Gastronomy

• In Chad, the population's daily meals consist of cereals, vegetables, meat

and fish. It's a country where there is a lot of cultivation, animal
husbandry livestock, hunting and fishing, however, there is a lot of hunger
and, not long ago, a “food emergency” was declared, which tends to get
worse if no humanitarian assistance is provided.
 Norway is famous for the simplicity and diversity of its cuisine, and is
also based on the raw materials available in the country, with a focus on
hunting, fishing and animal husbandry livestock, unlike the rest of Europe.
Education
• Education in Chad is rare, despite the government's efforts to improve it.
There are not many schools functioning, and even fewer teachers who are
satisfied with their working conditions, but there are millions of children
and teenagers not being part of the education system. In addition, there are
areas where the right to education of children has been put into question
due to school attacks, which causes fear among students and teachers and
destroyed schools. More than half of the population didn't and don’t have
a complete education and most parents refuse to take their children to
school. Illiteracy affects 70% of the Chadians.
• In Norway, primary and secondary school is mandatory and free (from the
ages 6-16). That is, the number of children without education or illiteracy
is minimal. The Norwegian educational system is similar to the
Portuguese one.
In general, all children have a good education whether they continue their
studies after compulsory schooling or not.
Religion
• The Republic of Chad is a secular state which means that it's a country
that defends the separation between religion and the state. Even so,
religion is considered important by the Chadian society. In Chad, around
59% of Chadians are Muslims, around 20% are Christians and about 10%
follow other traditional religions.
• Only about 6 years ago, Norway became a secular state. In Norway, all
inhabitants have the right to practice their religion freely and although the
majority of Norwegians declare that religion is important to them, this is
usually not proven by the low active participation in religious
communities. About 70% of Norwegians follow Lutheran Christianity,
about 13% of the population do not belong to any affiliation, and about
2.4% follow Islam.
Health System
• The health system in Chad is slightly underdeveloped compared to the rest
of the world. The indicator that proves this is life expectancy at birth,
which in Chad is 51.2 years for men and 54.4 years for women.
The country is known for a great lack of reliable medical conditions such
as hospitals, qualified professionals and proper equipment. The fact that
people's living conditions, speaking mainly of hygiene, water, lack of
food, housing, are not the best, makes Chadians very exposed to
epidemics and diseases, which, in turn, are very likely to not be treated
properly and possibly lead to the death of the patient. Chad's health system
is a big problem and even with the humanitarian help it receives, the
country's death rate is very high.
• The Norwegian public health system works very well, therefore there are
very few private hospitals. In Norway, each resident is assigned a family
doctor, who also indicates the patient's need for consultations doctor’s
appointments in other specialties.
The medical fees for a consultation doctor’s appointment are around 25/30
euros per consultation appointment. However, if health expenses exceed a
certain annual amount, those become free. Minor Children and teens until
the age of 18 do not pay for doctor or dentist appointments. Up to the age
of two, children are monitored at the children's health center, where they
are, routinely, consulted have appointments by with pediatricians and
nurses. From that age onwards, they begin to be followed up by their
parents' family doctor. They only continue to be monitored by a
pediatrician if they have any health problems.
Means of transport
• In Chad, road transport is the main mode means of transport, however,
land communication routes are difficult across the country because of
blocked roads in the rainy season, especially in the south and, in the north,
there is are few reliable routes and the presence of mines laid during the
war is a permanent danger.
Fuel supply is random and this is more often found in busier areas, outside
the agglomerations it is almost non-existent.
Therefore, transport is complicated and difficult for Chadians and even
more for people who don't know the areas they are heading to.
• In Norway, the public transport system works very well. There are several
transport options, especially in large cities. Its price varies from place to
place, but it is never too expensive and there are also ways to get
discounts.
As a result, the dislocation of the population becomes easy and accessible.