Chad continued to face a severe humanitarian crisis marked by conflict, climate shocks, epidemics, and large-scale displacement during 2025. More than 7 million people required assistance, including 1.6 million refugees and 224,000 internally displaced people, including over 884,000 Sudanese refugees who sought refuge in Chad in 2025. At the national level, hunger and malnutrition remained high, with 1.74 million malnourished children under 5 years and 3.3 million people facing food insecurity.

To address these urgent needs, Action Against Hunger implemented emergency, resilience, and development interventions to support the most vulnerable communities.

This included quality primary Health and Nutrition services for children under 5 years; sexual and reproductive health services; promotion of essential family practices; and strengthened infant and young-child feeding and breastfeeding support. In addition, we improved epidemiological and nutritional surveillance, trained health personnel, and supplied essential medicines, therapeutic foods, and medical equipment.

The wellbeing and resilience of displaced and host communities was strengthened by our community-based MHPSS services. We set up community listening points, raised awareness among local leaders on protection and mental health risks, andorganised psychosocial activities for women and children. We also trained health staff to integrate these services into primary Health and Nutrition services.

To reduce hunger and mitigate food insecurity, Action Against Hunger targeted the most vulnerable households with cash-based assistance. This helped to preserve and restore livelihoods by providing agricultural inputs and tools for rainfed farming and market gardening, and supported livestock keepers with improved access to animal health services.

We also constructed and rehabilitated water infrastructure, transported clean water by truck, promoted hygiene bestpractices, improved solid waste management, supported a cholera outbreak response, and strengthened infection prevention and control in health facilities.

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