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Trésor, a legal officer who helps victims of violence TRAINING PROCESS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FOLLOW-UP (SMPS) SET UP BY THE RESILAC PROGRAM: BAGA SOLA DISTRICT, CHAD Trésor MENODI is a legal officer working for the Association of Women Lawyers in Chad. She is committed to fight against violence towards women. She has received SMPS training set up by the RESILAC project. She shares her experience and discusses the challenges that remain in her country.

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Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Zabi: Sewing a better future MICRO-PROJECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SET UP BY RESILAC: GONGULONG COMMUNITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JERE, STATE OF BORNO, NIGERIA Zabi Umar (center) with beneficiaries of the RESILAC labor-intensive work program in Gongulong The Gongulong community in the Jere local government area of Borno State experienced a stalled conflict with prolonged attacks that negatively impacted the community's livelihood. Zabi ALHAJI MARU, a 33-year-old widow, the sole breadwinner for her seven (7) children, the youngest of whom is barely five years old, benefited from the economic and social recovery project. This project provided short-term employment opportunities to the most vulnerable households through income-generating activities, including the construction of irrigation and water systems, in order to mitigate the economic and social effects of the ongoing conflict in the region. "Before the intervention, I earned a living by sewing, knitting and making embroidery for community members. Before, I earned barely five thousand naira per month because the sewing machine was always defective and I could not meet the demands of my clients, so I did not earn enough to feed my children, let alone send them to school. A change in Zabi's activities occurred in 2019 with the RESILAC project. She was identified to participate in the "cash for work" activity. As a result, Zabi earned N50,000 (USD 137,725) per month for three consecutive months. RESILAC's cash-for-work program has directly enabled 300 young people (229 men and 71 women) to benefit from cash-for-work assistance, opening up a new career path for them. To help them maintain their income, a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) was created, with participants striving to save their business profits to improve their capital. This translates into more economic opportunities for women. The increase in her income has enabled Zabi to provide a better life for her family; her children can now go to school. "After I received the money, considering the problems I had with my sewing machine, the first thing that came to my mind was to buy a new sewing machine. Afterwards, business has been flourishing and customers are now more satisfied. I'm very happy to have been part of this project which has given hope to my community," Zabi said excitedly as she worked on a piece of fabric she was sewing. Zabi also bought a sewing machine for her eldest daughter as a wedding gift. "With a heart full of gratitude, my income has increased so much that I can feed my children and send them to school," says Zabi with a sigh of relief all over her face, wearing her beautifully decorated scarf with the RESILAC-ACF brand, as she shares her story. Zabi Umar sewing clothes with the machine purchased with the money she received as a beneficiary of the RESILAC labour-intensive work program. Zabi with her children. From now on, they can go to school.

Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Mahamat, specialized land farmer LEARNING PROCESS FOR NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES IMPLEMENTED BY THE RESILAC PROGRAM: COMMUNE OF NGARANGOU, CHAD MAHAMAT ADAM TCHARI is married, and father of 4 children. He resides in the Canton of Ngarangou (Mamdi Department, Chad). He is one of the beneficiaries of the RESILAC project. He is a maize farmer, with the other members of his market garden group. In the photos, he is weeding his maize. He tells the story: "Before the RESILAC project, I was a Community Master. I did market gardening but in a traditional way without many techniques. The RESILAC project then arrived in my region, and developed a market garden site in Ngarangou. I decided to enroll in workshops at a Champ Ecole Paysan [a group of 20 to 25 people who meet once a week to cultivate a training plot throughout the growing season and learn together how to solve production problems], during which we were taught new farming techniques. In the past, it was impossible for us to do market gardening in large areas. But since then, thanks to the installation of the solar irrigation system that gushes water at all times, we have managed to do market gardening on more than 4 hectares! From now on, I intend to persevere in my activity because economically, I have become stable".

