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Chad Why children in Chad need your helpOver the past three decades, Chad has enduring civil war, invasions by Libya, and over two million refugees arrive from nearby Sudan. As a result, Chad's economy and living standards have suffered enormously, and it ranks as one of the ten most poor countries worldwide.
Country factsAs one of its nearest neighbours, Chad has been impacted by the ongoing civil war and Darfur humanitarian crisis in the Sudan, with over two million refugees seeking refuge within the country and along its borders.
In addition, Chad continues to suffer from unrest internally,
with ongoing tensions between the majority Muslim north and
Christian/animist South.
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One-third of children under the age of five are
underweight for their age, and almost 60 per cent of the
population has no access to an improved water source. Around 57
per cent of familes live below the poverty line. Poor soil
conditoins, and increasing desertification, make subsistence
farming increasingly difficult.
