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Citizen participation:leverage for better public services?
Citizen participation could leverage public action to improve access to water in remote areas and address second-string subjects such as sanitation. However, this still very incantatory notion with i...
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The link between water and energy services in Palestine
Discover in this video the testimonies of the people of Tubas area and representatives of the local water utility, stating their difficulty of access to affordable water in this arid region of norther...
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Panorama 2019 - AFD Group Annual Report
[Please refer to the bottom of the page to download the PDF] Agence Française de Développement (AFD) renews its action thanks to the 2,650 dedicated men and women in 115 different countries working...
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Zenata, Sport at the heart of the new city
In the heart of the new city of Zenata, the first ground of the partnership between AFD and the famous NBA (National Basketball Association) was born. Adorned with the colors of the Sustainable Develo...
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A coach for the children of Bredasdorp
The South African town of Bredsdorp, in the southern tip of the country, is rife with unemployment and drug use among young people. After graduating from high school, 22-year-old Bianca has been unabl...
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AFD Group and Georgia
AFD Group promotes a fair and inclusive transition in Georgia, and its convergence path towards its integration in the European Union. It has been operating in Georgia since 2012 in the sectors of ene...
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Inequality trends in South Africa: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality
This report on inequality trends in South Africa is a joint publication produced by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in partnership with the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SAL...
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AFD and State-Owned Enterprises
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a role in the implementation of development policies. For this reason, they are key players in a country’s economic and social environment, and improving their perf...
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Part 1: I4CE - A Framework for Alignment with the Paris Agreement: Why, What and How for Financial Institution...
Alignment with the Paris Agreement has become the new frontier of climate finance. Financial institutions, whether seeking sustainable development impacts or with commercial goals, are increasingly co...
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The sanitation challenge in Mauritania
In Mauritania, only 15% of the rural population has access to sanitation. As part of the Sahel Alliance, AFD and the European Union are supporting the Mauritanian authorities to raise awareness of go...
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Access to electricity in Sahel doubled by 2022 - Synthesis of the conference
The “Energy Access in the G5 Sahel Countries” Conference is the first edition of an annual meeting organized by the Energy Group of the Sahel Alliance, which aimed at strengthening the coordination of...
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Southeast Asia - Activity Report
AFD’s field of intervention in Southeast Asia covers seven ASEAN member countries: we’ve had a long-standing presence in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam going back to 1993. We’ve subsequently extended our...
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Reemerging diseases: New health challenges in Southeast Asia
Population growth and economic development in Southeast Asia are driving major changes: a high rate of urbanization, increased exploitation of natural resources, intensification of agricultural practi...
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An athlete dedicated to education
As France’s youngest department, with more than half its population under the age of 18, Mayotte naturally focuses on many education-related issues. It is an ideal playing field for the entertaining a...
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Denis Mukwege: Sexual violence is a fearsome weapon
Rape and sexual slavery are routinely practiced by armed groups with an ever-increasing number of victims, leading over time to the breakdown of family and social models. For affected women, access to...
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Seed fund for African digital start-ups
It’s a big boost for small businesses and entrepreneurs. To help support and finance African start-ups, AFD is launching a new €15 million seed fund. It’s part of a growing commitment to expanding the...
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Inspiring children and uplifting the city through sports
The city centre of Johannesburg, historically the heart of the city's economic activity, has seen a sharp decline since the 1970s: many buildings were abandoned, public spaces were left in decline and...
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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Since 2017, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and AFD, in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), have been supporting the Deep Decarbon...
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AFD and the blue economy in Indonesia
The largest archipelago in the world with nearly 17,000 islands and the 6th Exclusive Economic Zone of the world (sea surface of 6 million km²), Indonesia is a country that conceives its development a...
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20 years of AFD in Palestine
Over the last twenty years and with a difficult Palestinian history, AFD funded many projects aiming to help the most vulnerable people and to support institutional building of Palestine. In coordinat...
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