The N’Djamena City Hall, in collaboration with the National Office for Employment Promotion (ONAPE), recently hosted the official launch ceremony for a significant youth integration program. This initiative, part of the Youth Integration into Green Jobs Project (PROJEV), will see two hundred young people, trained in market gardening, enter the workforce. The event took place on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the Kuweïte space in Farcha, located in the first arrondissement.

Mahamat Alhafiz Idriss, who heads ONAPE’s agricultural credit desk, reiterated the project’s core mission: to equip young individuals with valuable skills and provide them with the necessary support to establish income-generating ventures. Djamal Moussa Yaya, the mayor of the first arrondissement, commended the collaborative efforts between various institutions, highlighting their commitment to actively addressing the critical issue of youth unemployment.

Nassouradine Abakar Kessou, the Director General of ONAPE, emphasized the profound challenge Chad faces in providing employment for its younger generation. Despite the nation’s vast potential, the rates of unemployment and underemployment among young people remain exceptionally high. In response to this pressing reality, he underscored that training and integrating youth into green professions are indispensable strategies for fostering sustainable job creation across the country.

Representing Mayor Sanoussi Hassana Abdoulaye, Seid Adji Seid, the Deputy Chief of Staff for N’Djamena City Hall, elaborated on the MIDI plan. This comprehensive plan is structured around five key pillars: civic engagement and republican values, high-quality practical training, entrepreneurial support, urban agricultural transition, and assistance for cultural and artistic industries. Seid Adji Seid described the MIDI plan as a tangible, ambitious, and localized response from the Commune, designed to meet the legitimate aspirations of young people seeking a dignified quality of life.

Addressing the program’s beneficiaries directly, Seid Adji Seid declared, “From this moment forward, you are no longer job seekers awaiting an opportunity. Instead, you are becoming the ambassadors of our capital city’s ecological transition. The green professions you are entering today are not merely temporary vocations; they are careers that harmoniously blend economic development, environmental preservation, and an improved quality of life for all our citizens.”

Following their specialized technical training, these 200 young individuals will be allocated a ten-hectare plot of land where they will actively cultivate their market gardening activities.