Chad

Our Actions

In the last few years, the population of the city of Abéché has seen an exponential growth, especially with the creation of a university, a university institute of technology, and the arrival of many humanitarian and military forces sent in response to the crisis in Darfur.

The Foyer des jeunes (Youth Home) is a meeting area of conviviality and ethnic and religious mixing for the high school and general student population of Abéché. It constitutes one of the only points of access to reading and information in the city. In response to a stark deficit in books and a lack of employee training, LWB supported the construction of libraries at the Youth Home and the extension of the reading network in the region of Ouaddaï. 

Within the framework of the project, we have chosen, gathered, and brought 5,000 books, mainly works of literature and school textbooks. The personnel at the Youth Home were trained in bookbinding, collections management, and library coordination. 

Finally, LWB supported the development of the reading network through the creation of libraries in the cities of Goz Beida, Guereda, and Fada. 

Our work in Chad


Supporting a youth center library in Chad

Objective

Education & Culture for All


Start date


Status

Closed


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The population of the town of Abéché has underwent exponential growth over the past five years, with the creation of a university and a technical training college as well as the arrival of large numbers of humanitarian workers and military personnel in response to the crisis in nearby Darfur  The Youth Center is meant to be a convivial place where high school and university students from the town’s various ethnic and religious groups can meet and intermix. It represents one of the only sites for accessing reading and information in Abéché.

In response to a glaring lack of books and staff training, LWB has supported the reorganization of the Center’s libraries and the extension of the reading network in the region of Ouaddaï.

OBJECTIVES

  • To support literacy and encourage access to educational and recreational literature in Abéché.
  • To strengthen the Abéché Youth Center’s capacities in terms of book access and information.
  • To help spread this book-centered cultural dynamic throughout the region of Ouaddaï.

ACTIVITIES

  • Collecting and contributing 5000 books (textbooks and manuals).
  • Training Youth Center staff in bookbinding, collection maintenance and how to run a library.
  • Expanding the reading network via the creation of libraries in the towns of Goz Beida, Guereda and Fada.

BENEFICIARIES

  • The inhabitants of the town of Abéché and, in particular, its high school and university students and teachers.
  • The inhabitants of Goz Beida, Guereda and Fada.
  • The populations of the displaced persons camps around Goz Beida and Guereda.

PARTNER

  • The Abéché Youth Center