It is essential for Africa to develop the skills of its workforce and invest in its multiple local talents if the continent is to succeed in its digital revolution. Proparco, AFD Group's private sector subsidiary, supports Andela, a start-up that trains an elite group of developers.
Supporting green economy together with Ugandan banks.
The SUNREF programme promotes low-carbon growth through the development of renewable energies and the promotion of energy efficiency measures in the industry and for SMEs.
AFD and the The French Facility for Global Environment are supporting a new program launched by NGO the Wildlife Conservation Society and aiming to strike a better balance between economic development and the preservation of biodiversity. The signing of a partnership agreement between AFD and...
Extending the rural electrification grid in order to boost economic dynamism in the West regions
The lack of energy infrastructure holds back Uganda’s economic growth. AFD is providing its support to a project to extend and reinforce the rural electrification grid in the West of the country.
East Africa is endowed with resources capable of generating vast amounts of renewable energy, such as wind, hydro and solar power. In Tanzania and Uganda though, this energy is largely untapped, and the majority of their populations remain unconnected to an electric grid. Now, this is changing....
AFD and the water and sanitation sector in Uganda
Morgane Salomé
Linking Labour Organisation and Vocational Training in Uganda: lessons for rural poverty reduction
Improving access to drinking water and sanitation in Kampala
In the Ugandan capital, whose population is expected to reach 4.6 million by 2025, the rate of access to sanitation only stands at 6%. This project should improve access to the network and its quality, particularly for the poorest populations, and increase the treatment of water discharged into...
Developing Lower Secondary Education: a Rural Issue and Challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa
International economy: new landscape against the backdrop of déjà vu
Water stress is worsening in southwestern Uganda every year. People spend hours waiting in line for water without knowing whether any will be left when it’s their turn. Divers plunge underwater to unblock clogged pipes. Aging infrastructure continues to deteriorate. Two ambitious AFD and EU-...
Development of water access in the rural district of Isingiro
This project aims to improve the living conditions in the rural district of Isingiro, in southwestern Uganda, where 20% of the population are refugees.
As sports are a powerful vehicle for development and social cohesion, AFD, in partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, presents the winning projects from the Impact 2024 International Call for Projects. Applications are now open for a fourth and final...