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Strengthening climate and weather service capacity – Marine meteorology system (MMS)

AFD is supporting Indonesia in the development of marine meteorology systems in partnership with BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency) which implements the project.

Developing Solar Energy Production and Modernizing the Electricity Operator's IT System

By helping to finance a photovoltaic power plant, AFD supports Benin in the development and diversification of its electricity production. The modernization of the national electricity operator's IT s...

Digital Tools to Attract Rural Youth to Agricultural Professions

The JINOV project enhances the appeal of the farming profession. It promotes information sharing and exchange between young rural people on social networks while facilitating access to training, infor...

SHABAKE – Capacity-Building Program for Civil Society Organizations

mplemented by Expertise France, the Shabake program is a flagship project to strengthen the capacities of Lebanese NGOs. Small and mid-size organizations become vital players in crisis prevention and...

Colombia

Since 2009, AFD Group (Agence Française de Développement, Proparco, and Expertise France) has become one of Colombia’s leading international development banks, with a recognized presence in several ke...

Agriculture and Rural Development

Rebuilding and developing the urban drinking water distribution service

The reconstruction of Iraq has been the priority of the Iraqi Government since the victory against Daesh announced in late 2017. In line with ICRC’s mandate to assist and protect victims of armed conf...

Constructing a hybrid power plant to supply the city of Agadez and its surroundings with electricity

To meet growing electricity demand in northern Niger, AFD and the European Union are supporting the construction of a hybrid photovoltaic and thermal power plant in Agadez. This project will promote t...

Improving access to electricity by constructing a photovoltaic power plant

AFD and the European Union are supporting the construction of a new 20 MW photovoltaic power plant in Gorou Banda. The project will promote the economic and social development of the region and improv...

A national control center to upgrade and optimize the power grid

Niger still mainly relies on Nigeria for its electricity supply and the operation of its power grid. With the rise in national power generation, the sharp growth in demand, the integration of renewabl...

Equipping the Kandadji Dam hydropower plant

By cofinancing the hydropower plant of the Kandadji Program, AFD is helping Niger accelerate its economic development. The plant will indeed reduce the recurrent electricity shortages and allow the ex...

A sport app to promote social inclusion

AFD is supporting a project that uses sport as a tool for social inclusion and the creation of income-generating activities through a digital solution.

Responding to water stress in Maputo

AFD is participating in FIPAG's emergency program to improve the drinking water supply in Greater Maputo by using groundwater.

Strengthen social cohesion through sport

A project that puts sport at the service of social inclusion and urban regeneration through the activation of parks in inner-city Johannesburg.

Supporting the creative economy in East Africa

AFD is supporting a Kenyan financing fund to support the craft and fashion sector via a facility that combines loans and capacity building.

Encourage the development of training courses for digital creative professions

AFD is implementing a multi-year Franco-Kenyan partnership between the Rubika school in Valenciennes and the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi.

Afrique Créative – Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship in Africa

The Afrique Créative call for projects aims to demonstrate the economic potential of CCIs (Cultural and Creative Industries) by offering technical and financial support to eight African cultural entre...

Promoting historical and cultural heritage in Cameroon

AFD funding is helping to modernize the National Museum of Cameroon in Yaoundé.

Promoting Economic Revival for Microbusiness and Agriculture (PERMA) in Nineveh Governorate

The PERMA projects supports the restarting of rural and agricultural activities and, on the Nineveh Plain, the relocation of microenterprises and SMEs via the rehabilitation of water infrastructure an...

Modernisation of the electricity transmission and distribution network in Cambodia

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) finances the modernisation of communication and management tools undertaken by the national operator Electricity of Cambodia (EDC). It also includes the dis...