Chad

Empowering youth through improved learning

2023 -2026

6,000

children and young people

8,400

pupils

4

provinces

Since 2014, Chad has been facing an economic and security crisis. Almost one million children are not attending school, that is, one boy in three, and one girl in two. Only 32% of adults, (22% for women and 43% for men), are literate, which decreases their chances of improving their living conditions.

Against this backdrop, Enfants du Monde, with funding from the French development agency and the European Union is running a new programme to Improve Learning for Youth Empowerment in 4 provinces: Mandoul, lWadi Fira, eastern Logone and Ouaddaï, in the east and south of the country. The purpose is to improve access to literacy and non-formal education , as well as its quality (outside the formal school system) in order to better integrate young people, particularly girls and women, into the workforce.

Challenges to education

Recurring challenges include the lack of educational facilities, limited resources, malfunctioning teacher training systems, and linguistic complexity (over 150 languages spoken in the country) due to ethnic diversity.

Our impact

Construction or renovation of basic education and literacy centres;
Mobilising populations to bring young people back to school;
In-service training for trainers in alternative education centres;
Promotion of gender-neutral teaching methods, with equal recruitment between men and women, both for pupils and teachers;
Providing adequate teaching materials free of sexist stereotypes;
Providing kits which including sanitary protection, to facilitate access for girls and women;
Access to vocational training adapted to local activities (arboriculture, horticulture, small ruminants breeding, transformation of local products, beekeeping, bicycle repair, sewing and embroidery) ;
Setting up community nurseries to enable mothers to attend classes ;
Cooperating with local partners to ensure a lasting and significant impact.

Souleymane Ouedraogo, Programme director

 This project is designed to create an inclusive and equitable educational environment, enabling beneficiaries to improve their living conditions and actively contribute to the development of their communities.

I am convinced that, through our collaboration and determination, together we will continue to make significant progress in our mission to promote quality education for all. Together we have the power to transform lives, and build a better future for Chad.