CHAD, Central Africa
Chad was selected as CFK's first country of intervention due to it's extreme poverty (175th out of 182 countries on the 2009 United Nations Human Development Index). Cited by Transparency International as most corrupt (2005), Chad faces tremendous governance problems and struggles to translate oil revenues into opportunities for the poor and downtrodden.
Context
Over the past 4 years the country has once again fallen victim to instability. Despite a popular cry for democracy, the President changed the constitution to retain his seat at the head of the country. Deserters regrouped along the Chadian-Sudan border vowing to displace him. Cross-border attacks have led to further insecurities and intensified animosity 
between Chad and Sudan. Chadians are being murdered and displaced within their own country and fear has kept the general population from taking action... Read more
Education
In the past, conflict and war in this fragile state paralyzed the government's ability to sustain a functional school system, precipitating the spontaneous organization of parent association (APE) who to this day fund the majority of school expenses and 60% of all school teachers in Chad ... Read more
Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
Children in Chad are some of the most at-risk children in the world. CFK defines orphaned and vulnerable children as children under the age of 18 having lost one or two parents and at risk of not receiving an education. In 2000, 65.5 % of all school age children in Chad were working instead of attending school (2001 UNICEF). Reports indicate that child trafficking occurs inside the country... Read more
Summary of Peace Agreements
- 15 January 2010: "N'Djamena agreement on the Normalisation of Relations between Chad and Sudan" - IN FRENCH
- 25 July 2009: "Agreement between the Government of Chad and the National Mouvement" (pages 2, 3 and 4) (facilitated by Libya) - IN FRENCH
- 3 May 2009: "Doha Agreement" between the governments of Chad and Sudan (facilitated by the Governments of Qatar and Libya) - IN FRENCH
- 13 March 2008: OIC Summit "Dakar Agreement" between Chad and Sudan (facilitated by the Government of Senegal)
- 25 October 2007: "Syrte Agreement" between the GOC and 4 major rebel groups (UFDD, RFC, CNT and UFDD-F) (facilitated by the Libyan Government) - IN FRENCH
- 13 August 2007: Electoral reform agreement (commonly referred to as the "August 13th Agreement") between the GOC and the political parties (facilitated by the European Union) - Version française
- February 8th, 2006: "Tripoli Agreement" between the government of Chad and the government of Sudan (facilitated by the Governments of Libyan and Congo)
Resources
For additional information about what national and international stakeholders are doing in support of Peace in Chad see the following links:
This is not an exhaustive list of all the work being done to stabilize the country of Chad. If you or your organization would like to submit your activities for Peace in Chad, you may email CFK with a brief report of your work. CFK reserves the right to select which activities it publishes on its website.
For more information about CFK activities in Chad go to CFK at Work
