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Summary
This dashboard summarizes the views of Sudanese refugees, on the situation and protection risks in Chad. The perceptions of these households, interviewed either at the entry points or at the transit sites, a few days after their arrival in Chad, reflect the trauma of fleeing and the relief of having crossed the border.
From 1st to 31 January 2025, 2,743 households were interviewed, including 2,556 households of 6,045 individuals, at Birak, Kulbus and Tiné entry points in Wadi-Fira province and 178 households of 645 individuals, at Adré entry point, in Ouaddai province and 9 households, at Kariari entry point in Ennedi Est province.
The main trends to be highlighted from the interviews are as follows:
Access to the asylum country
- 64% said that insecurity was the main driver of their flight to Chad while 18% mentioned lack of livelihood.
- 84% experienced Human Rights violations, including extortion of property 27%, physical assault 48% and illegal taxes 9%.
- 53% have family members stuck in Sudan and unable to flee to Chad because of lack of transportation’s means (23%), fear of arbitrary arrest (13%) or fear of forced recruitment (6%).
Education
- 76% of households indicated that their children dropped out of school due to the crisis.
- 96% of households have children of school age.
Child protection
- 16% of households claimed that their children are at risk of dropping out from school.
Documentation
- 14% have birth certificates and 53% have identity cards or other types of documents.
- 33% of households don’t have documents and claimed that their documents were lost or burnt (84%) or confiscated during their flight to Chad (3%).
Community engagement
- Access to access services (35%), information on the country of origin (11%) and available assistance (42%) are the types of information preferred by the households surveyed.