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Political and Civic Transition
Citizen participation, non-discrimination, effective public action, accountability, and transparency of institutions are the key points of focus for political and civic transitions. Buoyed since 2016...
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a major hydrocarbon exporter and must succeed in diversifying its economy. This shift will involve development of transport, the private sector, clean energy, and sustainable tourism, am...
Regions and countries
Territorial and Ecological Transition
Successfully completing territorial and ecological transitions means developing the potential of each local area. This emphasis on territories is one of the primary innovations in the agenda for the S...
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Why Choose AFD?
AFD, its 2,650 employees, its 80 nationalities represented, its 85 agencies on 5 continents... What about you? Joining AFD means giving meaning to your career. It also means choosing to work in a...
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Our diversity commitments
As a French public institution, Agence Française de Développement must be exemplary in terms of diversity and inclusion, one of the essential conditions for its excellence. That’s why AFD promotes the...
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Our Activities
The Group regularly recruits for its main activities: development activities, banking activities, support functions… Being a development actor at AFD means belonging to one of the five following gr...
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Recruitment at AFD
The recruitment process at AFD allows candidates to verify that they fit in with the company and whether they see themselves working for it. This page gives you explanations on the various recruitm...
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E & S Complaints Mechanism
Any individual, group or community harmed by environmental or social incidents caused by an AFD-funded project can file a complaint with the Mechanism.
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Bangladesh
While Bangladesh has experienced unprecedented economic growth in its history, it is now facing a slowdown. The country is also directly confronted with the challenges posed by climate change. In resp...
Regions and countries
Calls for projects
Find out about AFD Group’s calls for projects and the managers of AFD-funded programs
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Frequently Asked Questions
All the answers to your questions about AFD Group What is the role of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group? How is it funded? Who benefits from its actions? Find all the answers to the mos...
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Boosting the potential of the blue economy in Sri Lanka: conservation of the shoreline, beaches and waves
The main objective of the "Boosting the potential of the blue economy in Sri Lanka: conservation of the shoreline, beaches and waves" project is to contribute to the preservation of coastal biodiversi...
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Research at AFD
Climate change, biodiversity, inequality – our research contributes to analyzing the major global challenges we face today. Because anticipating and understanding better means acting more effectively....
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Burkina Faso
A partner of Burkina Faso for sixty years, AFD supports the education and training sectors, water and sanitation, energy, local development, and agriculture. In response to the security and humanitari...
Regions and countries
Ghana
Between 2008 and 2017, AFD invested more than 700 million euros in Ghana. These are funds dedicated for the promotion of high developmental impact projects: improvement of living conditions, reduction...
Regions and countries
Developing the energy rehabilitation of commercial buildings
In order to promote the improvement of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in tertiary buildings in Thailand, AFD is supporting the local Kasikorn Bank to develop this market segment.
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Connecting Polynesian archipelagos to broadband with Natitua submarine cable
Bridging digital divides is one of AFD’s priorities. In French Polynesia, the Natitua project is connecting 20 Marquesas and Tuamotu islands to broadband using submarine cables and radio beams. This c...
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Modernizing and harmonizing national digital identification policy
Establishing a single digital identity is a fundamental component of development policies. It affects all areas of citizens’ lives, including access to goods, services and rights. In supporting the im...
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Elife project: Training unemployed graduates for high-growth digital sectors
Many young graduates with training in new technologies from higher institutes of technology (ISET) remain unemployed. The paradox is that companies within the sector are struggling to hire employees....
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Reducing urban greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable urban mobility planning
AFD is working with three pilot cities in India to develop comprehensive urban mobility plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions via a grant delegated by the EU’s Asia Investment Facility.
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