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Kiwa Initiative: A network of organic learning farms in the Pacific to promote climate change resilience and f...
Guest Post – As part of the Kiwa initiative, AFD and the Pacific Community are supporting the creation of a network of organic farms to support farmers in the Pacific Islands in their transition to su...
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In Côte d'Ivoire, a Fund to Boost Start-Ups in the Cultural and Creative Industries
Even in bustling African countries, young and growing populations can find it difficult to find employment. But while some conventional sectors struggle to keep afloat, enterprising entrepreneurs are...
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The Meriem Project: Driving Business Innovation in the Fight Against Malnutrition in the Sahel
With its “Shared Innovation” series, AFD highlights novel programs created or developed in our partner countries. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, seven local food producers receive support from Agenc...
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Using Sports and Culture to Promote Social Cohesion
In the run-up to the publication of AFD’s 2020 activity reports on cultural and creative industries and sports and development, AFD examines the importance of using these vital sectors to strengthen s...
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AFD Group 2020 - 2021 Annual Results
In 2020, AFD’s commitments topped €12 billion, more than a third of which was committed to our actions in Africa. AFD’s Annual Report illustrates that AFD not only reacted to a global pandemic and to...
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Final Phase of Istanbul's Golden Horn tramway on track with AFD Support
A letter of intent was signed between the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on June 23rd for a 93 million-euro loan to support the final phase of the...
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Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025: A Bold Ambition for Education Worldwide
In the approach to the highly anticipated Global Partnership for Education conference in London at the end of this month, western countries are finalizing plans to raise urgently-needed funds. The cam...
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How AFD is Stepping up its Action on Gender Issues
AFD’s 2019-2020 report on gender equality reveals a variety of activities aimed at empowering women – from anti-violence initiatives to preparation for gainful employment. In the approach to the publi...
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5 things to know about the Generation Equality Forum
It’s a global assembly for gender equality. The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) will be held in Paris from June 30 to July 2. It’s a highly anticipated event where Agence Française de Développement wi...
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When Gender and Climate Go Hand in Hand: New Prospects for Development
This month's Generation Equality Forum organized in Paris highlighted the links between gender and climate change. A new study conducted by the French Economic Observatory (OFCE) and Sciences Po descr...
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COMBO+: Stopping Net Biodiversity Loss in Six Countries in Africa and Asia
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...
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Vietnam: Protecting Bays and Biodiversity
The World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's iconic tourism sites. It is also home to considerable economic activity, which represents a significant threat to its conservation: the bay's...
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The AMAL Project: Bringing Hope through Jobs in Jordan
Jordan is gripped by high levels of unemployment, particularly among women. Only 14% of working-age women are economically active. Those who have not withdrawn from the labor force altogether face add...
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Tackling the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Gender Inequality
They are two of the battles that have come to define our times. What is less well known about climate change and gender inequality though, is just how intertwined they are. From employment to property...
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Being a Champ in Kenya: Much more than Boxing
Self-defense, fitness, confidence, and more. Every week, girls from low-income areas in Nairobi head to the east side of the city to train with BoxGirls, Kenya. Some twenty women boxers take the girls...
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Building to Begin on one of West Africa’s Largest Biomass Power Plants
Construction is due to begin in September of a new power plant producing energy from biomass – one of the largest such plants in West Africa. The project, financed by Proparco and partners, will creat...
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Health and Social Protection: Our contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
The Covid-19 crisis has cast into sharp relief the need to increase investment in more resilient health and social protection systems in the face of current and future crises - whether they concern he...
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2 Projects to Lower Poverty and Inequality in Rwanda
As part of the effort to combat poverty and inequality in Rwanda, two new projects were recently signed and launched: one to improve conditions in Kigali's informal settlements and the other to improv...
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4 Projects where Partnering with NGOs Improves Access to Healthcare
In pursuing “Health for All”, the theme of World Health Day 2023, NGOs are actively engaged in the field to enhance access to health care. Here is a selection of four projects sponsored by AFD Group.
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Reinventing the “Venice of Africa”
In the south of Benin, in the lake village of Ganvié, buildings are perched on stilts, and traffic consists not of cars, but canoes. Yet the the picturesque site known as the “Venice of Africa" is bei...
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