11.4 billion euros
pledged in 2018
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11.4 billion euros
pledged in 2018
Support for 4,000 projects
in 115 countries and territories
#WeSayWeDo
commitments–and results
Innovate, deliver on our commitments and be accountable for them: with these three objectives in mind the French Development Agency group (AFD) has continued to evolve. With annual commitments of 11.4 billion euros in 2018, our activities are guided by the conviction that solving today’s challenges requires shared responsibility.
The AFD group is fulfilling its objectives in order to build a more just world, while supporting development that takes the climate crisis into account. Its teams are fully engaged in more than 4,000 projects devoted to the common good on issues like climate, biodiversity, peace, education or health.
Click on the images for more information
A bigger AFD for implementing France's development policy more effectively.
Rémy Rioux, AFD Group CEO
THE AFD
AT A GLANCE
€11.4 billion
in total commitments by the AFD group in 2018
€1.6 billion
in financing authorized by Proparco
people with acces
to water
girls enrolled
in school
people with better access
to electricity
beneficiaries of
Proparco-signed projects
people with access
to health services
in natural areas preserved
or protected
M
,000
,000
,000
M
.
km²
M
Development aid can have
a positive impact on climate
Fighting social exclusion
in Lima's favelas
€100 M
for equality
at the highest level in Morocco
Funds mostly borrowed on markets
Funds mostly borrowed on markets
100,000
seeds planted
in the Fiji Islands
€2.5
billion
pledged to support
10,000 African
companies by 2022
5 innovations
for women in Africa
Sensitizing
3,000 children
in Mayotte
2 video
animation programs in Kenya
16 NGOs
united for education
120 hospital managers
trained in the Congo
22.6 M
people have improved
access to a basic good
or service
155 neighborhoods revitalised in Tunisia
€30 billion
for adaptation
to climate change
€500,000
for social entrepreneurship
12,000 km²
preserved in Mauritania
2013-2018 :
€2.1 BN
committed for the Sahel
I dreamed of driving
for Kerala's first metro system
A race against
time has begun
The sustainable
use of ecosystems must become the rule
Improving health systems as a whole
Diversified financial instruments
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all data
Learn more
about the projects supported
by the AFD Group
ADAPTATION
A program to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement
The AFD supports policies designed to adapt to and fight climate change in the most vulnerable countries. The Adapt’Action program aims to assist countries seeking technical assistance for the institutional, methodological and operational implementation of their commitments to the fight against climate change.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture in the Sahel: a challenge concerning all
Between 2013 and 2018, 12% of AFD commitments in the Sahel were dedicated to the agricultural sector and food security.
SAHEL
6 billion euros and 500 projects for development
Launched in 2017, the Sahel Alliance aims to pool and coordinate the commitments of funders in the region. For Jean-Marc Gravellini, coordinator of the Alliance, the project aims to bring concrete help to Sahelian populations, especially those in the most vulnerable areas.
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Meet Fiji’s Resisters
In the South Pacific, the island nation of Fiji and its million inhabitants are particularly threatened by climate change. In Ra Province, on the main island of Viti Levu, villagers are fighting to adapt to change and preserve biodiversity with the support of an innovative pilot project.
BIODIVERSITY
“Integrating concern for biodiversity into our activities”
Gilles Kleitz, director of the AFD’s Energy Transition and Natural Resources Department, reflects on the conclusions of the IPBES report, which encourages the AFD to take better account of biodiversity in its programs.
EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
India : in Kochi, the Metro is driving progress
The Kerala region’s biggest city was congested and paralyzed by a lack of public transportation. It’s breathing easier now with the launch of the Metro system in June 2017. The managing company took advantage of the launch to knock down some key social barriers.
SPORTS AND DÉVELOPMENT
The ONG Play International is shattering stereotypes in Mayotte
INFRASTRUCTURE
Tunisia reinvents its suburbs
The AFD and the European Union are working together to support the revitalization of a number of neglected Tunisian neighborhoods. Beyond providing access to basic services, the program is creating social capital in the neighborhoods by supporting community-led projects with socio-cultural aims. It’s also creating jobs through initiatives like the development of local infrastructure and activity hubs.
