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Civil society organizations

AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) work together to help the latter contribute better to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The partnership between AFD and CSOs has develop...

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Strengthening Youth Skills and Opportunities through Vocational Training

Building on the success of the pilot project AFTER I, AFTER II aims to improve the quality of technical and vocational education in Rwanda to make it more attractive to young people. Its objective is...

Education and Training

Project

Our network in Latin America

AFD and Latin America: supporting transitions across the continent.

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Promoting School Sports in Rwanda

AFD supports the implementation of the Rwanda s National School Sport Policy through the Isonga Program, turning schools into hubs of talent, equality, and growth.

Education and Training
Sports and Development

Project

Our network: Three Oceans

AFD in the Three Oceans: supporting transitions across the continent.

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Upgrading informal settlements in Kigali

The Kigali Informal Settlement Upgrading Project (KISUP) is a project financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union to improve the living conditions of vulnerable comm...

Sustainable Cities

Project

Climate-resilient local development through the Basket Fund for Pro-Poor Development

Rwanda has achieved some of the highest rates of access to public services in sub‑Saharan Africa. However, rural areas still lag behind urban centers. In many districts, residents face longer travel t...

Infrastructure
Climate

Project

Energy Access and Quality Improvement Project

The project supports Rwanda’s national objective of achieving universal electricity access, through investments in grid expansion, improved service reliability, and institutional strengthening. The AF...

Energy

Project

Health in Common Initiative I & II

In response to COVID-19, AFD provided two successive budget supports to strengthen Rwanda’s health system, expand testing and treatment, and protect vulnerable households through social safety nets.

Health and Social Protection

Project

Digitization of administration and innovations for development

AFD is supporting Rwanda’s digital transformation through the modernization of IT networks in government institutions across the country, the creation of a national GeoHub, and the building of a Drone...

Digital and Innovation

Project

Strengthening healthcare system resilience for all

AFD supports Rwanda’s health reforms with results-based financing to strengthen primary care, expand the health workforce, and develop climate-resilient facilities, ensuring quality care and access fo...

Health and Social Protection

Project

Youth employment and elder care: a dual challenge in Morocco

In Casablanca, the "L’Heure joyeuse" association trains young people in personal care professions through the Fapar program, with support from AFD. This program offers a tangible solution to both yout...

Morocco
Education and Training

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East Africa poised for renewable energy boost with Kenya-France Geothermal Agreement

Nairobi, September 4, 2025 – Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a major cooperation agreement to accelerate the development of geothermal e...