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The Fund for Innovation in Development Launches its First Call for Projects
It’s part of a new initiative to revamp France’s approach to development. Chaired by Nobel laureate Esther Duflo, the Fund for Innovation in Development is hosted by AFD. Its purpose is to stimulate,...
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Gabon: A Classroom in the Trees
Nestled in the forests near Libreville, it’s a unique way to raise awareness. The treetop classroom in the Raponda Walker Arboretum focuses on – and embodies - the protection of rainforests. A tool fo...
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The Private Sector's Role in Protecting Biodiversity
Along with climate change, the collapse of biodiversity is the most urgent environmental issue of the decade. AFD Group’s subsidiary for financing the private sector, Proparco has just released the la...
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Combating Pollution in Africa’s Largest Lake
Lake Victoria in East Africa is in danger of “dying from the bottom,” as one Kenyan official puts it. The world’s second-largest freshwater lake is being polluted by everything from plastic and litter...
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Gabon: Using DNA to Hunt Poachers
In our series on “Shared Innovation”, AFD highlights innovative programs devised and developed in our partner countries. Poaching poses a major threat to the survival of numerous species – many of...
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Northern Congo: Protecting Forests with the Help of Local Residents
AFD is joining a whole new venture aimed at reconciling biodiversity conservation and local socioeconomic development in the Northern Congo forest basin. Through dialogue and partnerships, local peopl...
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AFD-EU Research Facility on Inequality: Reviewing the Results
Financed by the EU and carried out by AFD, the Research Facility on Inequalities features 22 research projects involving more than 60 researchers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the US. It...
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Mobile Film Festival 2021: Africa on Set
Imagine making a movie on a mobile phone – and telling the entire story in just one minute. Celebrating African filmmaking talent, this year’s awards ceremony for the Mobile Film Festival was held in...
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AFD Promotes Eco-Friendly Housing in Peru
In Peru, the European Union and Agence Française de Développement are helping people purchase certified sustainable housing. This is made possible by a €10-million grant to the “Mivivienda Verde” prog...
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Biodiversity Partners Program (BIPP): supporting pro-nature initiatives in Southern Africa
Agence Française de Développement is launching a pilot project to accelerate pro-nature projects led by 30 entrepreneurs and "intrapreneurs" - i.e. those working on innovative approaches - from eight...
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7 Innovative Projects using Data to Combat Covid-19
AFD's “Shared Innovation” series highlights innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries. AFD, Expertise France and The GovLab have launched call for projects that will use dat...
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Assessment: Two years of project evaluation at AFD
What impact do AFD's development projects and policies have? In a special report, AFD takes stock of the evaluations conducted on activities undertaken in 2019 and 2020. Results are compiled in an int...
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“AFD Offers a Wide Range of Financial and Non-Financial Tools in the Western Balkans”
Starting a new chapter in Eastern Europe, AFD recently opened its Western Balkans office in Belgrade, Serbia. Its Director, Dominique Hautbergue handles activities in six countries: Albania, Bosnia a...
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AFD Group’s 2020 Results: a Rapid Response to the Crisis while Maintaining the Long-term Focus
Despite an unprecedented worldwide pandemic, AFD Group’s commitments over the past year haven’t faltered. CEO Rémy Rioux presented the Group’s results for 2020 on Tuesday, April 13. Even amidst the de...
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Empowering Indigenous Communities in the Amazon
The “Terrindigena” Project will provide support for 18 indigenous communities in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, to improve their living conditions and protect 17 million hectares of Amazonian forest.
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Tilt, a Digital Platform to help Young People take Action
How to help young French people get involved in action to tackle the major global environmental challenges? This is the question AFD wants to help answer with the Tilt digital ecosystem. It is made up...
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Transformation of Secondary Education in Benin
In Benin, the government has made secondary education a priority. AFD has been contributing to these efforts since 2017 by supporting the Benin Secondary Education Support Project (PAESB). Here, we ta...
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Vietnam: Enhancing Climate Resilience through better water management
Training workshops in urban development and resilience were held in the two Vietnamese provinces of Bac Kan and Ha Nam in early April, with an eye to designing sustainable and integrated water managem...
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AFD and EU help in the Modernization of Georgia's Water Supply and Sanitation System
Delegated funds from the EU will support an AFD credit line that seeks to rehabilitate, reconstruct and expand the water supply and sanitation infrastructure and improve related services in the munici...
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New Call for Projects 2023-26: Cultural Actions in Africa that Build on Social Bonds
Launched by the French Institute and AFD, the Access Culture program supports and finances cultural projects promoting social ties and strengthening collaborations between African and French cultural...
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