Chad

Chad

Founded

2005

Staff Size

122

Supporting Sudanese Refugees

Since April 2023, more than 414,000 refugees have crossed into Chad from Sudan. HIAS is maintaining a robust presence in the 10+ emergency camps established for refugees and is providing essential services to thousands of displaced people.

Violence, political instability, and climate change in Sudan, Niger, South Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic continues to drive people across the border into Chad, compounding the protracted crises in the east, the south, and the Lake regions of the country.

Since mid-April 2023, more than one million people have crossed into Chad from Sudan, fleeing the war and renewed ethnic violence in Darfur. Now, Chad hosts more than 1.3 million displaced people. Though Chad welcomes refugees, the country has extremely limited resources to meet their basic needs and facilitate durable solutions.  

423,400

people received services in 2024

Our Work

Working with refugees since 2005, HIAS Chad focuses on strengthening community-based protection networks; promoting and strengthening peaceful coexistence between refugees and host communities; providing mental health support; implementing GBV prevention and response initiatives; distributing food and non-food items; and implementing “permagardening” projects. HIAS also maintains its partnership with the government and other humanitarian actors to welcome refugees by providing protection and addressing basic needs in emergency situations.

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Impact Story

Bachir participates in activities at the Children’s Friendship Center, supported by HIAS with funding from OCHA, in the Farchana refugee camp in eastern Chad in June 2026 (Saam Kouakaine for HIAS)

Protecting Children in Chad Amid Sudan’s Conflict

When the civil war in Sudan reached his hometown of Geneina in May 2023, 11-year-old Bachir had only a few moments to flee with his parents.

Three years later, Bachir lives in the Farchana refugee camp in eastern Chad, where he is trying to rebuild his childhood. Like many children who have fled violence, he remembers the long days of walking and the harrowing scenes he witnessed on the journey into exile.

More than three years into the conflict, 14 million people have fled the brutal conflict, both within Sudan and to neighboring countries like Chad. There, more than 900,000 are currently seeking safety, including more than 500,000 children. While Chad has generously provided emergency aid to the new influx of Sudanese refugees, it faces its own humanitarian challenges and already has an existing large displaced population.

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