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Moving Towards Sustainable Construction in Türkiye
Intensifying demand for housing from growing populations is putting pressure on land and energy sources, particularly in Türkiye. On the eve of Earth Day on 22 April, we take a look at AFD's support f...
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Investing in Schools in Gabon
AFD Group and Gabon are working together to implement the Education Sector Investment Project, a €154 million loan to build between 500 and 600 new classrooms in Libreville and Port-Gentil. This ambit...
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Strengthening biodiversity cooperation between India and Southern Africa
From Assam, India, to the savannas of Southern Africa, national park managers worldwide are collaborating to better protect biodiversity. The Parks & Biodiversity Partnership program, supported by AFD...
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2024 Universal registration document
Amid the geopolitical, economic, environmental and financial uncertainties of today’s world, we need to stay the course towards international solidarity, as defined in 2015 in the United Nations 2030...
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Digital Energy Challenge: innovative projects paving the way for Africa’s energy transition
With 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity, the continent’s energy transition is a critical issue. To help tackle this problem, in 2020, AFD launched the Digital Energy Challenge in partn...
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Beirut: a Healthcare Center for the Disadvantaged
The Lebanese healthcare system is under severe strain, prompting AFD to intervene through the Minka Peace and Resilience fund, to ensure the provision of quality and sustainable care. The project will...
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Backing the Modernization of Serbia’s Railways
The modernization program of Serbia’s railway sector supported by AFD and the World Bank will strengthen Serbia’s integration within European railway ecosystem and improve the service quality for pass...
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Civil Society Organizations and AFD: an Evolving Partnership
At a geopolitically and environmentally unstable time with the eruption of countless crises, cooperation between AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) is more important than ever. CSOs have becom...
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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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A Smart App for Sustainable Fishing in Mexico
As part of our “Shared Innovation” series, AFD is highlighting innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries. The Mexican NGO Cobi and local fishers have developed a new smart p...
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AFD Digital Energy Challenge: Boosting Energy Access across Africa through Innovation
The Digital Energy Challenge has awarded 10 start-ups and utility companies for coming up with some of the most innovative approaches to providing electricity in Africa. From “mini-grids” connecting o...
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The DIRECCT program: Digitizing Health, Education and Business to Provide a Shield from Shocks
The DIRECCT program works in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to support connectivity and digitization in the healthcare, education and small-business sectors. It helps these sectors bet...
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More Rwandan Public Services are going Digital with the support of AFD
Paper records and old computer networks in the health, education and environment sectors often make even the most basic transactions difficult and can prevent systems from operating efficiently. Digit...
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Winners of AFD’s Digital Challenge: 2021 Edition
Since 2016, AFD Digital Challenge has rewarded the most innovative African start-ups and research teams working with digital technology and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. After five year...
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Kheira Benaissa, The Woman Transforming Organic Waste into Biogas
As part of its “Shared Innovation” series, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is showcasing innovative programs that have been developed in its partner countries. Kheira Benaissa, head of the...
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Finding Innovative Development Solutions in North Africa
Some entrepreneurs sought to fight pollution; for others the goal was to promote inclusion. In their own ways, they have all taken action. The four winners of North Africa’s first call for proposals i...
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These 6 Winners of the Emerging Mediterranean Digital Talk to Drive Positive Innovation in the Mediterranean
The Emerging Mediterranean “Digital Talk” competition, a program that supports start-ups to develop positive innovation in Mediterranean countries, has just announced its list of winners. It is a driv...
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Grants: a stand-alone tool or as a complement to loans
AFD provides grants to fund initiatives in the health and education sectors, as well as for rural and urban development and infrastructure projects.
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AFD Digital Energy Challenge: 8 projects recognized for innovation in the Energy sector
The Digital Energy Challenge launched by AFD is one of the four pillars of the Digital Energy Facility, a program financed by the European Commission and implemented by AFD. The challenge awards proje...
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7 Innovative Projects using Data to Combat Covid-19
AFD's “Shared Innovation” series highlights innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries. AFD, Expertise France and The GovLab have launched call for projects that will use dat...
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