Chad - Rural, Pastoral and Transhumance Infrastructure Project

The Rural, Pastoral and Transhumance Infrastructure Project (PIRPT) is a reponse to increasingly bloody conflicts among users of pastoral resources because of the owing to drought and the growing pressure on land. Added to this, there is a shortage of pastoral water points in some grazing areas. The project aims to enhance the living conditions of the transhumant and sedentary population of the target area by improving access to pastoral infrastructure and resources(wells, ponds, transhumance corridors, livestock schemes), basic social services, including animal health, education for nomadic children, maternal and child health (nomadic school, clinic, storeroom, animal product processing plant, animal vaccination pen, water point). The PIRPT will target the poor rural population made up of transhumant livestock herders and sedentary agro-pastoralists, who account for almost 80% of the total population of the target area, or nearly 6.7 million inhabitants,of whom 52% women. The project will result in improved living conditions for this population through better access to pastoral facilities and resources, and to basic social services. The project will hinge on the following three components: (i) pastoral facilities and joint management of pastoral resources; (ii) strengthening the capacity of transhumant livestock stakeholders; and (iii) coordinating project management.