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NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE
The Red Cross of Chad was established in 1973 and was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1989. With more than 50,000 volunteers, the Red Cross of Chad has the largest voluntary relief network in Chad. The National Society has 23 branches and 195 staff members who have varied knowledge in the fields of first aid, food security, disaster management, community health, water, sanitation and hygiene, HIV/AIDS prevention, and other pandemics such as Ebola, Corona virus, among others. In line with its auxiliary role to the public authorities in Chad, the National Society’s humanitarian actions in the country are centred around initiatives such as assistance programme for refugees and returnees, targeted community health programmes such as water and sanitation and maternal and newborn health, programme for the fight against malnutrition and food security, road safety programmes, emergency response preparedness, among others.
The National Society has provincial disaster management teams in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), food security, finance, disaster management, and logistics. It has a fleet equipped with all-terrain vehicles and trucks for disaster response; six health centres; a kindergarten, primary school, and a high school; various radio bases in the country, and a memorandum of understanding with the Government (the Ministry of Planning) and a memorandum of cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health. The development of the strategic plan is based on the results of the National Society’s Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCAC) which was carried out in 2021, followed by an analysis of all internal and external factors related to the development of the National Society. The strategic plan also aligns with the orientations of the IFRC Strategy 2030. The National Society has developed a Strategic Plan 2022-2026 which aligns with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Chad’s second National Development Plan for the period 2024 to 2028. The National Society’s mission objectives, thus aligned with various strategic plans, remain:
- Prepare in peacetime as an auxiliary to the public authorities in all areas provided for by the Geneva Conventions and for the benefit of all victims
- Contribute to the improvement of health through the prevention of diseases
- Alleviate suffering through training, awareness-raising, and mutual aid programs in the service of the community
- Organize emergency relief services for victims of natural and induced disasters
- Promote the participation of young people in the activities of the National Society
- Disseminate the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- Cooperate impartially with public authorities to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblem
In 2022, the Red Cross of Chad reached more than 222,000 people under its disaster response and early recovery programmes.