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About us

Climate, biodiversity, peace, education, employment, gender equality, global health… Our teams are involved in over 4,000 projects across the French Overseas Territories and in 160 countries. In doing so, we contribute to France’s policy on sustainable investment and international solidarity, in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Where we operate

With a network of 85 offices across five continents, AFD operates through 17 regional directorates worldwide, including in French Overseas Territories and Brussels.
Its operations are structured around five geographic areas: Africa, the European Neighbourhood, the Orient, Latin America, and the Three Oceans.

In the spotlight

AFD Group strengthens its partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation

AFD Group and the Aga Khan Foundation have signed an ambitious partnership to support coastal populations and ecosystems in the Indian Ocean.

  • Climate

  • Three Oceans

Published on july 15 2025

The Seville conference: reshaping global financial architecture – Interview with Rémy Rioux

Financial Systems

Published on june 28 2025

Rémy Rioux

Seville FfD4: aligning education aid for impact

Education and Training

Published on june 27 2025

Education

From Paris 2024 to Dakar 2026: can sport deliver on the Sport4SD promises?

Sports and Development

Published on july 1 2025

Isonga
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Current events

Bridging Divides: Evidence-Based Policies for Inequality Reduction and Sustainable Development

International conference of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities

From Tuesday october 7 2025 to Wednesday october 8 2025

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Projects with sustainable impact

A sport app to promote social inclusion

  • Health and Social Protection

  • Sports and Development

Ongoing

2019 - 2020

South Africa

Financing amount : 100 000 €

Surf, south africa

Improving access to basic education for vulnerable children in Kurdistan of Iraq

Education and Training

Ongoing

2017 - 2020

Iraq

Financing amount : 2 000 000 €

Améliorer l'accès à l'éducation de base des enfants vulnérables au Kurdistan d'Irak

Community social protection in Lebanese municipalities (phase 2)

  • Health and Social Protection

  • Education and Training

2018

Lebanon

Financing amount : 1 500 000 €

Mère, enfants, santé, Liban, ONG arcenciel
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Publications & Media

Why is ocean acidification a major polit...

Research document

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AFD Group Evaluations Report 2025

Institutional document

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Projections of Heat Stress in Vietnam Us...

Research document

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Videos

How AFD brings your projects to life

Published on april 19 2023

Comment l'AFD concrétise vos projets

How is AFD making development sustainable?

Published on april 20 2023

Développement durable : comment s'y prend l'AFD ?
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Impacts in figures

  • 121 million people will benefit from improved access to essential services (water, energy, health, sanitation...) thanks to solidarity and sustainable investments (SSI) granted in 2024
  • 40 million hectares of natural areas and forests have already been conserved or restored thanks to investments made between 2014 and 2024
  • 1st development bank 100% aligned with the Paris Agreement
  • 55% of our projects include a goal to promote gender equality