In 2024, six million people in Chad were in need of humanitarian aid. More than 722,100 Sudanese refugees fled to Eastern Chad and 255,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to the Lake Province area. Over 3,650,000 people were food insecure and more than 1,745,000 children under the age of five were malnourished. Action Against Hunger responded to the needs of the most vulnerable communities by implementing emergency, resilience and development programmes using a multi-sectoral and integrated approach.

Our Health and Nutrition initiatives strengthened the healthcare system by improving the quality of primary and secondary healthcare, training healthcare staff, referring and managing cases of severe acute malnutrition with complications, paediatric and obstetric emergencies and building five maternity units. In health structures supported at community level and in refugee camps, we provided access to drinking water and sanitation and promoted good hygiene practices.

The resilience of communities has been supported through food aid, support for pastoralism, the strengthening of livelihoods and agricultural development aid. Finally, Action Against Hunger supported IDPs from the Lake region, and flood victims in eastern Chad, with essential goods and by promoting access to water and sanitation.