Darfur and Chad Appeal

DEC's appeal has now closed having raised £13.6 million.  

The Darfur and Chad appeal was launched in May 2007 in response to the continued crisis in the region and theDarfur Supplies Image: Copyright Save the Children imminent onset of rains, which seriously threatened to affect the displaced populations who were living in aging tented camps.

Over the period of the appeal a total of £7.4 million was raised by the DEC of which £6 million was allocated to Member Agencies in the initial funding with the remainder in March 2008. Programme activities were designed to help around 284,200 households; with an average of 5-6 people per household the number supported by DEC funds is likely to be approximately 1.5 million.

Headline Achievements (9 months)

Education

  • 101 community teachers trained
  • 6,000 children have access to safe play
    areas
  • 5 community based child protection
    networks established reaching over
    7,000
  • Construction of 3 permanent schools
    plus another supported with equipment
    and books

 

Water & Sanitation

  • 12 water supply networks set up
  • 44 boreholes drilled and 16 wells dug with a further 10
    chlorinated
  • 104 water points built &/or repaired and fenced
  • 16,409 latrines constructed or rehabilitated
  • 1008 wash stands constructed
  • Community water committees trained and employed to manage the water points and numerous public health hygiene promotion activities carried out
  • 21 geophysical surveys
    conducted

Health

  • 1 health clinic and 1 paediatric ward reconstructed with a further 11 rehabilitated and supported
  • Primary Healthcare provided in 4 communes in Central African
    Republic
  • Around 36,000 households have improved access to health care
    including surgical support to 99 weapon wounded patients
  • 2 nutrition stabilisation centres constructed plus 6 feeding programmes established and/or supported
  • 8,738 mosquito nets distributed
  • 53 health personnel and 28 traditional birth attendants trained
  • Over 16,712 health education sessions undertaken

Protection and Camp Management

  • Curriculum for training on sexual and gender based violence developed
    and training provided with 326 people
  • 3 internally displaced persons camps managed with camp committees
    established
  • 8 child friendly spaces constructed
  • 5,000 households sensitised

 

 

 

Livelihoods

  • 24,158 households received fodder for animals or seeds and tools;
  • 60,000 tree seedlings were distributed
  • 15 para-vets received training
  • 300,000 animals vaccinated
  • 90 people received skills training plus 600 trained in building fuel efficient stoves
  • 100 donkey carts provided to women headed households
  • 8 flour grinding machines provided

Shelter and Relief Items

  • More than 63,620 households provided with shelter materials and/
    or household items
  • 2,049 people supported with food baskets
  • 273 people received new shelters
  • 788 hygiene kits distributed

 

 

 

You can also watch the DEC's Darfur & Chad appeal featuring Joanna Lumley (please note - this appeal has now closed).

Read the full Darfur and Chad Appeal Summary.