Evariste: recovery actor in Mora commune, Far North Cameroun PILLAR 2 : FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS In Cameroon, the "Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery of Lake Chad" (RESILAC) project covers, since 2018, four communes in the Far North region: Mindif, Dargala, Mora and Koza. Within the framework of the project, the local economy and the economic integration of young people are supported through high labour- intensive work (HLI) for the creation and rehabilitation of community assets, the development of village savings and credit associations, the establishment of links with economic partners, as well as training (functional literacy, training adapted to the choices of the people supported and to the local market, reinforcement of the management of the VSLAs and microprojects). Evariste In Cameroon, more than 1,000 young people took part in labour-based work[1] , including 132 young people from the commune of Mora who were mobilised for four months to build a dam. In exchange for their work, the participants each earned 40,000xaf (61€[2 ] ) per month, part of which was saved and returned at the end of the project to set up their micro-project. Evariste is one of the 132 young people who participated in the construction of the Mora dam; he shares his experience with us and how RESILAC has improved his living conditions and those of the community. "Before RESILAC came to our village, I was in debt. I had enormous difficulties in meeting my family's expenses. Farming and livestock raising are our main activities, but each season I only harvested 2 to 3 bags of millet, our basic foodstuff. I also juggled with my poultry farm (four hens and a rooster). But this was not enough. In addition, my wife gave birth in difficult conditions that made it impossible for her to work as before. I had completely lost hope when in October 2020 the RESILAC programme was announced in our village. I was informed by a member of our community that the programme offered people in difficult circumstances to participate in community service. I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the beneficiaries. s[2 ] At the end of the project, thanks to the money saved, our group chose to develop a micro-project for the production and storage of maize and millet. We contributed 262,500xaf (403€[2] ), or 37,500xaf (58€[2 ] ) each, and we were able to buy and store 10 bags of maize and 12 bags of millet, which we will sell when prices rise. Some of the millet will be shared among the members for their personal use, to help them through the lean season. Also, our ambition is to rent a one-hectare plot of land and to buy the agricultural inputs (seeds and fertilisers) to produce the cereals ourselves. The water dam that we built as part of the labour-based works has helped to solve the problem of access to water in our community. Before, to get water for our animals, we had to travel a distance of 9 km, which was very difficult and time-consuming. Moreover, this led our people to give up raising cattle. With this dam, we intend to relaunch our livestock farming activities. We have even seen the return of a species of bird that had left the village because of the scarcity of rain. [1] The Chantiers à Haute Intensité de Main d'Travail (HIMO) developed in Niger, Nigeria and Chad are Travaux d'Intérêt Communautaires (TICOM) in Cameroon. The term HIMO is used here to facilitate the understanding of the testimony [2 ] app roximately Since its creation, the dam, which is now 5 metres deep following the 2022 rainy season, has benefited communities who have developed cattle and sheep breeding, agriculture and fish farming. I was earning 10,000xaf (15€[2 ] ) per week and the project had made us aware of the importance of saving. I accepted that 50% of my income should be saved in a bank account. The project also made us aware of the contribution system according to the Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) approach and of how to set up micro-projects. I was paid half of my income at the end of each week, and little by little my life changed. I was able to buy millet and other products for my household needs without getting into debt, and I was also saving in VSLAs. Tapareo Bief, November 2022 Chantier TICOM, construction mare de Mémé , Cameroun RESILAC Menstrual hygiene training participants RESILAC Making briquettes from carcoal Manufacture of coal briquettes

Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Fanta, champion of sewing EDUCATION-FORMATION-INTEGRATION PROCESS SET UP BY THE RESILAC PROGRAM: COMMUNE OF MINDIF, VILLAGE OF LAMORDE My name is FANTA ADAMOU RHODE, beneficiary of the RESILAC project in the commune of Mindif, Cameroon. I am a young woman aged 31, divorced and mother of 2 children including a girl and a boy aged 5 and 7 respectively. I have been taking care of my 2 children alone for the past 5 years. In order to provide for my children, I started to make a living by practicing small business and raising small ruminants. I sold roasted peanuts, fresh maize, cassava, whatever I found lucrative in the market. I also tried to pass exams, without success (the army with my Primary School Certificate CEP) . For a while, I then sold cosmetic and medical products for a company. All this with one goal: to take care of my children, send them to school, clothe and feed them. It was not easy at all, especially for a woman, who was also without a permanent job. We worked 