Chad

Our latest article, “Let’s Make Way for African Languages and Culture at School!”, was published on May 14 in the latest special issue of the NORRAG journal! It highlights our experience with multilingual education in Chad and shows how integrating local languages and cultures into education enhances learning, strengthens inclusion, and supports students’ personal development.

In Tanzania, the lack of sex education is one of the causes of teenage pregnancy cases and sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents. Enfants du Monde, working with SolidarMed, sets up health education programs to offer the necessary tools to young people in order to avoid these situations and to build a better future.

In an unprecedented partnership, SolidarMed and Enfants du Monde are joining their forces to improve the sexual and reproductive health of the young people in Tanzania. This project aims to provide them with reliable information and access to tailored services in a region where the needs are immense.

Eliane Kiener and Beata Godenzi are respectively Director of SolidarMed and General Secretary of Enfants du Monde. Both NGOs are pooling their complementary expertise for a sexual and reproductive health project in Tanzania, a country where young people often have confusing and sometimes contradictory information about sexuality.

On November 20, in celebration of International Children’s Rights Day, the new Declaration of the Rights of the Child will be unveiled—a global commitment to reaffirm children’s fundamental rights. This initiative, spearheaded by organizations including Enfants du Monde, emphasizes the urgent need to ensure a safe environment for the development of younger generations. Join this global movement to make children’s rights a reality.

In Chad, where the rate of illiteracy is beyond 70%, not everybody has the opportunity of going to school or of having a well-trained teacher. Luckily, the one who teaches Habiba and Gédéon knows how to encourage his pupils to feel involved. He uses Sar, the local language, and relies on tales and the children’s culture to help them understand better and progress more easily.

Thanks to our actions, access to school is improving in Chad, a country facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with internal conflict, forced displacement, food insecurity and health emergencies affecting more than a third of the population.

In 2023, thanks to your support, we were able to offer quality education to thousands of children and better healthcare access for pregnant women. Find out in our annual report, how our projects are transforming the practices of teachers and healthcare workers.