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Benin
AFD has been operating in Benin since 1956 and mainly works to improve access to essential services. We are the leading donor for secondary and vocational education and joint leader in the energy sect...
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Conserving island ecosystems and reducing their vulnerability to climate change
The RESCCUE project, implemented by the Pacific Community (SPC), aims to fight against the impacts of climate change. How? By increasing the resilience of the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of the...
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Kiwa Initiative
To strengthen the adaptation of the Pacific territories to the impacts of climate change and better protect their biodiversity, the Kiwa Initiative is supporting projects that promote nature-based sol...
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Helping build a new agricultural development model
The project aimed to develop political orientations and innovative modes of action to promote a new agricultural development model for the regional and inclusive rebalancing of small and medium-sized...
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The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility (2020-2025)
Launched in 2021, the second phase of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities focuses on four countries: South Africa, Mexico, Colombia and Indonesia. Funded by the European Union with €3 million...
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Water management: A fresh start in Jodhpur
The project aims to optimize Jodhpur’s drinking water network, with an approach that focuses on energy and water savings and on improving the living conditions of the people.
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Restoring ecosystems with the residents of Assam
AFD supports a sustainable and participatory management of forest ecosystems in Assam, while developing the economic resources of the populations.
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Helping Kochi sustainably restructure its urban mobility
AFD supports the city of Kochi in the construction of a light metro and the restructuration of its urban mobility. An innovation-driven project that greatly contributes to transforming Kochi into a Sm...
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Intensifying last-mile connectivity in rural Uganda
The aim of this project is to extend the supply of electricity from the national grid to local communities currently not accessing clean energy in order to spur sustainable economic and social develop...
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Supporting energy efficiency through an innovative financial model
AFD supports the implementation of large-scale energy saving measures by public entities assisted by EESL, an energy services company.
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Supporting Senegal's skills for jobs and competitiveness program
AFD and the World Bank are supporting the implementation of the Senegalese authorities’ new national vocational training strategy.
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Supporting Aberdares' small coffee farmers
By strengthening the Union of Small-scale Coffee Producers in Muranga, the project aims to increase the quantity and quality of the coffee produced, thus increasing the producers’ income.
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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 i...
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SUNREF: An AFD Group Green Finance Label
SUNREF, an AFD Group green finance label, helps economic actors in developing and emerging countries seize the opportunities offered by energy and environmental transitions and encourages local financ...
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South Africa
South Africa, one of Africa’s largest economies, is rich in minerals and has a developed financial sector but faces high socioeconomic disparities. As a coal-dependent economy, it is a major emitter o...
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Supporting urban mobility policies in the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
The very rapid urbanization of the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo poses a challenge for transport networks. AFD is supporting the urban mobility policies of these two States and is establishin...
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Supporting rural development in the provinces of Binh Dinh and Hung Yen
AFD is contributing to increasing agricultural production in the two provinces of Binh Dinh and Hung Yen by financing the construction of water networks and building the water resources management cap...
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Supporting digital resilience in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Led by Agence Française de Développement and the Belgian development agency ENABEL and funded by the European Commission, the program supports the use of digital technologies to build more resilient s...
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Build a relationship of trust between banks and SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises account for most of Nigeria’s economy. But deprived of adapted loans, their investment capacity remains low. AFD favors their access to the formal banking system.
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Promoting energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises
AFD supports the sustainable growth of Indian SMEs through energy efficiency projects financed by SIDBI.
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