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Chad

Jamila Adan, 17, Touloum camp. Photo: Oxfam

In Chad, Oxfam has been carrying out an emergency response to both help Chadians displaced by internal violence, and refugees from Darfur, Sudan.

Intro

Working with displaced people

Ongoing violence in the neighbouring Darfur region of Sudan has forced nearly a quarter of a million refugees over the border into Chad. At the same time, internal instability within Chad itself has seen local rebel groups step up their operations, causing mass displacement.

Some 250,000 refugees from Darfur are placing an immense strain on Chad’s already scarce natural resources
180,000 people have been displaced within Chad due to internal fighting

Around four million people in Chad and Darfur — more than half the region’s population — are now dependent on vital humanitarian aid.

In pictures: Life as a refugee in Chad

How Oxfam is helping

Collecting water at a camp in D’jabal. Photo: Pablo Tosco

We have been carrying out an emergency response in Chad since 2004. Our focus is on water, sanitation and public health. We are also working to reach the growing numbers of people who desperately need our help in camps for refugees and displaced people.

Find out more about Oxfam's Darfur and Chad emergency appeal