Chad

Improving the national education system in a sustainable way

In 2023

587,438

pupils benefited from quality education

7,836

teachers and trainers received training

130,824

pieces of teaching material were distributed

With an adult literacy rate of 32%, reading and writing difficulties, or illiteracy, remain a major phenomenon still affecting the most disadvantaged populations.

For over 10 years, we have been sustainably improving the country’s national education system, on behalf of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Challenges to education

Chad is a multilingual country with over 150 national languages. Schools teach courses in the official languages, French or classical Arabic, which many children do not master.

As a result, more than half of them drop out of school during the first 6 years, and only 1 child out of 5 knows how to read or write after primary school.

Our impact

Student results in languages and maths are up to twice as good as in traditional schools;
Courses are taught in two languages– in the official language and in the local one;
Course content is customized to the local population’s needs and interests. For instance, two tales («Papa Vaya» and «The hyena, the monkey and the hare») were adapted and illustrated in French and Arabic to enable students to learn to write in both languages ;
We offer vocational training tailored to the local market, for instance, in livestock farming;
We build fully equipped schools, as well as toilets and watering points
Pilot schools were opened in nomadic areas.

Fotina Mirayam Trainer, Chad

Since we trained teachers in this new educational approach, we have observed students participating more, learning better, and parents getting more involved.