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Cultural and Creative Industries

The Kiwa Initiative: Call for Ideas 2021 Now Open for Regional Projects

The Kiwa Initiative aims to strengthen the climate change resilience of Pacific Island ecosystems, communities and economies through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Launched by AFD in 2020, the initiati...

Sports & Development: Impact 2024 International Call for Projects

As sports are a powerful vehicle for development and social cohesion, AFD, in partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, presents the winning projects from the...

New Call for Projects 2023-26: Cultural Actions in Africa that Build on Social Bonds

Launched by the French Institute and AFD, the Access Culture program supports and finances cultural projects promoting social ties and strengthening collaborations between African and French cultural...

Coalition Launches First Call for Biodiversity Projects Worldwide

A new Program to support CSOs that safeguard biodiversity is launching its first call for projects.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s French Committee is calling for proposals to s...

Launching a Call for “Sports and Health” Projects Supported by AFD and Fifa

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the pan-African financing platform Sport en Commun (“Sports in Common”, or sharing the sporting experience), to be officially launched on September 21, is issuing...

Biodiversity Partners Program (BIPP): supporting pro-nature initiatives in Southern Africa

Agence Française de Développement is launching a pilot project to accelerate pro-nature projects led by 30 entrepreneurs and "intrapreneurs" - i.e. those working on innovative approaches - from eight...

Sustainable Cities: Call for Projects in 4 Mediterranean Countries

The “Samim” project, led by the Social and Solidarity Economy Laboratory, has launched a first call for projects on sustainable cities in Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Jordan.

Supporting Civil Society Organizations outside mainland France

How can we best support regional cooperation and international solidarity initiatives led by French Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) based outside mainland France? The CORÉOM program, co-financed by...

Measuring Stimulus Effects on the South African Economy: A Call for proposals for research projects of up to o...

Researchers interested in examining the ramifications of stimulus measures for the South African economy are invited to submit their research proposals, by August 15, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic h...

AFD Atlas Africa: High concentrations of extreme poverty

In “AFD’s Atlas of Africa” published in 2020, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) examines a number of social, economic and developmental issues at play on the continent. Jean-David Naudet, AFD ec...

A Dramatic Drop in Fertility Across Africa

In “AFD’s Atlas of Africa”, we examine the social and economic developments across the continent. Today we take a closer look at the changes in fertility in Africa, where the number of children per wo...

Education and Training

AFD’s Atlas of Africa: Viewing the Continent from a New Angle

More than 100 new maps and graphs bring to life an unprecedented amount of data in the form of a 128-page “Atlas of Africa.” It breaks down crucial development issues facing the continent today, inclu...

3rd FICS Summit for a Green and Sustainable Recovery

Representatives from hundreds of Public Development Banks (PDBs) around the world are to convene in person and virtually for the third Finance in Common Summit – the first such gathering in Africa. De...

Taking the Leap: the Cutting-Edge Development Banks Aligning their Activities with the SDGs

At the halfway point to the 2030 deadline, the world is far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Public development banks however, can play a crucial role. Ahead of the UN General Assembl...

Public Development Banks in Action: A Progress Report One Year On

In Latin America and the Caribbean, where GDP contracted by 7% in part due to the Covid pandemic, Public Development Banks stepped in to channel some $90 billion in credit. PDBs play a major role at t...

African Public Development Banks: Essential Actors in Times of Crisis

Discussion at this week’s Finance in Common Summit and research conference has turned to African development banks and the role they can play in helping economies withstand external economic shocks an...

FICS Research Conference 2022: PDBs & Policy Tips for Decision-Makers

Over the past decade, public development banks have increasingly aligned their activities and mandates with the Sustainable Development Goals, but more can be done to maximize their impact. Ahead of t...