Category Archives: Chad

In 2016, RET’s interventions in the Republic of Chad have been integrated new horizons and methods with the launch of the “Peaceful Communities through Effective Youth Engagement” programme funded by the Federal Foreign Office of the Republic of Germany. Addressing the refugees and host community members alike in the South of the country, the programme´sContinue reading “Putting Peace in Practice”

Since 2003, the conflict in Darfur has been a major source of instability for Chad and the region. This conflict resulted in the displacement of thousands of Sudanese and Central Africans to Chad. Most of these populations have found refuge in camps. For over a decade, RET has been involved in the refugee camps locatedContinue reading “Resilience and Empowerment through Education In Eastern Chad”

  In 2013, in the Sudanese refugee camps of Eastern Chad, only 58% of young women who participated in the end of primary school exam were admitted; at the secondary level, only 9% of the young women registered were admitted. These low pass rates reflect the economic, social and cultural obstacles these young women faceContinue reading “Going Beyond Formal Access to Education”

  On the 10th of June 2013, in Eastern Chad, an unprecedented event took place. The learners of RET’s programme in Treguine Refugee Camp celebrated with enthusiasm the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.   The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in partnership with UNESCO, launched the campaign « Do One ThingContinue reading “The Learners of RET’s Programme in Treguine Refugee Camp Did “One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion””

  The RET organised a two-week teacher training in September 2012 for Sudanese refugee teachers. Its aim is to improve the quality of the teaching and the learning outcomes in refugee camps situated in Eastern Chad. The training took place in Abéché where 116 Sudanese refugee teachers (originally from Darfur) drawn from six refugee campsContinue reading “Teacher Training, Providing Quality Education to Refugees”

From March 19th to March 31st 2012, Grade 11 exams were organised for the first time for Sudanese refugee youth from the refugee camps in eastern Chad. The holding of these exams represents an important milestone for the humanitarian community engaged in education activities for refugees in Chad. It is also the culmination of aContinue reading “Students from Seven Refugee Camps in Eastern Chad Take National Sudanese Secondary School-leaving Exams”

Breidjing – 16th February 2012. During his assessment mission in Chad in February 2012, the RET’s Chief of Operations, Guillaume Villard, visited the RET school in the Sudanese refugee camp of Bredjing to meet the community and the beneficiaries. Speaking to Grade 8 students (Grade 8 is the last year of the Sudanese primary schoolContinue reading “RET’s Efforts to Support Girls’ Education Paying Off”

  Global Newsletter – January 2012 (Chad) – After almost seven years of activities in Eastern Chad, the RET has provided education to hundreds of students, and it has borne witness to the development of ideas of peace of self-esteem and of conflict resolution in the discourses and daily practices of both students and teachers.Continue reading “Education, Peace and Conflict Prevention in Chad”

  In the life of a student, the exam period is of paramount importance. And it is even more so if the exam allows the candidates to obtain an accredited end-of-secondary school certificate. The Secondary Education through Distance Learning (SEDL) examination took place during a period of one week at the end of June. “WhileContinue reading “The Abéché Annual SEDL Examination”

  In order for the different schools to consider the demands and challenges of their beneficiaries, the Chadian RET projects have seen the creation of Education Councils. In charge of maintaining a conducive learning environment, these platforms endeavor to discuss and solve educational issues.   In order to promote a participative approach in the developmentContinue reading “Chad – The Education Council, a Participative Approach to Education”

“We intend one day to bring the fruit of our education back to our home country – Sudan – to support its development and to assure a better future,” several male and female students sing together. This performance is part of the RET centre’s Bredjing camp graduation ceremony on the 10th of May 2011. 115Continue reading “Chad – Bredjing Graduation Ceremony – a Community Celebration”

  Three RET centres for education have recently benefited from reparation work. Indeed, due to Chad’s very hot climate and the significant rainfall in summer, some of the schools’ equipment has been damaged. Based on the education delegate’s needs’ assessment, the RET logistics team has defined a priority list and started the refurbishment work inContinue reading “Chad Schools Undergo Some Maintenance Work”

  As the school year comes to an end in the Chad refugee camps, the time has come to assess the projects’ progress and to think about their continuation. As a part of this assessment, George Kihara Thang’wa – RET Regional Programme Manager for Africa – devoted the second part of May visiting Chad projectsContinue reading “Regional Programme Manager for Africa Visits Chad Projects”

On the 15th November, Eric Schwartz, the Assistant Secretary of State for the U.S. Government’s Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM) made a visit to the RET centres in the Hadjer-Hadid camp in Chad.   Mr Schwartz was told by our staff how the BPRM funded programme has developed from a non-formal Life SkillsContinue reading “BPRM Assistant Secretary of State Eric Schwartz visits the RET’s projects in Chad.”