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Impact 2024: Sport and Development initiatives in Africa
AFD has joined hands with Paris 2024 to support partnership initiatives that use sport as a tool for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
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Social inclusion via canoeing in priority neighborhoods
The association Tep Challenge Vohi Concept Arue promotes traditional Polynesian canoeing (the Polynesian canoe is called a “va’a”) to offer new opportunities to young people from priority neighborhood...
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Guadeloupe
As the long-standing financial partner of local authorities and a leading lender to both public and private enterprises, AFD has committed €1.3 billion over the past ten years to accelerate and scale...
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A new hospital for Sofala Province
The AFD ( Agence française de développement) is financing this project to provide physical access to healthcare services in Beira, in Mozambique's Sofala Province.
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AFD funds 2nd solar power plant in Mozambique
AFD, alongside Proparco, finances the construction of the Metoro solar power plant in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. With a total financing of $40 million, the AFD group is supporting Mo...
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Supporting grid loss reduction in Mozambique
AFD and the European Union work together with the public utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) on this project. Co-financed by AFD and the EU, it aims to reduce non-technical losses on the distrib...
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Guinea
Located on the west coast of Africa, the region's "water tower" is endowed with exceptional natural capital. But Guinea has not started its demographic transition and has been hit hard by the Ebola ep...
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ECOPRONAT – Research to promote the development of a pro-nature economy
In a context of accelerated biodiversity loss, the research program for a pro-nature economy (ECOPRONAT) supports research on how to improve the integration of biodiversity in key economic sectors.
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UGANDA: Housing microfinance for the poor
The purpose of this project is to provide access to housing for low and middle-income Ugandan populations, by supporting the development of a housing finance offer adapted to the needs of the populati...
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UGANDA: Sustainable refugee financial inclusion
AFD is collaborating with Mercy Corps to improve the financial outcomes and wellbeing of refugees in Uganda, by giving refugees, in Central and West Nile Region of Uganda, access to financial services...
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MSME funds for women/youth entrepreneurs - Uganda
AFD supports Pride, a public microfinance institution, in its efforts to reduce inequalities in Uganda by strengthening access to financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), contr...
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ETHIOPIA: PRISE - Gender Equality in the Electricity Sector
This project's aim is to boost the efficiency of the electricity sector by sustainably raising the skill level of its human resources and increasing the participation of women within the Ethiopian Ele...
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ETHIOPIA: Restoration and reopening of the National Palace
AFD is helping to finance the restoration of the National Palace and its park, as well as the transformation of the site into a museum to open to the public in 2024.
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ETHIOPIA: Rehabilitation of damaged optical groundwire in post-conflict zones
This project aims to rehabilitate 500 km of the fiber optic network damaged as a result of the conflict in Northern Ethiopia.
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Strengthening Ethiopian civil society institutions
This project aims to assist the Agency for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) in its institutional and operational transformation processes, to implement the law and strengthen its capacities.
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Protection and restoration of Lalibela heritage site
Financing of studies for the protection, restoration and development of the Lalibela heritage site.
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Promoting private investment in MH&H
Ethiopia set up the first Development Impact Bond (DIB) pilot project to promote gender equality by leveraging private sector investment to absorb the risk involved in providing Menstrual Health and H...
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ETHIOPIA: Scientific cooperation to preserve Ethiopia’s cultural heritage and tourism
The project addresses the urgent need to restore and preserve Lalibela's churches through scientific and technical cooperation to build local capacity required for the preservation and management of E...
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ETHIOPIA: Maze National Park preservation support
This is a project designed to improve the long term integrity and management of natural resources and biodiversity in Maze National Park for the benefit of ecosystems and communities.
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ETHIOPIA: Civil Society Innovation Fund for diversification
The Civil Society Innovation Fund (CSIF) aims to support the development of a more democratic, pluralist and innovative Ethiopian civil society landscape.
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