CONCERN WORLDWIDE CHAD PROGRAMME PLAN 2016
1.
Introduction
Chad continues to struggle with significant development needs and vulnerability to
drought and other humanitarian crises. Despite this, and remaining near the bottom of the
Human Development Index (184 out of 187 countries) 1, it continues to receive relatively low
attention from the international community.
Overall, the political and security situation in Chad is fragile.
Following a number of
attacks in N’Djamena in mid-2015, which sadly led to loss of life, security measures have
been reinforced in the capital city – however, ‘la region du Lac’ continues to be insecure
with attacks on villages and communities occurring regularly, leading to massive
displacement, protection issues and interruption of livelihoods activities.
Eastern Chad
remains relatively calm.
Chad is nearly surrounded by countries suffering conflict and
insecurity with significant numbers of refugees, returnees and IDPs currently in Chad as a
result.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA) August report, there are currently 435,164 refugees and 267,000 returnees.
Presidential elections are due in April 2016, which could give rise to heightened insecurity.
Rainfall in 2015 has been irregular with harvests likely to be poor in a number of regions. According
to OCHA analysis (September 2015), 19% of the population is food insecure. Current adverse
conditions in the international oil market have squeezed oil revenue leading to a fall in public
investment and shrinking domestic demand. Budget forecasts predict a 20% cut in domestically
financed investments and transfers and a 50% cut in expenditure on goods and services 20142.
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Country Strategic plan time line: 2013 – 2015
A new country strategic plan will be developed in the early part of 2016, building on the
previous plan and organisational strategy 2016-2020 currently being finalised. While Concern
in Chad has succeeded in deepening its engagement in eastern Chad and secured significant
funding from DFID through its BRACED call, the intention to open a new programme area has
not yet been realised due to staffing and other constraints.
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Overall programme plans:
Concern Worldwide Chad is implementing its part of the multi-country integrated resilience
programme BRACED (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters) with
its consortium partners Tufts University – Feinstein Centre and the World Agroforestry Centre
(ICRAF). This builds upon our experience and learning from the CRAM (Community Resilience to
Acute Malnutrition) Programme. In 2016, following the CRAM End Line, the scale of our work in
Kimiti department, Goz Beida sub-prefecture, Sila region will increase significantly with the number
of targeted villages rising from 35 to 91.
Significant advocacy at local and national levels is envisaged in Chad with the finalisation and
dissemination of the final report on the CRAM programme in the first half of 2016. The introduction
of new climate smart techniques will get underway following feasibility studies led by ICRAF.
Although not extensive in 2016, work will take place with pastoralist communities with a view to this
becoming a significant part of our work by the end of the BRACED programme. The construction of
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UNDP 2014 HDR http://hdr.undp.org/en
World Bank – Chad Overview http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/chad/overview#1
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boreholes in targeted villages will be expanded to achieve the aim of access to safe sources of water
for drinking and other purposes along with an emphasis on hygiene promotion (evidence is emerging
that the contamination of water at source, during transportation and storage, plus livestock accessing
water nearby are key factors in the persistence of high rates of acute malnutrition). The programme
will also continue and strengthen the partnership with the Ministry of Health and engagement at
community level to improve health and nutrition outcomes. Work will continue on monitoring and
adapting the early warning system (EWS) developed for our operating areas in Sila region and
improving our engagement with national level initiatives such as AGIR. It is currently unclear
whether or not an emergency response will be required in 2016 – the 2015 rainy season commenced
late and although cultivation has proceeded well since, a good harvest is uncertain. Underpinning all
of the above will be the roll out of an equality strategy for the BRACED programme in Chad
(currently being developed – October 2015). A particular emphasis will be placed on empowering
poor women to have a greater influence on and in community institutions involved in programme
interventions.
A number of options for expanding Concern’s work are currently being investigated – humanitarian
need, relative vulnerability and poverty in different regions/areas are key criteria, but practical issues
of capacity and funding are also important.
2.
Programmes
Beneficiaries: Integrated/Multisectoral: 91 villages - 95,122 individuals.
Livelihoods / Food, Income and Markets: Concern will continue to improve agriculture production,
homestead gardening, agroforestry as well as livestock in collaboration with Government
Agriculture, Livestock and Environment services. Conservation agriculture (CA) will play a key part
with work being done on an assessment of traditional methods and knowledge followed by training;
the mapping of soil degradation and work on crop protection. Homestead gardening will be
promoted with households with training and inputs on the most appropriate and nutritious foods to
grow in the different seasons – dry and wet seasons. Following feasibility studies, agroforestry
activities will commence in collaboration with ICRAF – e.g. barrier analysis and other work at local
and higher levels to promote policy change where necessary in this area; work on soil fertility
analysis; the introduction of a system of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR); promotion
of fruit trees. The concept of Rural Resource Centres developed by ICRAF in other countries will also
be tested. Livestock production will be supported in a holistic manner that encourages pastoralist
engagement, in particular through supporting the Sila Federation of Livestock and Community
Animal Health Workers (CAHWs).
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Concern, with community based DRR Action Committees, will
continue to facilitate the development and implementation of DRR action plans in all 91 villages of
intervention. Coordination meetings with DRR Local Action committees at District level and the
DRR Department Action Committee at Department level will be organized on a quarterly basis. A
DRR adviser will train staff and key DRR stakeholders on Concern’s ‘Community Resilience Indexing
System (CRIS)’. Monitoring of the Early Warning System (EWS) will continue with engagement
taking place with key local and national level institutions – in collaboration with Tufts University.
Health and Nutrition: Concern will continue to support the Regional Health Delegation in the
implementation of the outreach strategy for CMAM (Community-based Management of Acute
Malnutrition) and IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) in the District as well as
supporting four health centres in Goz Beida District to deliver improved services particularly in
increasing Maternal and Child survival in the district of Goz Beida. Concern will also support the
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development and strengthening of the Health Management Information System. Activities to
improve nutrition for pregnant women and children less than five years will be carried out (young
child feeding and nutrition practices). Improved community health and health system capacity will
be achieved through training community volunteer health workers, expanding the health facility
assessment, introducing Care Group methodology as well as training nomadic midwives.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Concern will continue the promotion of Community-Led Total
Sanitation (CLTS) and Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) approaches in
the villages: with community training, supporting the construction of latrines, and development of
Information-Education-Communication tools as well as a hygiene promotion campaign. Water point
management for human consumption activities will be conducted through: drilling boreholes and
rehabilitation of hand pumps; the establishment of appropriate community water point / watershed
management committees; training on management and storage of water in the home; piloting
household level low cost filtration in 3 villages and establishing a network for the provision of spare
parts on a more sustainable basis.
3.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Programme/project
Timeframe
Donors
BRACED
“Building Resilience and
Adaptation to Climate
Extremes and Disasters”
2015-2017
DFID
IAPF
GD
Insert timelines for any events planned in 2016
Semi-annual Review with
Annual Review with
Stakeholders
Stakeholders
July 2016
December 2016
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