Our economic inclusion programs ensure that refugees have economic opportunities to earn sustainable income and start their lives anew.
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Chad
HIAS personnel in Chad engage with refugees in a gender-based violence mitigation training session at the HIAS training center located within the Gaga Refugee Camp in eastern Chad, on August 10, 2023. (Monim Haroon/ HIAS Chad)
Office Locations
N’Djamena; Field offices serving 13 refugee camps along the eastern border with Sudan: Amn Nabak, Breidjing, Djabal, Farchana, Gaga, Goz Amir, Iridimi, Kouchaguine-Moura, Kounoungou, Mile, Oure Cassoni, Touloum, Treguine; and one site, Kerfi.
Founded
2005
Staff Size
238
Crisis Alert
Since April 2023, nearly 500,000 refugees have crossed into Chad from Sudan. HIAS is maintaining a robust presence in the 10+ emergency camps established for refugees and is providing essential services to thousands of displaced people.
Crisis Alert
Since April 2023, nearly 500,000 refugees have crossed into Chad from Sudan. HIAS is maintaining a robust presence in the 10+ emergency camps established for refugees and is providing essential services to thousands of displaced people.
Violence, political instability, and climate change in Sudan, Niger, South Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic continues to drive people across the border into Chad, compounding the protracted crises in the east, the south, and the Lake regions of the country.
Since mid-April 2023, more than 400,000 people have crossed into Chad from Sudan, fleeing the war and renewed ethnic violence in Darfur. Now, Chad hosts nearly 1 million refugees. Though Chad welcomes refugees, the country has extremely limited resources to meet their basic needs and facilitate durable solutions.
852,000
people reached directly and indirectly in 2023
Our Work
Working with refugees since 2005, HIAS Chad focuses on strengthening community-based protection networks; promoting and strengthening peaceful coexistence between refugees and host communities; providing mental health support; implementing GBV prevention and response initiatives; distributing food and non-food items; and implementing “permagardening” projects. HIAS also maintains its partnership with the government and other humanitarian actors to welcome refugees by providing protection and addressing basic needs in emergency situations.
We work to protect the right of women, girls, and LGBTQ communities to access their full potential and live free from violence by supporting survivors, mitigating risks, and transforming beliefs that perpetuate GBV.
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HIAS’ community-based mental health programs promote the well-being of individuals, families, and communities affected by crisis and conflict so they can heal and rebuild their lives.
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As part of HIAS’ commitment to assisting those most in need, we proactively prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters around the world that create displaced populations.
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Our economic inclusion programs ensure that refugees have economic opportunities to earn sustainable income and start their lives anew.
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Impact Story
Despite Robust Response, Emergency Remains
In the months since civil conflict in Sudan first sent thousands of refugees across Chad’s eastern border in April, global media attention has gradually waned. But the crisis has not disappeared.
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Resources and Publications
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Since April 2023, conflict in Sudan has killed tens of thousands and caused almost 2 million more to flee elsewhere for safety. This fact sheet examines the humanitarian impact of Sudan's violence on neighboring Chad and details HIAS' response to the crisis.
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Certain refugee populations—including older, disabled, male survivors and sexual minority refugees—are often overlooked in sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response efforts. This report identifies the particular protection gaps that these at-risk refugees face; highlights good practices; and makes recommendations to allow survivors to fully recover and rebuild their lives in dignity.
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