaddai, Sila, and Salamat provinces, COOPI has developed projects centered on pastoralism that address the prevention and resolution of conflicts between farmers and herders, as well as the jointmanagement of agro-pastoral resources.

Since May 2023, marked by the Sudanese crisis, COOPI has been working in Sila with Sudanese refugees andreturning Chadians, implementing projects in child protection and emergency education.

COOPI in Chad today

In Chad, COOPI implements humanitarian actions and transition projects in the fields of education, child protection, food security, pastoralism, agricultural development, and peacebuilding through a multisectoral approach that promotes the participation of women, children, and well-established local associations. Child protection activities take place in schools or safe spaces within camps, including Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services, case management, awareness campaigns, and training for teachers, government agents, and community actors. Our emergency education projects facilitate the school reintegration of out-of-school children by constructing and equipping classrooms and latrine blocks, training teachers, distributing materials, and supporting community structures.

Peacebuilding efforts, under the "Women, Gender, and Peace" approach, promote the involvement of women’s organizations in conflict resolution and strengthen the livelihoods of women and girls.

In terms of food security and rural development, the focus is on rehabilitating production means, providing technical training to producers, and sustainably managing agro-pastoral resources.

PROJECTS

A safe space in Sila for children affected by the Sudanese crisis

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COOPI is operating in the Sila region to protect children affected by the Sudanese crisis by creating safe environments and promoting children's rights, as well as prevention and community response to emergencies.

Protection and support for children in the Lake Region

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Internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities are among the groups most affected by the Lake Chad Crisis. COOPI is committed to safeguard their rights.

DOCUMENTS

Main sectors of intervention today

Education in Emergency

COOPI promotes education in emergency situations in Chad by implementing both "infrastructure" and support and training interventions. Specifically:

Construction and rehabilitation of school infrastructure with semi-permanent materials;
construction of temporary "light" structures where fixed structures cannot be provided;
equipping classrooms and providing school supplies;
psychosocial support;
teacher training;
support for parents' associations in supporting schools;
non-formal education and literacy classes.

2024

3

projects

21,261

beneficiaries

Protection

Protection activities are a constant component of COOPI's projects in Chad, with a particular focus on women and children.

Protection problems are not the only ones that generate impacts on the physical, cognitive, and socio-affective development of children. Basic rights such as education and health are not guaranteed by the state, weakened by lack of resources and the presence of armed groups.

Therefore, COOPI is on the front line in Chad to respond to this emergency through:

improvement of and access to quality and inclusive protective services for school-age and vulnerable children and adolescents;
capacity building of communities in terms of psychosocial, socio-economic and educational reintegration;
monitoring of street children and unaccompanied minors;
strengthening governance and integrated coordination between local authorities, health professionals and teachers;
awareness raising and activities to prevent violations of children's rights.

2024

1

project

7,000

beneficiaries

Governance and human rights

COOPI promotes the important role of women as key actors in peacebuilding and implements
projects using a “Women, Gender, and Peace” approach, with the main activities including:

mapping and training of women’s organizations, organizing workshops on calls for proposals, and selecting and funding projects through cascade grants;
creating networks of women leaders and strengthening capacities in female leadership;
campaigns to mobilize women for peace and workshops to define their conflict prevention action strategies;
discussions among men on gender-based violence and possible solutions;
radio broadcasts on women’s rights and empowerment;
identifying and training local change agents to raise awareness about women’s participation in peacebuilding;
producing and distributing informational tools to promote women’s engagement in peace efforts;
community awareness sessions led by change agents;
panel discussions with traditional and religious leaders on the role of women in conflict prevention and management.

2024

1

project

2,157

beneficiaries

Find out where we operate in Chad

COOPI development lines in Chad

COOPI's priority areas of intervention in the near future in Chad will be:

child protection by strengthening through mental health promotion and psychosocial support to displaced persons, refugees and host populations, especially as a complement to emergency education activities;
education (in emergency or development situations) through the
construction and rehabilitation of school infrastructure, training of
teachers and decentralized services, community awareness, support for
non-formal basic education, strengthening of parent associations and
management committees, and the establishment of a protective
environment in schools;
food security, support for pastoralism, and agricultural development:
training and organizing farmers and herders, providing input support,
promoting agroecological techniques, strengthening value chains,
granting subsidies for microprojects led by women and youth, assisting
local authorities in establishing and enforcing agreements, constructing
hydraulic and pastoral infrastructure with management committees, and
collaboratively managing agro-pastoral resources in peripheral areas of
Protected Zones or regions vulnerable to climate change
(desertification);
peacebuilding, gender and women’s empowerment: continue
supporting women’s organizations (and their networks) already assisted
to ensure their meaningful participation in the Disarmament,
Demobilization, Reintegration, and Reconciliation (DDRR) process in the
Lac region. Establish protection services for women and children former
combatants and improve their socio-economic reintegration in their
home villages.

INSTITUTIONAL DONORS

CLUSTER

INSTITUTIONS

NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

COOPI activities in Chad are currently funded by:

Education - Protection

Provincial Delegation of Social Action, Bol • Provincial Delegation for Education and Youth (DPEJ) • Provincial Health Delegation (DSP) • Governorate, prefecture, and local authorities in the relevant provinces (LAC, OUADDAI, SILA, SALAMAT, and NDJAMENA) • Ministry of National Education (MEN) • Ministry of Livestock and Animal Production and all relevant decentralized structures • Ministry of Gender and National Solidarity • Sub-Directorate for Child Protection

ACORD Chad • Liaison and Information Unit for Women’s Associations (CELIAF) • Chad Red Cross • OHDEL • PADIESE • CEFOD Centre for Study and Training for Development • ALMP Association for the Fight Against Malnutrition and Precariousness

IRC

LATEST NEWS

15-07-2025

Contact :

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