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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Situational Analysis Studies on CSEC in Chad [PDF] www.ecpat.net/eng/ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/rabat/chad.pdf At one time this article had been archived
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THE MAIN CAUSES OF PROSTITUTION IN CHAD - Prostitution increased considerably during the civil
war, which lasted from 1979 to 1982. Unfavorable socio-economic factors
affected the lives of most Chadians. The situation
was worse depending on the size of a family, pushing fathers to neglect their
duties. Unable to cope with their failure to meet basic needs, many fathers
turned away from their parental responsibilities and left children to the
streets. Boys became street children, known in ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF - The Big Picture U.S. Dept of
Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - A 2003 ECPAT study estimated that many Chadian children live in the
streets and often fall victim to violence, including sexual exploitation. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN In 2002 UNICEF estimated that
there were approximately 10 thousand street children, and in 2003 the
newspaper Le Temps reported that the number was increasing. Children
were on the streets because either one or both parents had died or because
parents did not take care of them. SECTION 6
WORKER RIGHTS – [d]
Approximately 1 out of every 5 children between the ages of 6 and 18 worked
in the urban informal sector. Children throughout the country worked in
agriculture and herding. They were also employed in the commercial sector,
particularly in the capital, as street
vendors, manual laborers, and helpers in small shops. Young girls worked as
domestic servants, mainly in N'Djamena. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 1999 [22] With regard to the situation
of children deprived of a family environment, the Committee expresses its
concern at the insufficient number of alternative care centers and the lack
of support and supervision of the existing ones established by
non-governmental organizations. The Committee is also concerned about the
conditions of children living in informal types of placement (intra-family
"adoption"), whose situation is not periodically reviewed in
accordance with article 25 of the Convention. The Committee recommends that
the State party take all appropriate measures to establish alternative care
centers for children deprived of a family environment and to set up
monitoring for public and private care institutions Ending Child
Hunger: School Feeding in Chad www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/94549
During the 2007-2008 school year, the WFP School Feeding Program provided daily hot
meals to 120,677 primary school children in more than 650 schools in the Sahelian regions of Kanem, Guera, Batha, Biltine, Ouaddai, and Guera. These regions are the most food insecure in Chad,
with a chronic malnutrition rate above 45 percent. In the east of Chad, WFP is
implementing an emergency school feeding program for some 30,000 internally
displaced children who have been driven away from school as a result of
inter-ethnic conflicts. The Maternal Child Health (MCH)
component of the Country Program screens pupils for parasites in all targeted
schools. In collaboration with UNICEF the pupils benefit from de-worming
programs, HIV/AIDS prevention, and awareness education. DISCUSS WHAT EFFECT THE MEALS HAVE
ON THE CHILDREN IN TERMS OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, PERFORMANCE, AND NUTRITION - WFP meals provided at school help increase enrollment and attendance rates and reduce
the gender gap in schools. Take-home rations provided to girls motivate
parents to release their daughters from household responsibilities and allow
them to attend school. Hunger's
global hotspots: 21 Aug 2008 http://one.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2909 www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7HQQ59?OpenDocument
CHAD - In early August, WFP released about 79 mt of food commodities to assist some 880 HIV/AIDS
affected people in Moundou. The assistance targeted
patients under ARV treatment covering their food needs for 30 days. In order
to address the nutritional impact of food shortages caused by the increase in
food prices on the local markets, WFP has been requested to provide, during
the lean season, food assistance to 500 orphans and street children in a
rehabilitation centre in N'Djamena. Provision was made to cover
beneficiaries' nutritional needs in August and September 2008. Consortium
for Street Children www.streetchildren.org.uk/resources/details/?type=country&country=137 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
Almost five percent of The Interdependent - March 2002 [PDF] www.coe.int/t/e/north-south_centre/resources_centre/1_the_interdependent/Interdependente_GB105.pdf At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[page 8] NGOs ON THE STREETS OF AFRICAN
CITIES – APPERT was
founded in 1994 in N’djamena with an entirely different idea, and like a good
student has taken to the streets. By
meeting with children’s gang leaders on their own ground, the APPERT
activists gradually earned their trust.
Using the former’s authority and knowledge
of street needs, they were able after a yearlong effort to establish a neighbourhood listening ground, which soon began drawing
in children. They came for the cooking
and hygiene service, to relax and most often simply to enjoy an environment
in which they are welcome and safe. Protection Project - Chad [DOC] FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - Children in Chad are some of the most at-risk children in the world. The number of street children and children struggling to survive is growing. More than 11,000 children live in the streets and become victims of violence, exploitation, and disease. In 2002, the population of orphans living with HIV/AIDS was 72,000 A toolkit for life: Fixing Francis' future "My parents divorced and, after that,
my father was hardly ever at home. That all affected me badly. But I also
mixed with the wrong crowd, and that's how I ended up on the
streets." For a while, this
became a way of life for Francis. Once or twice - he doesn't remember how
many times exactly - he tried to go back to his father but he wasn't welcome
there any more. ospiti.peacelink.it/anb-bia/nr427/e07.html First, there are the former young
fighters from southern Chad who have returned to civilian life following the
political agreements signed with the central government. These young people were left to fend for
themselves by their former leaders.
Then, there’s the young people who have left the countryside and come
into the towns seeking a better life.
Also, there are the young seasonal workers who come to N’Djamena after
the harvest, and there are the young political party activists belonging to
the opposition, who’ve fled from their villages after the 2001 presidential
election. Situational Analysis Studies on CSEC in Chad [PDF] www.ecpat.net/eng/ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/rabat/chad.pdf At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[2.1.1]
THE MAIN CAUSES OF PROSTITUTION IN CHAD - Prostitution increased considerably during the civil
war, which lasted from 1979 to 1982. Unfavorable socio-economic factors
affected the lives of most Chadians. The situation
was worse depending on the size of a family, pushing fathers to neglect their
duties. Unable to cope with their failure to meet basic needs, many fathers
turned away from their parental responsibilities and left children to the
streets. Boys became street children, known in All material used herein
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