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Improving access to education in Burkina Faso: a major condition for benefiting from the demographic dividend
The large share of children, teenagers, and young people within the Burkinabe population requires strong actions and considerable investments now to offer this segment of the population life skills (k...
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The impact of the military-political crisis of 2002 on inequalities in Côte d’Ivoire
The military-political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, sparked by an armed rebellion on September 19, 2002, increased inequalities in the CNW zone (Center, North, and West). However, even if they remained hi...
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Where do social inequalities come from in Côte d’Ivoire?
The LAMPE study on the determinants of social inequalities in Côte d’Ivoire1 shows a persistence of inequalities between 2008 and 2015. In particular, inequalities in participation in the labor market...
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Improving housing and access to sanitation in informal neighborhoods in Ouagadougou to reduce inequalities
The precarious housing conditions in informal settlements increase inequalities. Restructuring these neighborhoods by providing them with basic social services would be one of the solutions to improve...
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Climate Change Education from the Perspective of Social Norms. A Systematic Review
One of the most challenging problems of society today is climate change. Faced with this problem, people must change the way they behave to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt to them. Su...
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Worldwide effects of climate change education on the cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors of schoolchildren an...
Climate change is a pressing global issue, and educating young generations about its causes, consequences, and potential solutions is crucial for fostering sustainable practices; mitigating and adapti...
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How Public Development Banks mobilize their resources to finance transitions?
This paper studies how Public Development Banks (PDBs) are able to finance the transition by focusing on their funding resources. The first part of the paper focuses on an explanatory analysis of fund...
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FICOL: the French Local Authorities Financing Facility
The French Local Authorities Financing Facility (FICOL) funds development projects identified and implemented by French local authorities through their international partnerships.
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University of Lomé: Investing in entrepreneurship and innovation
The IMPACT project, a winner of the Academia Partnerships Africa - France program (PeA), is supporting the development of the Lomé Polytechnic School in Togo. Professor Edem K. Koledzi, director of th...
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The Cityriz guarantee: promoting sustainable investments in Africa
In conjunction with the European Union, AFD has developed this dedicated guarantee to encourage banks to take on the risk of supporting local authorities and allowing cities of all sizes to take out l...
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Evaluation of a cluster of projects responding to the Beirut port explosion
On August 4, 2020, the explosion at the port of Beirut severely impacted the Lebanese capital. Immediately mobilized within Team France, the AFD funded a multisectoral response to support the city’s r...
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Financial Institutions and Banks
Banks and financial institutions play a direct role in reducing inequality, improving access to essential services, and combating climate change.
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Madagascar: combating sex tourism
In Madagascar, thousands of young people are driven to engage in prostitution as a means of survival. The country remains vulnerable to child sex tourism, an issue that the Government of Madagascar an...
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Improving healthcare systems, an interview with Christophe Paquet
A lack of medicine, water and electricity; shortages of doctors; prohibitive costs: they all stand in the way of providing good quality healthcare to all. The World Health Organization estimates that...
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5 challenges for employment in developing countries
Between mass unemployment, poor working conditions, wage gaps, discrimination and other concerns, finding a job can be a challenge, and having one does not guarantee decent living conditions, particul...
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A ray of hope for street children in the Philippines
In Manila, between 250,000 and 1 million children live in the streets, left to fend for themselves. To offer them hope for a better future and improve their living conditions, four NGOs are mobilizing...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Yopougon’s future embodied by women
In Abidjan, the Yopougon district embodies the challenges faced by many large African cities: extreme population density, a predominantly informal economy, and persistent inequalities in access to hea...
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Corporate Social Responsibility & Activity Report 2023
AFD Group presents a “100% SDG” corporate social responsibility and activity report. The 2023 edition concretely reflects the alignment of the Group’s activities with the Sustainable Development Goals...
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These 12 Indian cities are the future of sustainable urban development
In 2018, the Government of India, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU) launched the City Investments To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) program, which invited I...
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Communication of AFD-supported projects
Does your project receive funding from the Agence française de développement ?
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