EDUCATION
The “Champions of Education” platform for the sector’s NGOs
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Kenya: pixels “Made in Africa”
The French digital creation school Rubika and the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi are developing advanced animation and video games programs to prepare African talent for employment.
The AFD Digital Challenge 2019 awarded prizes to five projects.
DIGITAL
EUROPÉAN PARTNERSHIP
Western Balkans: a step closer to Europe
In December 2018, the AFD joined the European Commission’s Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). Through this new partnership, France will be providing its expertise to the six countries in the region in the fields of connectivity, the environment and the social sector.
HEALTH
“To improve poor countries’ health care systems”
The WHO estimates that health systems must be reconstructed in 22 countries. Christophe Paquet, head of the AFD’s Social Protection and Health Division, explains why this is a top priority.
EXPERTISE FRANCE
Managers trained in hospital management
The AFD and the Congo’s Ministry of Health commissioned Expertise France to implement capacity-building in hospital management for the Congolese hospitals network. A photo report from the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville.
PROPARCO | PRIVATE SECTOR
2018 Sustainable Development Report
The business sector’s participation will be crucial for the success of the 2030 Agenda. That’s why the AFD group is working to steer private investment toward sustainable and inclusive solutions, notably through its subsidiary Proparco. In 2018, Proparco endorsed 68 new projects, totaling 1.36 billion euros. Read the analysis of the impacts and results of these projects.
FIGHTING INEQUALITY
Peru: Riding along with the Samusocial International
Meet the families of the Huaycán neighborhood. For these residents, visits from Samusocial aid workers are essential.
Development aid can have a positive impact on climate
The climate crisis is troubling. But a range of actors are working to make progress in facilitating an environmental transition. Among them are actors in public aid for development—institutions which offer State-sponsored funding for projects all over the world. Their role is fundamental, as seven key points show.
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€5.1 BN
Loans to States
4,4 Mds€
Prêts aux entreprises
et aux collectivités
€1.3 BN
Grants*
(*) Grants to NGOs, Debt Reduction-Development Contracts (C2D), fund delegations from other donors.
€0.6 BN
Guarantees and equity participation
€6.4 BN
Borrowing on markets
€1.1 BN
State-allocated
budget appropriation
€0.5 BN
Borrowing
from the State
€0.4 BN
Delegated resources
including €0.2 BN from the European Union
The AFD group is committed to helping build a world shared in common, through preservation of our five most crucial common goods—the planet, social link, peace, partnership and prosperity. Its financing produces tangible impacts on the ground and concrete results for the beneficiaries.
Learn more
about the projects
supported by the AFD
The AFD group is committed to helping build a world shared in common, through preservation of our five most crucial common goods—the planet, social link, peace, partnership and prosperity. Its financing produces tangible impacts on the ground and concrete results for the beneficiaries.
11.4 billion euros
pledged in 2018
Support for
4,000 projects
in 115 countries
and territories
#WeSayWeDo
commitments–and results
Innovate, deliver on our commitments and be accountable for them: with these three objectives in mind the French Development Agency group (AFD) has continued to evolve. With annual commitments of 11.4 billion euros in 2018, our activities are guided by the conviction that solving today’s challenges requires shared responsibility.
The AFD group is fulfilling its objectives in order to build a more just world, while supporting development that takes the climate crisis into account. Its teams are fully engaged in more than 4,000 projects devoted to the common good on issues like climate, biodiversity, peace, education or health.
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A bigger AFD for implementing France's development policy more effectively.
