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“Women are the Backbone of Agriculture in Haiti”
Women farmers in Haiti face a host of challenges: lack of access to public services and water, climate change… On the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, we went out to meet four Haitian...
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“I didn’t exist”: Ending the Ordeal of Haiti’s Undocumented
In Haiti, millions of people live with no official identification – and therefore no legal existence. Their administrative invisibility complicates every aspect of their daily lives, from access to es...
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Passing Traditional Knowledge from Mother to Child, to Protect the Environment
Traditional knowledge passed on from mother to daughter can help future generations tackle the consequences of global warming, but such knowledge is in danger of being lost. On International Women's D...
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Haiti: Continuing to Improve Maternal and Child Health Services
Haiti has the highest rates of maternal, child and under-five infant mortality in the Americas. With the country's health sector sorely lacking in trained personnel and financial resources, AFD is bui...
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Suriname: Improving Waste Treatment for a Cleaner Environment and Better Human Health
Open rubbish dumps, rapidly expanding landfills and the open-air burning of waste are damaging both the environment and human health in Suriname. Lacking infrastructure and robust regulation, the smal...
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Agro-Industry in French Guiana
In French Guiana, local industry struggles to meet the needs of the agricultural and agro-industrial sector, due to the small size of farms and a continuing lack of processing tools. The result: a sec...
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Microfinance: a Boon for Entrepreneurs Excluded from Conventional Banking
Small businesses and entrepreneurs with few resources can find it extremely difficult to obtain loans and get off the ground. Microfinance however, can be a source of invaluable support. AFD Group ha...
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Confronting Coastal Erosion in the Caribbean
With rising sea levels and the chipping away of their coastlines, islands like Martinique are already bearing the brunt of climate change. Thirteen municipalities are on the list of regions vulnerable...
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Strenghtening Climate Action in the Dominican Republic
Creating more climate resilient societies requires the full commitment of the private sector. To this end, AFD group is supporting the Dominican Republic to create a more conducive environment for pri...
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The Metis Fund: Allying Art and Development
Created in 2021, the Metis Fund supports local artists getting involved in development projects in countries where AFD operates. From countries as diverse as Peru, Haiti, and Burkina Faso, local artis...
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A Digital Response to the Health Crisis
Launched in Dakar, the DIRECCT program is supporting the connectivity and digitization of operators in the health, education and small business sectors. It’s a program that is helping people and polic...
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The Untapped Potential of an invasive Antilles Seaweed
Sargassum is a large brown seaweed that constitutes an important habitat for fish and wildlife. But it can proliferate for miles, and become invasive. AFD is a partner of the Sarg'Coop project led by...
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AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award: The Winners and their Projects
Launched by the Global Development Network (GDN) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award provides support for researchers in their projects to prese...
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The Dominican Republic: From Deforestation to Reforestation
Since 2001, the watershed region of the Yaque del Norte, the main river in the Dominican Republic, has with AFD’s support, been experimenting with an unprecedented territorial management program recon...
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Ten Years After the Earthquake, Haiti is on the Long Road to Reconstruction
A decade has passed since the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010. This marks an opportunity for Agence Française de Développement (AFD), which has been present on the island since 1976,...
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