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Promoting menstrual health and hygiene Impact and lessons learned from two projects in Ethiopia and Madagascar
Menstrual health and hygiene is a global issue affecting nearly 500 million people. Despite being on the international agenda, there is still a lack of data to identify effective levers for promoting...
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Financial Systems – 2024 Activity Report
In 2024, AFD Group redefined its “Financial Systems” roadmap to better address sustainability challenges and the vulnerabilities of financial systems in developing countries. Amid an international...
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Discover the full scope of AFD’s action in Chad
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East Jerusalem: Strengthening Saint Joseph Hospital
Amid mounting pressure on the Palestinian health system, France – through AFD – is supporting an ambitious project to renovate and expand the Saint Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem.
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Local Policies for the Conservation of the Bolivian Amazon for-est
In Bolivia, Pando’s Amazonian forests remain well-preserved thanks to a forest-fruit economy, yet face growing pressure from human activities such as farming, mining, and effects of cli-mate change....
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AFD and Qatar Fund for Development strengthen their cooperation to support the expansion of Saint Joseph Hospi...
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a cooperation agreement today in Doha to jointly support the renovation and expansion of Saint Joseph Hospi...
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AFD and ICRC renew their partnership to strengthen sustainable responses in crisis zones
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed their third Operational Framework Agreement (2025-2030), marking a new stage in a partnership co...
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Financing CSO projects
Is your CSO seeking financing for an international solidarity project or does it want to implement an AFD project? Find out about the mechanisms tailored to your needs.
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Program to support BP in deploying its program to support women's entrepreneurship
This project aims to support Banco Popular in its objective of financing micro, small and me- dium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned by women, and businesses that promote equality be- tween men and wome...
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AFD, PROPARCO and French Healthcare are joining forces to boost the international visibility of French healthc...
The French Development Agency (AFD), PROPARCO and the French Healthcare Association today officially signed a strategic partnership agreement, marking a new milestone in the organization and promotion...
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In Kenya, women are building roads to opportunity
In Kenya's arid and semi-arid regions (ASAL), the development of road infrastructure is a key driver of connectivity, safety and access to services. In Maralal, the supported project favours labour-in...
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Our priorities
AFD Group has a mission to help construct a world in common, a world that preserves and protects five important “public goods”: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. As an accelerator an...
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Our history
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was founded in 1941 and is the world’s oldest development bank. Created by General de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War,...
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Transparency and dialogue
Information, dialogue and responding to requests are the prerequisites for a relationship of trust with all our partners. This a commitment of all AFD Group. For us, supporting sustainable projects...
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and general conditions of use for AFD’s website. The website www.afd.fr (hereinafter “the website” or “AFD’s website”) is published by Agence Française de Développement (hereinafter “AFD”), a publi...
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The world's leading donor
The European Union is a key player in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indeed, the EU and its Member States are collectively the world’s largest donor. In 2022, they...
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Information about cookies
A cookie (or connection token) is a text file saved by your browser to store information on web pages you have visited during browser sessions. These cookies allow us to store information about your b...
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Local and regional authorities
A distinctive feature of French local and regional authorities is that they carry out international actions. And with its more than 5,000 active local or regional authorities, France has one of the mo...
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You represent a French local authority
AFD devotes an increasing amount of its activity to directly financing foreign local authorities. To implement this strategy, it relies on the strongly political expertise of French local authorities.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan stands at the crossroads of Central Asia and has been the scene of conflicts since 1979. The country is struggling to find a way out of insecurity and political instability. It is also hig...
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