4/22/2026
With the support of generous donors, Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed food baskets to refugee families in Gaoui refugee camp in Chad, benefiting 656 households. This assistance is part of ongoing humanitarian efforts to ease daily hardship and strengthen food security amid one of Africa’s largest refugee crises.
The food baskets contained essential staple items sufficient to meet the basic needs of beneficiary families for approximately one month. Many refugees in the camp rely largely on humanitarian aid to secure their daily food requirements.
The distribution was carried out in coordination with the National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees (CNARR) and took place in the presence of local authorities and community leaders, ensuring that assistance reached vulnerable families efficiently and transparently.
Mr. Idriss Mahamat Ali Abdallah, Permanent Secretary of CNARR, praised Qatar Charity’s continued support for refugees across multiple humanitarian sectors. He stressed the need to sustain such efforts as displacement grows and basic needs continue to rise in Chad.
For his part, Mr. Hassan Abdallah Mohamed, the Gaoui village leader, expressed his deep appreciation for the initiative, commending the role of donors from the State of Qatar in supporting refugees. He called for further humanitarian initiatives to help reduce the burden of displacement on thousands of affected families.
Maryam, a widowed refugee caring for orphaned children, said the food basket arrived at a critical time, after her family had exhausted all means of support. She noted that the assistance helped secure her family’s most essential needs.
The initiative comes amid mounting humanitarian pressures in Chad, which currently hosts more than 1.2 million refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), most of them from Sudan and neighboring countries, according to estimates by UN agencies and international organizations. Many live in camps suffering from limited resources, widespread poverty, and food insecurity.
Humanitarian assessments indicate that refugee families face several challenges, including food shortages, limited access to health services, and scarce livelihood opportunities. This makes food assistance a vital humanitarian necessity to ensure a minimum level of stability and dignified living for the most vulnerable groups.