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday, from November 2019 to April 2020, and earned about 3 000 FCFA each per day or 18 000 FCFA per week. According to the approach of the project, we have to build up savings at the end of this work in order to be able to invest in micro-projects of our choice. Thus, at the end of each working week, 9,000 FCFA per person were returned to us and 9,000 FCFA retained in a savings account that the project opened for us in a microfinance institution. This does not mean that I gave up my first breeding activity! I continue to practice it, but with a little capital: indeed, I have 6 small ruminants at home. But with sewing, I will have the possibility to have money every week. And, on top of that, I can practice it at home and take care of my children on a daily basis: this is an invaluable advantage for me! Thinking back, I was so afraid that the project team would refuse my application for this sewing training... But on the contrary, the team members encouraged me to multiply my activities and to seize every opportunity for my development and financial autonomy. "As soon as I heard about recruiting young people to work on a labor-intensive site (HIMO) for a fee, I jumped at the opportunity without hesitation. I registered and was selected to work on the Domayo forebay construction site, alongside the 24 women and 29 men from my locality. » "I've always been interested in sewing. So I contacted the RESILAC field team to request this training with the other beneficiaries. After an exchange with them, and considering my commitment to be trained, they accepted my request and accompanied me in the purchase of a sewing machine. Now I am trained in this activity which I find exciting. » "After 2 weeks of training, I was able to make my daughter's class outfit, which was a great source of pride for me. I am very happy with myself and thank the people involved in this project. »

Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet NIGER > Chad Nigeria Cameroon Following the change of power in July 2023, the project's funders, the European Union and AFD, have decided to suspend financial support to Niger for this project. At the request of the Consortium, the situation could be reassessed by the funding agencies. From 2018 to 2022, the project was implemented in the Diffa region, more specifically in the communes of Chétimari, Diffa, Mainé Soroa and N'Guigmi. A total of 18 villages benefited from the project's holistic approach. Implemented by the country offices of Action against Hunger Niger and CARE Niger, in partnership with the Niger NGO Karkara, the project has reached more than 40,000 people. The approach has been hailed by the communities as relevant, as it listens to and responds to their needs. The project has also received a great deal of support from representatives of the local authorities (administrative and traditional). Sources: World Bank, AFD, Humanitarian Response, Initial Baseline (Groupe URD-RESILAC)

Conference international Mental health in the Lake Chad basin: concerns and synergies between local actors, health system and international community Wednesday, June 29 8h45-12h (UTC+1) Videoconference Program 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.: Arrival of participants 8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Presentation of the study 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: RESILAC activities and lessons learned 11.45 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Closing Register here The armed conflicts raging in the Lake Chad basin destroy individual resistance and the well-being of populations, impacting their socio-economic development. Faced with these situations, families are forced to leave their living and production spaces, leaving behind their vital means of economic subsistence, to go to places where security remains relative. Psychiatry detects signs of mental disorders, psychoses, depression or even traumatic neuroses in these psychologically impacted people. In this context, the social function of therapists (traditional healers, psychologists, etc.) is more than ever valued by the place given to speech and the relief of suffering. However, psychiatric and psychosocial services are still very inaccessible in this region where psychiatry often rhymes with madness. The conference "Mental Health in the Lake Chad Basin: challenges and synergies between local actors, the health system and the international community", offers a framework for discussion around the mental health response and psychosocial support of the RESILAC project, as well as the findings of the study "psychosocial care in the Lake Chad basin" carried out by Groupe URD, focusing on the availability of care and the endogenous mechanisms of psychosocial care in this region . Panelists Florence CHATOT - Study coordinator, public health research officer, research, evaluation and training officer, Groupe URD Pamela LONDONO - Regional referent Mental Health and psychosocial support, expert in SMPS project management in sub-Saharan Africa, RESILAC Henri MAHAMAT MBARKOUTOU - Researcher on the Cameroon/Chad aspects of the study, Teacher-researcher, doctor in political and strategic history, expert in conflict analysis in the Lake Chad basin Ibrahim YAMIEN - Researcher on the Niger section of the study, expert in community mental health, former research and supervision officer at the National Mental Health Program in Niger.

Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet. REGIONAL OFFICE > Given the multi-country, multi-stakeholder and multi-dimensional scope of the project, the Consortium (Action contre la Faim, CARE and Groupe URD) has delegated the project management to the RESILAC regional office. Based in N'Djamena, the capital closest to Lake Chad, this technical office, supported by Action contre la Faim, is made up of technical experts from the three members of the consortium: In accordance with its terms of reference, this office is : Guarantees good governance (‘policy’) of the project between all the implementing organisations; Responsible for accountability, internal and external communication, and reporting to the project's donors; Responsible for regional coherence, the quality approach and overall project management; Responsible for the coherence and coordination of the regional aspect of the programme (sharing of experiences between countries, production of lessons learned, etc.); Responsible for implementing the regional operational aspect (support for the Lake Chad Basin Commission, advocacy, etc.); Responsible for defining and implementing a regional advocacy strategy and for the project's active contribution to knowledge sharing in the Lake Chad Basin region; Responsible for representing the project at sub-regional level. This regional office plays a crucial role in the overall coordination of the project and in facilitating collective learning. The regional office is headed by a RESILAC regional representative. Contact: +235 90 06 63 45 / 65 74 33 91 coordoreg@resilac-actioncontrelafaim.org Address: Quartier Klemat/Beguinage, Rue du Havre, Ndjamena Chad

Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet. ORGANISATIONS BEHIND RESILAC > The project is being implemented by a consortium made up of Action against Hunger (lead partner), CARE and Groupe URD, in partnership with the CCFD-Terre Solidaire network as well as local and national organisations in each country. In total, 6 country offices of Action contre la Faim and CARE and 14 civil society organisations, all identified at the start of the project, are fully involved in the implementation and governance of the project in the three intervention countries. The Consortium has set the objective that at least 30% of the project's activities should be carried out by local/national organisations. Some of these organisations are also supported in strengthening their organisational and technical capacities. All the organisations, regardless of their status, are part of the RESILAC regional network and take part in the project's discussions and technical learning. THE REGIONAL CONSORTIUM Action Against Hunger is a French humanitarian association that has been fighting against hunger in the world since 1979. Its mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, particularly during and after emergency situations (conflicts, natural disasters). As an international NGO, Action Against Hunger provides its expertise in various fields such as health and nutrition, food security and livelihoods, access to water, sanitation and hygiene, climate and mental health. Action Against Hunger operates in 56 countries around the world. As part of the RESILAC project, Action Against Hunger is the lead organization for the project with donors. CARE France is a recognized public utility association. It is part of the global confederation, CARE International, which since 1945 has been fighting against poverty and social injustice in the world, with a focus on gender. CARE International provides emergency humanitarian and development aid in more than 100 countries, working on women's rights and equality, emergency humanitarian aid, climate, education, health, economic development, food security and water and sanitation. Because they are the first victims of inequalities, CARE places women and girls at the heart of its programs. As part of the RESILAC project, CARE is the lead for the transversal Gender component. Established in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think-tank specializing in the analysis of practices and the development of policies for humanitarian action and the management of fragilities. Its multidisciplinary expertise, fueled by constant visits to crisis and post-crisis areas, allows it to understand how the sector functions as a whole. Committed to knowledge exchange and collective learning, it supports aid actors in the process of improving the quality of their interventions. As part of RESILAC, Groupe URD is the project's learning partner and knowledge manager. It is responsible for the monitoring-evaluation-accountability-research-learning component in order to inform decision-making, provide transparent accountability, and learn and improve practices. A SPECIAL PARTNER CCFD-Terre Solidaire is a French international solidarity NGO. Created in 1960, the association deals with the causes of crises, by supporting local partner associations in the countries. It does not replace them but rather work with these associations by contributing to the success of the partners' actions both through project/program financing and through its role in the facilitation of common systems, on methodological support, project monitoring and their capitalization. Within the framework of the RESILAC project, CCFD-Terre Solidaire is responsible for respecting the commitments of its partners (Cameroon and Chad) and provides methodological support to the other actors of the project in the adoption of a broader vision oriented towards change within the territories. These four historic organizations (Action against Hunger, CARE, Groupe URD and CCFD-Terre Solidaire) of RESILAC decided to come together in 2017 to carry out this project. To this end, they have adopted the following philosophy: “Preserving our specificities and feeding off these specificities to enrich ourselves collectively and act towards a common goal” LOCAL PARTNERS IN CAMEROON In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Cameroon and CARE Cameroon, four Cameroonian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: The Maroua-Mokolo Diocesan Development Committee is a player in the fight against poverty in its territory. Its main areas of action aim to improve food security, strengthen access to basic services and the integration and economic autonomy of young people and women, but also to promote social cohesion and living together. The CDD has been in partnership with CCFD-Terre Solidaire since the 1990s. As part of RESILAC, it has contributed to the success of social cohesion and living together actions since 2018. The Cameroonian Association for Interreligious Dialogue (ACADIR), created in 2006, is a platform for meetings and dialogue between religions that promotes peace