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Kit Sport and Development: A Methodological Approach
For over 25 years, a number of actors (States, civil society, private sector, etc.) have been making sport work for development. Since 2015, physical activity has been mentioned as a major vehicle for...
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Making Food a “Common Good”: Lessons From Three Experiences to Fight Malnutrition
Food supply is caught in a powerful paradox. The right to food is one of the most established and codified human rights. However, almost a billion people – one person out of nine – currently suffer fr...
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AFD’s 80th Anniversary: Making Development More Sustainable and More Pertinent – to More People
How did it all begin? To mark AFD’s 80th anniversary – which we'll celebrate in December 2021 – François Pacquement, History and Strategic Thinking Officer at AFD, takes a look back at the Group’s his...
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Sustainable Transport on Track in Peru
An initiative in Peru, in which old, public vehicles are being sent to the junkyard to make room for new, less polluting buses and vans, is getting a boost. AFD, KfW and the European Union are provid...
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AFD Promotes Eco-Friendly Housing in Peru
In Peru, the European Union and Agence Française de Développement are helping people purchase certified sustainable housing. This is made possible by a €10-million grant to the “Mivivienda Verde” prog...
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Microfinance at the service of the population in Ghana
The Ghanaian financial sector is dominated by banking institutions but also relies on a large number of non-bank financial institutions, from the formal, semi-formal or formalization sector. Microfina...
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The Great Green Wall: Restoring Land in Africa
It is both an initiative for ecological restoration, and part of the fight against hunger and food insecurity in Africa. In existence since 2007, the Great Green Wall is above all part of an immense...
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In Côte d'Ivoire, a Fund to Boost Start-Ups in the Cultural and Creative Industries
Even in bustling African countries, young and growing populations can find it difficult to find employment. But while some conventional sectors struggle to keep afloat, enterprising entrepreneurs are...
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Vietnam: New "Workshop of the World"? Opportunities and Challenges
Following turbulence in 2012-2013, the Vietnamese economy seems to have recovered its momentum. Its growth rate was 6.7% in 2015 and is expected to stabilize at over 6% in 2016 despite the negative im...
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Improving Access to Energy in Africa with Digital Innovation
Half of the households in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. One answer may lie in energy innovations. The Digital Energy Facility promotes digital innovation by start-ups and operators in...
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Call for Projects to boost digital innovation in the energy sector
Financed by the European Union and implemented by AFD, the Digital Energy Facility program is launching a call for projects on April 6, 2021. It is aimed at public energy operators and start-ups that...
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Access to Water remains a Major Global Problem
Senegal will host the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar from March 21 to 26. For Céline Robert, head of AFD's Water and Sanitation Division, this event should help re-mobilize the international community...
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Vietnam: Protecting Bays and Biodiversity
The World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's iconic tourism sites. It is also home to considerable economic activity, which represents a significant threat to its conservation: the bay's...
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Building to Begin on one of West Africa’s Largest Biomass Power Plants
Construction is due to begin in September of a new power plant producing energy from biomass – one of the largest such plants in West Africa. The project, financed by Proparco and partners, will creat...
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2018 Registration Document
2018 was a year of significant growth and transformation for AFD Group with commitments reaching €11.4 billion, up by €1 billion on the previous financial year. In the course of the year, the Group...
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The Numbers are in: Improved Access to Healthcare for 52 million thanks to AFD Financing in 2021
Last year AFD Group allocated financing of €826 million to the health and social protection sectors worldwide. In 2022, it will continue the "Health in Common" initiative launched in 2020.
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Creating Access to Agricultural Finance - Based on a horizontal study of Cambodia, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Th...
Inadequate financing of the agricultural sector remains a major constraint in developing countries. Despite the existence of genuine financial needs of large magnitude, financial institutions face dif...
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Civil society organizations (CSOs)
AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) work together to strengthen civil society’s contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Biodiversity Degradation: 3 Risks for Finance
Damage done the environment has an impact beyond the natural world. It poses potential problems to financial institutions and consequently to individual savers and entire economies. Nature and financ...
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Colombia: First Loan in Local Currency to Support Responsible Development
Agence Française de Développement and the Municipality of Barranquilla have signed a loan agreement amounting to €120 million, paid in the local currency. A first for AFD in Latin America.
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