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Agroecology public policies and income inequalities in rural regions in Senegal

The goal of agroecological intensification is to increase productivity while avoiding the adverse environmental effects of mechanized conventional agriculture that uses chemical inputs. In order to ca...

Understanding the dynamics of the earnings distribution in South Africa

Despite a democratic governance, well-established judicial, financial and human rights institutions and a positive policy framework, poverty and inequality are still largely cast along historical line...

Inequalities in urban water services in La Paz and El Alto - Bolivia

Inequalities in urban water services are often perceived simplistically, according to a binary interpretation of “access/non-access,” with an end goal of making access to this public service universal...

Analyzing inequalities from the perspective of health, education, and employment trajectories in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth throughout the past ten years (more than 5% per year on average). Nevertheless, a non-negligible portion of the country’s population lives be...

Inequalities diagnostics: a tool for analyzing inequalities

Inequality has emerged as the social challenge of the decade. Empirically, a series of influential studies of the available international evidence suggest that global inequality has been falling in th...

Multidimensional inequalities study in Vietnam

This project seeks to contribute to the goals of the research facility on inequalities through the analysis of multidimensional inequalities in Vietnam. The project will address the following key ques...

Analysis of multidimensional inequalities and impact of regional policies on inequalities in Central America a...

AFD, AECID and Oxfam are committed to reverse rising inequality in order to reduce poverty in a significant and lasting manner through a human right approach. The research process will conduct a regio...

Lebanon

Lebanon, a gateway to the Middle East, is experiencing an unprecedented multidimensional crisis, worsened by the recent conflict. The breakdown of public services threatens hard-won development gains...

Take care Life is collective

The project led by the Fundación Bien Humano aims to contribute to the reduction of gender gaps by fostering the acknowledgement, reduction of time and redistribution of unpaid care work and the promo...

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The European Union is a key player in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indeed, the EU and its Member States are collectively the world’s largest donor. In 2022, they...

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Guarantees: instruments to mobilize local resources

AFD Group offers its clients guarantees designed to facilitate access to financing for small businesses and microfinance institutions by reducing the risk borne by local banks when providing loans. Th...

Local and regional authorities

A distinctive feature of French local and regional authorities is that they carry out international actions. And with its more than 5,000 active local or regional authorities, France has one of the mo...

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AFD devotes an increasing amount of its activity to directly financing foreign local authorities. To implement this strategy, it relies on the strongly political expertise of French local authorities.

Training: learning together to transform the world

AFD Group Campus is our training center, created to build a shared foundation of knowledge, to share experiences, and to learn the necessary skills to design and implement high-impact projects that su...

Afghanistan

Afghanistan stands at the crossroads of Central Asia and has been the scene of conflicts since 1979. The country is struggling to find a way out of insecurity and political instability. It is also hig...

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Development banks and agencies

Development banks and agencies, backed by States, have the capacity to plan for the long-term. They help chart new paths and catalyse change. When it comes to supporting transitions and steering econo...