Rémy Rioux,
AFD group CEO
Diversified financial instruments
€11.4 billion
in total commitments by the AFD group in 2018
€1.6 billion
in financing authorized by Proparco
people with access to water
girls enrolled
in school
people with better access to electricity
beneficiaries of Proparco-signed projects
people with access to health services
in natural areas preserved or protected
M
,000
,000
,000
M
.
km²
M
Development aid can have
a positive impact on cliamate
Fighting social exclusion
in Lima's favelas
€100 M
for equality at the highest level in Morocco
100,000
seeds planted in the Fiji Islands
€2.5 billion
pledged to support 10,000 African companies by 2022
5 innovations
for women in Africa
Sensitizing
3,000 children in Mayotte
2 video
animation programs in Kenya
16 NGOs
united for education
120 hospital managers
trained in the congo
22.6 M
people have improved access
to a basic good or service
155 neighborhoods
revitalized in Tunisia
€30 billion
for adaptation to climate change
€500,000
for social entrepreneurship
12,000 km²
preserved in Mauritania
2013-2018 :
€2.1 BN
Committed for the Sahel
I dreamed of driving for
Kerala's first
metro system
Improving health systems as a whole
A race against time has begun
The sustainable use
of ecosystems must
become the rule
BIODIVERSITY
“Integrating concern for biodiversity into our activities”
Gilles Kleitz, director of the AFD’s Energy Transition and Natural Resources Department, reflects on the conclusions of the IPBES report, which encourages the AFD to take better account of biodiversity in its programs.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture in the Sahel: a challenge concerning all
FIGHTING INEQUALITY
Peru: Riding along with the Samusocial International
Meet the families of the Huaycán neighborhood. For these residents, visits from Samusocial aid workers are essential.
SAHEL
6 billion euros and 500 projects
for development
Launched in 2017, the Sahel Alliance aims to pool and coordinate the commitments of funders in the region. For Jean-Marc Gravellini, coordinator of the Alliance, the project aims to bring concrete help to Sahelian populations, especially those in the most vulnerable areas.
EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
India: in Kochi,
the Metro is driving progress
The Kerala region’s biggest city was congested and paralyzed by a lack of public transportation. It’s breathing easier now with the launch of the Metro system in June 2017. The managing company took advantage of the launch to knock down some key social barriers.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Tunisia reinvents its suburbs
The AFD and the European Union are working together to support the revitalization of a number of neglected Tunisian neighborhoods. Beyond providing access to basic services, the program is creating social capital in the neighborhoods by supporting community-led projects with socio-cultural aims. It’s also creating jobs through initiatives like the development of local infrastructure and activity hubs.
The AFD Digital Challenge 2019 awarded prizes to five projects
DIGITAL
CULTURAL AND
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Kenya: pixels “Made in Africa”
The French digital creation school Rubika and the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi are developing advanced animation and video games programs to prepare African talent for employment.
SPORTS AND DÉVELOPMENT
The ONG Play International is shattering stereotypes in Mayotte
EDUCATION
The “Champions of Education” platform for the sector’s NGOs
HEALTH
“To improve poor countries’ health care systems”
The WHO estimates that health systems must be reconstructed in 22 countries. Christophe Paquet, head of the AFD’s Social Protection and Health Division, explains why this is a top priority.
PROPARCO | PRIVATE SECTOR
2018 Sustainable
Development Report
The business sector’s participation will be crucial for the success of the 2030 Agenda. That’s why the AFD group is working to steer private investment toward sustainable and inclusive solutions, notably through its subsidiary Proparco. In 2018, Proparco endorsed 68 new projects, totaling 1.36 billion euros. Read the analysis of the impacts and results of these projects.
EXPERTISE FRANCE
Managers trained in hospital management
The AFD and the Congo’s Ministry of Health commissioned Expertise France to implement capacity-building in hospital management for the Congolese hospitals network. A photo report from the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville.
ADAPTATION
A program to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement
The AFD supports policies designed to adapt to and fight climate change in the most vulnerable countries. The Adapt’Action program aims to assist countries seeking technical assistance for the institutional, methodological and operational implementation of their commitments to the fight against climate change.
Development aid can have a positive impact on climate
The climate crisis is troubling. But a range of actors are working to make progress in facilitating an environmental transition. Among them are actors in public aid for development—institutions which offer State-sponsored funding for projects all over the world. Their role is fundamental, as seven key points show.
