Mutual Aim Village: Chad
Photo by Saving Algeneina.M.A.V Chad is a transitional village that is projected to serve the displaced and refugee populations of Chad. A future project of the organization, this village will aim not only to bring immediate relief to our beneficiaries but also to create sustainable change for the Central African country and its people and those it continues to host.
Mutual Aim is looking to build a transitional village in Chad to support underrepresented locals and people displaced into Chad from other countries. This village will seek to support these beneficiaries and encourage transition back into everyday society.
In addition, Mutual Aim will be looking to purchase properties outside of the village that can be used to start small businesses for all our beneficiaries - local Chadians and other displaced people (including refugees from neighboring countries.)
Chad is central to several countries currently experiencing severe emergencies that are creating alarming numbers of externally displaced individuals, families, and communities. These countries include Cameroon, Sudan, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic (C.A.R.), and even Congo. With many of these displaced people seeking refuge in Chad, we recognize that there is a great need for humanitarian support. As many people have fled from their homes and countries with nothing but the clothes on their backs, systems must be put in place to assist them back into everyday life.
In the mission to accomplish this, Mutual Aim seeks to build a place of transition, providing amenities that are most essential to humanity - food, water, education, community, and shelter. Our farms will supply food to organizations that have already been doing humanitarian work in Chad. Our hospital will cater to a projected population of over 15,000 individuals. The kitchen will serve hot meals to our students, staff, and some displacement camps in the West of the country. The buildings we purchase outside of the village will go towards starting small businesses for the people we cater to, using this as a means to encourage self-sustenance.
This project is intended to provide a stable and secure environment for those who have been displaced from their communities while simultaneously supplying food, water, and other basic amenities to neighboring communities that are currently underserved. All this, amongst many things, the village will aim to bring to the local communities of Chad.
The Mutual Aim village will aim to transition individuals and families who have lost the presence and support of their communities, along with their sense of independence.
The village, as already described, will be a place of transition and rehabilitation, providing all that is necessary to encourage the autonomy of everyone served.
The village will be a place for children to be fed, educated, and protected.
It will be a place for displaced workers to be employed and live rent-free.
The village will serve as a support system for local Chadians who are seeking employment or somewhere to send their children during the day, not having to worry about their daily meals, their safety, and any potential school fees.
The village’s medical center will focus on serving its occupants, displaced people in the immediate area, and local Chadians who are also in need of medical assistance.
Mutual Aim will hire local and displaced farmers to plant and harvest crops and tend poultry. Food and livestock will be loaded onto our trucks and then delivered to beneficiaries.
Water dispensing systems like wells, tanks, and taps will be built for neighboring communities that require water. Water will be delivered to the communities with tanks on a basis of need, along with food.
Local and displaced medical professionals will be hired to provide primary/immediate medical care to locals and displaced individuals at our medical center. Other members of our medical team will be volunteers brought into the country from around the world.
Local and displaced teachers and vocational instructors will be hired to educate displaced and local children, along with other volunteers that will be brought in from outside the country.
Local and displaced cooks will be hired to cook for and feed the school children, staff, and displaced individuals in the immediate vicinity.
Staff housing will be provided for displaced members of our staff.
To accomplish all that has been listed above, we have been taking the time to meet with professionals/experts to carefully put together ways to implement this project in ways that are efficient and safe to not unknowingly cause harm to the local population of Chad. We understand that it is our duty to protect all those involved/impacted by this project and make sure that we respect and honor the people of Chad in all our endeavors within their country.
We have also been taking the steps needed to work with the Chadian government to ensure the safety of this project. We will continue to update you on the progress of this initiative as we gather more information. Please stay tuned.
Our goal is to be a part of the rebuilding of Africa, and a project such as this will be a great stepping stone to accomplishing that. None of this will be possible without the support of you, our community. We hope you will come with us on this journey of transformation and healing of Africa.