Association Service au SahelThe new library has been opened at the “Centre Kurutini” in Moussoro. The library has books that especially correspond with students studying at the local collège and lycée: French, literature, geography, biology, and math.
The cost to sign up is 3’000 FCFA for the school year: from the beginning of October to the end of July of the following year.
The opening ceremony for the new center took place on Wednesday October 5, 2022 in the presence of the local authorities as well as the Coordinator of the association.
The history of the association in general and the work in the Bahr el Gazel in particular was shared during the ceremony:
The new center is called “Centre Kurutini”. The name is a combination of French and Goran words. A Center is an establishment for courses and learning. The center is a place for the library, reading and for meetings. ‘Kurutini’ means development in the Goran language and means to put things forward. We want the “Centre Kurutini” to fulfill the aspirations of our association but also those of the community to advance the development of the city and the province.
There is a proverb in Goran that says
Tefaruma kijai, giju-ma tussu.
The proverb says that saying something is easy, but doing it is hard. It is easy to share the ambitions of the association through this new center. The achievement will depend on the work that happens afterwards: the courses given, the relationships forged and the actions carried out. The realization will also depend on the authorities of the province and the city which can facilitate our work; the implementation will depend on our partners, the NGOs on site in Moussoro; the realization will depend on the civil society as well as the youth of the city. And without forgetting, the realization will depend on the help of God who will be able to do “infinitely more than all that we ask or imagine”.
The ceremony finished with a family photo:
Our thanks in particular go to the local authorities who officially declared the center to be open.
Twelve people finished a level one computer class in Moussoro.
Over a period of 20 hours of instruction, students learned the basics of computing:
The training finished with a ceremony at our training center.
This year-end report is a combination of updates from each of our projects. Together, they show the diversity of our activities as well as our desire to achieve our common vision:
“Reaching and transforming communities using education and development.”
The slogan of our association
We would like to thank all those who contributed during the past year to our common objectives.
The different sections of the year-end report can be downloaded below.
“There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
2021 saw a new start for Markas al Nour in N’Djamena with the appointment of a new director in August. Classes and other activities were less in the Bahr el Gazel in 2021 compared to 2020. Water and community-led total sanitation continued in the Ouaddai with the same rhythm as before.
The transformation we would like to see in coming, but has not yet been achieved, so we will continue to work hard in the coming years. In the meantime, we hope that you appreciate reading the report about what we’ve accomplished in 2021.
N’Djamena, the 27th of March 2022
The Secretary General of SAS
This report gives details about the work our association did in 2020. All the reports are in French.
2020 had plenty of success and challenges. The biggest challenge was the financial crisis which forced the closure of our Markas al Nour education center. Nonetheless, the center reopened its doors in order to keep offering high quality instruction. Our activities in Moussoro and Hadjer Hadid were slowed down by covid-19, but were still able to adapt and continue. We will continue working together on our common objectives in education and development in 2021.
Here are the number of beneficiaries from our activities in 2020:
| Project | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|
| Markas al Nour – N’Djamena | 288 |
| Education classes – Moussoro | 203 |
| Animal health videos – Moussoro | 120 |
| Water, health, and mapping – Hadjer Hadid | 3800 |
| Sewing and distributing masks – Hadjer Hadid | 800 |
| Health and cultural videos – Hadjer Hadid | 100 |
| Total | 5311 |
We would like to thank all those who helped us continue advancing our goals.
The Secretary General for Service au Sahel
N’Djamena
22 April 2021
Service au Sahel Tchad, working with the Provincial representative of the Ministry of Youth and Sport in the Bahr el Gazel, launched a one-week computer training class for the young people involved in different associations.
The ceremony took place at the House of Culture in Moussoro. This video was taken by the National Office of Audiovisual Media (ONAMA) et published during the evening news on 20 July 2020.
This report summarizes all the work that the association has done in 2019. All the reports are in French.
2019 was a difficult year for the association. Even with many successes, the general financial climate in Chad slowed down several of our projects. Nonetheless, our work in education and development impacted thousands of people:
| Projet | Bénéficiaires |
| Markas al Nour | 818 |
| Cours décentralisés | 49 |
| Markaz Attafahum | 13 |
| Projets de Développement – Hadjer Hadid | 516 |
| Projets de Développement – Moussoro | 1075 |
| Total | 2471 |
We would like to thank all those who helped us continue advancing our goals.
The Secretary General for Service au Sahel
N’Djamena
11 July, 2020
A new level 1 computer class took place between December 2019 and January 2020, focusing on Microsoft Word. The following video shows what the class was like and the students’ reactions to what they have learned.
Service au Sahel is working hard in the Bahr el Gazel. Here is the latest news:
During summer vacation, we are pleased to offer several classes to local students. We finished one English class and have a new one started. A computer class has also started.
In addition, Service au Sahel was able to offer a well to a village 20km away from Moussoro.
