Meet the children growing up amid displacement, drought, and forgotten borders — and discover the local efforts giving them access to food, education, and emotional care.
Drought, conflict, and economic instability have created one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world. Many children go to bed hungry, and nearly 40% of children under five are stunted due to lack of nutrition.
Ongoing violence in neighboring countries like Sudan, Central African Republic, and Nigeria has pushed refugees into Chad, placing enormous pressure on already scarce resources. Many refugee and internally displaced children live in camps without consistent access to school or healthcare.
Nearly half of Chad’s children are out of school. Classrooms are overcrowded, under-resourced, and sometimes nonexistent — especially in rural or conflict-affected zones.
In the Lake Chad Basin, where families are constantly uprooted by violence and drought, Tchad Plus operates mobile classrooms, feeding programs, and psychosocial support for displaced children. Their work centers on restoring routine, safety, and dignity for youth who have lost everything.
Children are given a daily meal, a school kit, and a space to learn — sometimes under a tree, sometimes in a tent. Teachers are trained to address trauma while delivering basic education.
For children who’ve known only instability, Tchad Plus offers a foundation to rebuild their lives.
In drought-stricken regions of eastern Chad, Al Nassim Foundation runs child nutrition clinics that provide emergency food, clean water, and health checkups. Many of the children they serve have gone days without eating or are severely underweight.
The foundation also trains mothers in nutritional practices and distributes food kits to at-risk families. Volunteers walk from village to village with supplies — reaching the unreachable.
Their work is quiet but life-saving, ensuring that hunger doesn’t steal childhood before it begins.
In early 2024, a coalition of local NGOs and displaced teachers launched a Mobile Classroom Program across the Lake Chad Basin. These portable schools use foldable boards, solar-powered devices, and modular seating to reach children in IDP camps and isolated villages.
The first rollout served over 1,000 children, many of whom hadn’t seen a classroom in over two years. Lessons were delivered in local languages and adapted for children who had fallen behind.
The initiative proved that even in shifting landscapes, learning can find its way.
In the city of Abeché, families and health workers gathered for Child Nutrition Day, a campaign organized by Al Nassim Foundation to raise awareness and deliver life-saving services to malnourished children.
Children received fortified porridge, vitamin supplements, and medical screenings. Parents attended workshops on breastfeeding, clean water, and food safety. Songs and games turned the event into a celebration of life and care.
For many families, it was their first encounter with preventative health — and the first time their child had eaten in a structured setting.
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