CLIMATE CHANGE
EUROPÉAN PARTNERSHIP
Western Balkans: a step closer to Europe
In December 2018, the AFD joined the European Commission’s Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). Through this new partnership, France will be providing its expertise to the six countries in the region in the fields of connectivity, the environment and the social sector.
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Meet Fiji’s Resisters
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THE AFD AT A GLANCE
€5.1 BN
Loans to States
€4.4 BN
Loans to
businesses
and loval governments
€1.3 BN
Grants*
(*) Grants to NGOs, Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D), fund delegations from other donors.
€0.6 BN
Guarantees and equity participation
€1.1 BN
State-allocated budget appropriation
€6.4 BN
Borrowing on markets
€0.5 BN
Borrowing
from the State
€0.4 BN
Delegated resources
including €0,2 BN from the European Union
THE AFD
AT A GLANCE
11.4 billion euros
pledged in 2018
support for 4,000 projects
in 115 countries and territories
#WeSayWeDo
commitments—and results
Innovate, deliver on our commitments and be accountable for them: with these three objectives in mind the French Development Agency group (AFD) has continued to evolve. With annual commitments of 11.4 billion euros in 2018, our activities are guided by the conviction that solving today’s challenges requires shared responsibility.
The AFD group is fulfilling its objectives in order to build a more just world, while supporting development that takes the climate crisis into account. Its teams are fully engaged in more than 4,000 projects devoted to the common good on issues like climate, biodiversity, peace, education or health.
Click on the images for more information
A bigger AFD for implementing
France’s development policy
more effectively.
Rémy Rioux, AFD Group CEO
€6.4 BN
Borrowing on markets
€1.1 BN
State-allocated budget appropriation
€0.5 BN
Borrowing
from the State
€0.4 BN
Delegated resources
including €0,2 BN
from the European Union
€5.1 BN
Loans to States
€4.4 BN
Loans to businesses and loval governments
€1.3 BN
Grants*
(*) Grants to NGOs, Debt Reduction–Development Contracts (C2D), fund delegations from other donors.
€0.6 BN
Guarantees and equity participation
€11.4 billion
in total commitments by the AFD group in 2018
€1.6 billion
in financing authorized by Proparco
people with
access to water
girls enrolled
in school
people with better access to electricity
beneficiaries of Proparco-signed projects
people with access
to health services
in natural areas
preserved or protected
M
,000
,000
,000
M
,
km²
M
Funds mostly borrowed on markets
Diversified financial instruments
The AFD group is committed to helping build a world shared in common, through preservation of our five most crucial common goods—the planet, social link, peace, partnership and prosperity. Its financing produces tangible impacts on the ground and concrete results for the beneficiaries.
Learn more
about the projects supported
by the AFD group
Development aid can have a positive impact on climate
Fighting social exclusion
in Lima's favelas
€100 M
for equality at the highest level in Morocco
100,000
seeds planted
in the Fiji Islands
€2.5
billion
pledged to support 10,000 African companies by 2022
5 innovations
for women in Africa
Sensitizing
3,000 children
in Mayotte
2 video
animation
programs in Kenya
16 NGOs
united for education
120 hospital managers
trained in the Congo
22.6 M
people have improved
access to a basic good
or service
155 neighborhoods revitalized in Tunisie
€30 billion
for adaptation
to climate change
€500,000
for social
entrepreneurship
12,000 km²
preserved in Mauritania
2013-2018 :
€2.1 BN
committed for the Sahel
I dreamed of driving for
Karal's first
metro system
Improving health systems as a whole
A race
against time
has begun
The sustainaible use of ecosystems must become
the rule
Development aid can have
a positive impact on climate
The climate crisis is troubling. But a range of actors are working to make progress in facilitating an environmental transition. Among them are actors in public aid for development—institutions which offer State-sponsored funding for projects all over the world. Their role is fundamental, as seven key points show.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Find out more
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture in the Sahel: a challenge concerning all
HEALTH
“To improve poor countries’ health care systems”
The WHO estimates that health systems must be reconstructed in 22 countries. Christophe Paquet, head of the AFD’s Social Protection and Health Division, explains why this is a top priority.
