Can stakeholder collaboration help achieve Agenda 2030 for the Chokoyan Community in CHAD?
Mountassir Mahamat and Dr Habsita Mahamat The UN has identified Africa rural communities as the weak link in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Chokoyan in Eastern Chad is a commmunity facing many of the development issues typical of Sub Saharan Africa (like health, education, food security, basic sanitation, drinking water, electricity, gender equality and employment). The Chadian government is supportive of Agenda 2030 and has committed to implementing the SDGs but efforts to combat terrorism and an oil price drop have had a negative impact on the state budget and has unfortunately hindered its efforts. In July Association Agir pour le Development Durable , a Chadian volunteer organisation, approached Africa Community Engagement (ACE) to seek advice and practical support to a proposed project to improve health at the Chokoyan health centre. Over the last 3 months the 2 organIsations have jointly developed a strategic action plan in efforts to help imple...