Pastoral associations in Chad

1 Introduction

1.1 Background to the report

1.2 Background to the Ishtirak project

2 Pastoral organisations

2.1 Origin and philosophy

2.2 Classification of pastoral organisations

3 The original concept of the Ishtirak project

3.1 Background

3.2 The Ishtirak project: the original concept

4 The activities of the Ishtirak project

4.1 Creation and structure of pastoral associations

4.2 The revolving fund scheme

4.3 The pare-vet programme

4.4 The agricultural programme

4.5 The environmental programme

4.6 Training of PA members

4.7 Surveys and research

4.8 Human health

5 Discussion

5.1 The project team

5.2 The collaborating agencies

5.3 Women in pastoral organisations

5.4 The Ishtirak target group/sectorial approach

5.5 The PAs as survival strategy

6 Conclusions

Bibliography

Appendix - Description of the region: Oum-Hadjer'Sous prefecture'