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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

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A bigger AFD for implementing France's development policy more effectively.

 

 

Rémy Rioux, AFD Group CEO
 

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THE AFD

AT A GLANCE

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€11.4 billion

in total commitments by the AFD group in 2018

€1.6 billion

in financing authorized by Proparco

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girls enrolled
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to health services

in natural areas preserved
or protected

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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5.1 BN

Loans to States

4,4 Mds€

Prêts aux entreprises
et aux collectivités

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1.3 BN

Grants*

(*) Grants to NGOs, Debt Reduction-Development Contracts (C2D), fund delegations from other donors.

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0.6 BN

Guarantees and equity participation

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6.4 BN

Borrowing on markets

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1.1 BN

State-allocated

budget appropriation

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0.5 BN

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from the State

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0.4 BN

Delegated resources

including €0.2 BN from the European Union

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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.

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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.

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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
or check out our Panorama

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A bigger AFD for implementing France's development policy more effectively.

 

 

Rémy Rioux,
AFD group CEO

 

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Diversified financial instruments

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€11.4 billion

in total commitments by the AFD group in 2018

€1.6 billion

in financing authorized by Proparco

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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

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,000

,000

,000

M

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km²

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

filet-texte-boxsvg

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

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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.

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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.

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THE AFD AT A GLANCE

DATAWALL

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5.1 BN

Loans to States

4.4 BN

Loans to

businesses

and loval governments

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1.3 BN

Grants*

(*) Grants to NGOs, Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D), fund delegations from other donors.

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0.6 BN

Guarantees and equity participation

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1.1 BN

State-allocated budget appropriation

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6.4 BN

Borrowing on markets

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0.5 BN

Borrowing

from the State

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0.4 BN

Delegated resources

including €0,2 BN from the European Union

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THE AFD

AT A GLANCE

DATAWALL

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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
 

6.4 BN

Borrowing on markets

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1.1 BN

State-allocated budget appropriation

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0.5 BN

Borrowing

from the State

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0.4 BN

Delegated resources

including €0,2 BN

from the European Union

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5.1 BN

Loans to States

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4.4 BN

Loans to businesses and loval governments

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1.3 BN

Grants*

(*) Grants to NGOs, Debt Reduction–Development Contracts (C2D), fund delegations from other donors.

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0.6 BN

Guarantees and equity participation

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€11.4 billion

in total commitments by the AFD group in 2018

€1.6 billion

in financing authorized by Proparco

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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The AFD Digital Challenge 2019 awarded prizes to five projects.

DIGITAL

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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EDUCATION

The “Champions of Education” platform for the sector’s NGOs

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP

SPORTS AND DÉVELOPMENT

The ONG Play International is shattering stereotypes in Mayotte

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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.

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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