Morocco has been developing a professional training system to better serve the needs of its industrial sector. A recent evaluation of such AFD-backed programs laud their success in the recruitment of young people and in the programs’ contribution to the country's economic activity.
One of the central challenges facing developing and middle-income economies is matching their educational and training sectors to employment markets. AFD has been supporting Senegal set up vocational training schemes in priority sectors, from agri-food and fishing to tourism and public works –...
Urban Fabric Initiative Under the Kigali Informal Settlement Upgrading Project (KISUP)
AFD is launching a call for proposals for the implementation of an Urban Fabric Initiative (UFI) in Kigali, as part of the Kigali Informal Settlement Upgrading Project (KISUP). The aim is to fund small-scale public space upgrading and community infrastructure projects co-designed and co-produced...
How can we better protect refugees forced to flee their countries to escape conflict or persecution? As World Refugee Day draws attention to the plight of refugees on June 20, let's take a look at three examples of AFD Group projects on the ground, in cooperation with civil society...
How does AFD work with CSOs?
Widen credit access for SMEs in Nigeria
Only few Nigerian SMEs have access to formal financing, despite the fact that they are essential to economic diversification. AFD supports the establishment of the Development Bank of Nigeria, so they can benefit from adapted loans.
Improving qualifications for the human resources required for Madagascar’s development
With this project, AFD aims to contribute to strengthening the technical education system in order to qualify human resources in a structural sector: building and public works.
Create vocational training programmes for the tourism professions to enhance the competitiveness of the sector
This project will finance the creation of two national vocational training institutes for tourism and a capacity-building programme for public and private actors in the sector.
From setting up training centers to supporting the sector reform
Since 1996, AFD has been supporting the creation/refurbishment of 28 training centers managed via a dialogue with the private sector. This new program focuses on industry activities and supports the implementation of the Government’s new strategy, in the context of an innovative social contract...
Expansion and Rehabilitation of Nairobi International Airport
In order to support Kenyan economic growth and make Nairobi airport the gateway to East Africa, AFD is supporting the Kenya Airport Authority in the necessary increase in its reception capacity and modernization.
With over 85 million inhabitants on 6% of the territory and population growth at some 2% a year, Egypt is faced with an urbanization of poverty: informal neighborhoods are home to 60% of Cairo’s population. Young graduates or unskilled youth particularly suffer from unemployment, which is...
Build Capacity to Respond to Food Crises
The food crisis that hit West Africa in 2008 highlighted the necessity to strengthen emergency food security reserves at national and local levels, and to create a solidarity mechanism at regional level. AFD supports the implementation of this strategy.
Improve Dhaka’s transport policies
With the support of the European Union, AFD is providing technical assistance to Dhaka’s transport authority. The goals are to ensure better planning of transport infrastructure projects, streamline traffic management and systematize coordination between the various actors and modes of transport...
AFD supports the national operator Electricity of Cambodia (EDC) by financing the expansion of the national electricity transmission and distribution network in the provinces of Koh Kong, Kampong Cham and Kratie.
Improve the rural roads sustainably to support economic growth
Rural transport, especially road transport, is a catalyst for economic development. Through this project, 1,130 km of rural roads will be renewed to improve access to basic services for the rural population and to the productive rural areas of Cambodia’s central plain.
Our office in Djibouti
Based in Djibouti, AFD's Djibouti office is attached to the East Africa Regional Division.