Find out more
The AFD Digital Challenge 2019 awarded prizes to five projects.
DIGITAL
Find out more
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Meet Fiji’s Resisters
In the South Pacific, the island nation of Fiji and its million inhabitants are particularly threatened by climate change. In Ra Province, on the main island of Viti Levu, villagers are fighting to adapt to change and preserve biodiversity with the support of an innovative pilot project.
Find out more
CULTURAL
AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Kenya: pixels “Made in Africa”
L’école française d’animation Rubika et l’Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) de Nairobi ouvrent des parcours de haut niveau en animation et en jeu vidéo pour favoriser l’employabilité des talents africains.
Find out more
ADAPTATION
A program to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement
The AFD supports policies designed to adapt to and fight climate change in the most vulnerable countries. The Adapt’Action program aims to assist countries seeking technical assistance for the institutional, methodological and operational implementation of their commitments to the fight against climate change.
Find out more
FIGHTING INEQUALITY
Peru: Riding along with the Samusocial International
Meet the families of the Huaycán neighborhood. For these residents, visits from Samusocial aid workers are essential.
Find out more
EXPERTISE FRANCE
Managers trained in hospital management
L’AFD et le ministère de la Santé du Congo ont mandaté Expertise France pour mettre en œuvre le renforcement des capacités en gestion hospitalière du réseau hospitalier congolais. Reportage photo au Centre hospitalier universitaire de Brazzaville.
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BIODIVERSITY
“Integrating concern for biodiversity into our activities”
Gilles Kleitz, director of the AFD’s Energy Transition and Natural Resources Department, reflects on the conclusions of the IPBES report, which encourages the AFD to take better account of biodiversity in its programs.
Find out more
EDUCATION
The “Champions of Education” platform for the sector’s NGOs
Find out more
INFRASTRUCTURE
Tunisia reinvents its suburbs
The AFD and the European Union are working together to support the revitalization of a number of neglected Tunisian neighborhoods. Beyond providing access to basic services, the program is creating social capital in the neighborhoods by supporting community-led projects with socio-cultural aims. It’s also creating jobs through initiatives like the development of local infrastructure and activity hubs.
Find out more
PROPARCO
PRIVATE SECTOR
2018 Sustainable Development Report
The business sector’s participation will be crucial for the success of the 2030 Agenda. That’s why the AFD group is working to steer private investment toward sustainable and inclusive solutions, notably through its subsidiary Proparco. In 2018, Proparco endorsed 68 new projects, totaling 1.36 billion euros. Read the analysis of the impacts and results of these projects.
Find out more
EQUALITY
AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
India: in Kochi, the Metro is driving progress
The Kerala region’s biggest city was congested and paralyzed by a lack of public transportation. It’s breathing easier now with the launch of the Metro system in June 2017. The managing company took advantage of the launch to knock down some key social barriers.
Find out more
Western Balkans:
a step closer to Europe
In December 2018, the AFD joined the European Commission’s Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). Through this new partnership, France will be providing its expertise to the six countries in the region in the fields of connectivity, the environment and the social sector.
Find out more
EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP
SPORTS AND DÉVELOPMENT
The ONG Play International is shattering stereotypes in Mayotte
Find out more
SAHEL
6 billion euros and 500 projects for development
Launched in 2017, the Sahel Alliance aims to pool and coordinate the commitments of funders in the region. For Jean-Marc Gravellini, coordinator of the Alliance, the project aims to bring concrete help to Sahelian populations, especially those in the most vulnerable areas.
Find out more
Editorial and graphic design, development: Animal pensant
Editorial and graphic design, development: Animal pensant
Editorial and graphic design, development: Animal pensant
Editorial and graphic design, development: Animal pensant