Grants: For the development of the poorest countries
In 2018, grants accounted for 12% of the funds committed by AFD, i.e. EUR 1.3bn.
Distribution of drinking water in Kinshasa © Joseph Moura for AFD
AFD uses grants to finance actions in the social sector (health, education), rural and urban development initiatives, and infrastructure projects.
This tool may be in several forms:
- Grants to NGOs
- Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D)
- Delegation of funds from other donors
Priority countries
AFD allocates grants to a limited number of countries: poor countries considered as priorities.
AFD complies with the decision of the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development (CICID) meeting of July 2013 to earmark a minimum of two-thirds of grants for priority poor countries.
List of priority poor countries:
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Senegal
- Togo
Projects financed via grants are appraised with the same rigor as those financed with loans. They have the same quality standards and effectiveness requirements (impact measurement).
Interactive map
This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not engage the responsibility of the AFD Group