Country: Chad
Official Name:Republic of Chad
Continent: Africa
Population:11,227,000
Land Area (how big?): 459,800 sq mi
Official Language(s):Arabic and French
Major Religions: Muslim
Major Ethnic Peoples: Arab, Sara, and Mayo-Kebbi
Major Cities:N'Djamena, Moundou, and Sara
Main Export(s):Crude Petroleum (64%), Raw Cotton (14%), Insect Resins (8.1%), Refined Petroleum (7.2%), and Other Oily Seeds (3.1%)
Literacy Rate:35.4%
Life Expectancy: 50.7 years
Describe the crisis (what is the problem and how long has it been going on?):In Chad there is only a literacy rate of 35% and I would like to volunteer at a school to improve that rate.
Who is being impacted by the crisis?
Children and adults are being impacted by not being able to read.
What group(s) are trying to help and what are they doing?
Friend’s of Chad, they are helping with volunteering in Chad.
Official Name:Republic of Chad
Continent: Africa
Population:11,227,000
Land Area (how big?): 459,800 sq mi
Official Language(s):Arabic and French
Major Religions: Muslim
Major Ethnic Peoples: Arab, Sara, and Mayo-Kebbi
Major Cities:N'Djamena, Moundou, and Sara
Main Export(s):Crude Petroleum (64%), Raw Cotton (14%), Insect Resins (8.1%), Refined Petroleum (7.2%), and Other Oily Seeds (3.1%)
Literacy Rate:35.4%
Life Expectancy: 50.7 years
Describe the crisis (what is the problem and how long has it been going on?):In Chad there is only a literacy rate of 35% and I would like to volunteer at a school to improve that rate.
Who is being impacted by the crisis?
Children and adults are being impacted by not being able to read.
What group(s) are trying to help and what are they doing?
Friend’s of Chad, they are helping with volunteering in Chad.