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When a project ends, AFD's operational teams systematically assess the project's progress—resources, achievements, and results—by drafting a completion report. A project evaluation can then be conducted to better understand what worked well and what didn't, for example, with a view to improving...

In 2024, AFD, Expertise France and Proparco adopted a common monitoring and evaluation policy. The objective is to enhance the effectiveness of their action with a constant concern for accountability. The...

Monitoring and evaluation systems play an increasingly crucial role in the culture, practices, and instruments developed by AFD Group. They are valuable compasses to guide the action and decision-making of AFD Group and its partners on the projects...

Universal access to clean and efficient cooking remains an environmental and health challenge: despite progress in electrification, wood-based cooking is still widely used in many countries. The REDGAS impact evaluation, conducted in Burkina Faso through a Randomized Controlled...

Three years after the outbreak of the global health crisis caused by Covid-19, an evaluation of AFD’s response to this pandemic seemed essential. Firstly, for accountability requirements with regard to the financial volumes mobilized and, especially, due to the major potential for learning from...

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Since the early 2000s, Cambodia has undergone sustained urban development, leading to a steady increase in water demand. To meet this challenge, AFD has...

Reducing the labor market gender gap is crucial for ensuring women’s economic empowerment. Despite recording one of the highest participation rate in the workforce, women in Sub-Saharan Africa still face many institutional, economic and cultural barriers that translate into lower access to paid...

Since 2015, AFD’s financing for projects with "adaptation" co-benefits - helping to respond to the risks associated with global warming while targeting other development objectives - has risen sharply. In 2022, AFD evaluated for the first time the relevance and impact of some of these...

The Bahr Linia peri-urban area plays an essential role in the food security and food independence of Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The Bahr Linia Hydro-agricultural Development Project (PAHA-BL), which sought to develop agricultural and fish...

Every year, AFD evaluates a large proportion of its operations, giving priority to those that will be most useful to political, strategic and operational decision-makers. By highlighting the key performance elements of AFD-financed operations, these analyses contribute to the public...

Progress made in development is under threat from increasingly complex crises. To deal with this problem, Team France created a funding tool dedicated to peacebuilding: the Minka Peace and Resilience Fund. How can we ensure the...

Microcredit is a key tool in Tunisia for promoting the financial and economic inclusion of the most disadvantaged people, in both urban and rural areas. AFD Group has been working since 2011 to support the Tunisian government’s...

The Direction Générale du Trésor (DG Trésor) of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Recovery (MEFR), the Direction Générale de la mondialisation, du développement et des partenariats (DGM) of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Agence Française de...

To reinforce the strategic integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation in relation to Greenhouse gas (GHG) in the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM)’s activities. To support the integration of...

This evaluation is the first of its kind and focuses on projects that targeted Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) supported by AFD and FFEM. It provides a comparative analysis of eight CTFs in Africa, the Mediterranean and Central America, which together received 19 grants from AFD and FFEM over...

When it comes to our evaluations, it can be useful to know how they were conducted, what their challenges were, and what they can teach us about AFD’s actions and the prospects for improvement. It’s with this in mind that the “Evaluation...

As the pressure on natural environments continues to increase, mobilising funding for biodiversity conservation is a major challenge. In this context, Conservation Trust Funds are important tools for generating resources for protected areas. To measure their relevance and improve their...

The overall objectives of ROPP IV and V (CGH1094-CGH1124) are: to help achieve a lasting reduction of rural poverty; to contribute to increasing export revenue; to contribute to mitigate ...

The best form of impact evaluation is that which is useful to AFD and its partners. Various types of methodological approaches can be used depending on the contexts and the issues at stake. This impact evaluation map of uses has been produced for...