
Social and Inclusive Business
Social & Inclusive Business brings together economic stakeholders, including not-for-profit organizations and businesses, that put social and/or environmental development front and centre of what they do. It is an approach championed by AFD Group. We support all those operating within the ecosystem at the different phases of their development, from getting ideas off the ground to scaling up and strengthening the institutional framework.
Our initiatives target not only not-for-profit organizations, SMEs and big businesses, but also technical-support organizations, funding bodies and political decision-makers.
Our initiatives target not only not-for-profit organizations, SMEs and big businesses, but also technical-support organizations, funding bodies and political decision-makers.

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Tackling Inequality Through Entrepreneurship

- Social and inclusive projects
- Championing initiatives that support the very poorest
- Improving access to employment for the most vulnerable
- Getting social & inclusive business projects off the ground
- Helping social & inclusive business stakeholders to grow
- Strengthening the institutional framework
Social and inclusive projects
Championing initiatives that support the very poorest
Improving access to employment for the most vulnerable
Getting social & inclusive business projects off the ground
Helping social & inclusive business stakeholders to grow
Strengthening the institutional framework
€1 billion
allocated by AFD Group by 2023
Whether they come from the private or public sectors, or from civil society organizations, economic stakeholders play a vital role in helping bring about sustainable social, economic and environmental development.
At a time when we are seeing the rise of a new generation of entrepreneurs devoted to ensuring their businesses make a positive social impact, AFD Group is stepping up its support of Social & Inclusive Business in developing countries.
Between now and 2023, AFD Group will be allocating €1 billion to support more than 500 businesses and impact the lives of over 50 million people.
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This map is illustrative and does not list all the projects funded by AFD. Find the complete list of our projects on the opendata.afd.fr portal
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Research document
Public Employment Programmes in South Africa’s Changing Social Protection Landscape
Jan 2025
Research document
Methods for Credible Evaluation of Programme Stimulus Effects in South Africa
Jan 2024