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Chad: Emergency relief for people who have fled the violence in the Central African Republic

27-03-2014 Photo gallery

Some 90,000 people have taken refuge in Chad since December 2013, having fled the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR). The ICRC and the Red Cross of Chad have provided essential items and helped people separated from their families make some 7,000 telephone calls.

  • Chad, Moundou, March 2014. Children gather round a water distribution point in Moundou transit camp where national Red Cross volunteers are working.
    • Chad, Moundou, March 2014. Children gather round a water distribution point in Moundou transit camp where national Red Cross volunteers are working. The National Society is also helping to build shelters on the Zafaye site and overseeing sanitation in the camps.
      © ICRC / Ngabohl / td-e-00625
  • Chad, Moundou, March 2014. Children play football in Moundou transit camp in southern Chad, on the border with CAR.
    • Chad, Moundou, March 2014. Children play football in Moundou transit camp in southern Chad, on the border with CAR. “It’s amazing to see how resilient and resourceful the new arrivals are,” said Linh Schroeder, head of the ICRC delegation in Chad. “They to try to carry on as normal, setting up football grounds and organizing other activities for the children. But their situation is difficult and likely to get worse, especially for those with no relatives or friends to rely on. In addition to the efforts of the Chadian government and the international community, support and solidarity will have to continue if we’re to meet the essential and urgent needs of these thousands of people.”
      © ICRC / Ngabohl / td-e-00626
  • Chad, N’Djamena, February 2014. The ICRC supports the Red Cross of Chad in its work to restore family links by enabling people separated from their loved ones by the crisis in the CAR to contact them by telephone free of charge.
    • Chad, N’Djamena, February 2014. The ICRC supports the Red Cross of Chad in its work to restore family links by enabling people separated from their loved ones by the crisis in the CAR to contact them by telephone free of charge. This service is above all provided to the most vulnerable, such as unaccompanied children.
      © ICRC / Ngabohl / td-e-00627
  • Chad, Sahr, January 2014. Working closely with the Red Cross of Chad, the ICRC has set up a system for people who have fled the CAR to make free telephone calls.
    • Chad, Sahr, January 2014. Working closely with the Red Cross of Chad, the ICRC has set up a system for people who have fled the CAR to make free telephone calls. “Some children know a phone number by heart and can call their families as soon as they arrive,” said Barnabas Lapaix, in charge of restoring family links activities for the ICRC. “But a lot of them aren’t used to using mobile phones and we have to show them how. Also, because the network is poor, they sometimes have to call several times. That takes time but everyone patiently waits their turn.”
      © ICRC / Ngabohl / td-e-00628
  • Chad, Sahr, January 2014. Displaced people in Sahr transit camp call their families for the first time since their arrival in Chad. Since 23 January, the ICRC and the Red Cross of Chad have facilitated some 7,000 free telephone calls from N’Djamena, Moundou, Sahr, Goré and Doba, restoring contact between dispersed family members.
    • Chad, Sahr, January 2014. Displaced people in Sahr transit camp call their families for the first time since their arrival in Chad. Since 23 January, the ICRC and the Red Cross of Chad have facilitated some 7,000 free telephone calls from N’Djamena, Moundou, Sahr, Goré and Doba, restoring contact between dispersed family members.
      © ICRC / Ngabohl / td-e-00629
  • Chad, Moundou, February 2014. A little girl and her sister in Moundou transit camp.

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