and social progress. The regional branch of the Far North was formed in 2015 when the Boko Haram attacks began. ACADIR is a partner of the CDD and CCFD-Terre Solidaire, and has contributed to the success of RESILAC's actions since 2018. The Youth Association for the Development of the Rural World was created in 2001 by a group of young people to promote local development. AJED-MR pilots projects in public health, monitoring of democratic processes and promotion of women's autonomy. AJED-MR joined the RESILAC project in 2018 as both a beneficiary organization and a partner in the implementation of economic recovery actions. The Local Action for Participatory and Self-Managed Development Association (ALDEPA) was created in 2002 with the aim of contributing to the building of a just and equitable society with the responsible participation of populations. Its actions are focused on the civic participation of young people, the empowerment of women and girls, the professional reintegration of young people, the fight against gender-based violence and the promotion of peace. It implements projects in 3 regions of Cameroon. ALDEPA has been participating in the RESILAC project since 2018 as both a beneficiary organization and a partner in the implementation of economic recovery actions. IN NIGERIA In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Nigeria and CARE Nigeria, three Nigerian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: The Neem Foundation is a Nigerian crisis response organization committed to promoting the protection and well-being of populations and communities living in contexts affected by conflict, violence and fragility. It implements interventions in psychosocial support, social cohesion, education, etc. As part of RESILAC, the Neem Foundation has been actively contributing to the implementation of psychosocial support actions since 2019. Novel Alliance for Development Aid (NADA) joined RESILAC project in 2024 as a beneficiary and implementing partner organization of CARE Nigeria on economic recovery /social inclusion. It was established in 2017 to provide integrated humanitarian services to people and communities affected by the crisis in Nigeria, focusing on the North-East, North-Central and North- West of Nigeria. NADA's intervention experiences include the provision of humanitarian assistance in the areas of education, peace building and social cohesion, coordination, advocacy and good governance, inclusion of people with disabilities, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, protection, food security and livelihoods for people and communities affected by the crisis. NADA's mission is to encourage change in the way the world treats vulnerable people and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives through innovation, effective support and collaboration. IN CHAD In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Chad and CARE Chad, seven Chadian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: Association for Cooperation and Research for Development (ACORD Chad) is a Chadian development organization that specializes in supporting rural communities in the Sahel region of Chad. Established since 1987, its actions cover many themes, ranging from: food security, natural resource management, conflict resolution, citizenship and living together. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, ACORD Chad has been actively contributing to the implementation of RESILAC since 2018, particularly on natural resource management. On RESILAC 2, ACORD Chad is the lead organization of the CCFD-Terre Solidaire partner group (APAD, CSAPR, GRAVE, Kawtal). Action de Partenaires pour l'Appui au Développement (APAD) is a youth association. APAD has supported hundreds of youth associations in 18 cities in Chad, on strengthening local community life and collective dynamics. APAD is a partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire. On RESILAC, since 2018, it has contributed to social cohesion actions and support for the local association environment, particularly that of young people. Rehabilitation Empowerment and Better Health Initiative (REBHI) is a national non-profit organization, established on March 30, 2017 and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria. REBHI is dedicated to supporting vulnerable communities through initiatives that promote self-reliance and empowerment, particularly among women, youth and other vulnerable groups. REBHI focuses on the provision of protection services, including gender-based violence interventions, as well as food security, livelihoods, peacebuilding, education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) programs, all aimed at fostering safer and more resilient communities. REBHI joined the RESILAC project in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner of CARE Nigeria for economic recovery and social inclusion actions. The Monitoring Committee of the Call for Peace and Reconciliation is an associative platform that has been leading civil society since 2002 in the collective process of social and political transformation at the national level. It has extensive experience in supporting dialogue in all its forms within Chadian society. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, CSAPR has been actively contributing to social dialogue on RESILAC since 2018. The Reflection and Animation Group for Living Together (GRAVE) carries out numerous initiatives to bring communities together and also acts on the production of value frameworks essential to living together in Chad (e.g. the production of a common definition of secularism between Christians and Muslims). A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, GRAVE has been focusing on intercultural and interreligious issues within the framework of RESILAC since 2018. Kawtal (which means "Union" in Peulh) is a sub-regional platform of pastoral organizations whose mission is to defend the interests and rights of nomadic communities and to strengthen their civic participation. At the heart of the nomadic world, Kawtal seeks to initiate an ongoing dialogue on issues related to social justice, development and living together. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Kawtal has been carrying out activities, within the framework of RESILAC since 2018, with sedentary and nomadic herders. Action for Rural Development In partnership with the CARE Chad office, ACDER is joining the RESILAC project in its second phase in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner for actions related to of gender integration and community mobilization. CHORA joins the RESILAC project in its second phase in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner for actions related to food security, rural development and advocacy.