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Developing mobile banking in Madagascar
In Madagascar, disadvantaged populations or people living in remote areas are often excluded from the traditional financial system. This project aims to develop access to appropriate financial service...
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Refurbishment of the largest social housing residence in Nouméa
The Magenta residence, which comprises 844 housing units, has been home to 2,500 people since 1974, i.e. the size of a medium-sized city in New Caledonia. The refurbishment program started in 2008 aim...
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Improving maternal and child health in Madagascar
AFD has set out to address the dramatic maternal and child mortality and malnutrition rates by supporting an NGO group led by Médecins du Monde, as well as the running of the central medical store in...
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Improving education quality in Madagascar
Improving teacher training and their supervision, building human resources management capacities, and providing establishments with teaching materials are the three main objectives of this project to...
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IBOR Benchmark Reform
The end of the USD LIBOR publication by 2023 implies the introduction of fallback clauses in the contracts and the use of new reference rates.
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Photovoltaic power plant to support renewable energies
In November 2014, AFD allocated a EUR 40m sovereign loan to finance the construction of the first photovoltaic power plant connected to Egypt’s grid. The project feasibility study was conducted thanks...
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Reinforcing Egypt’s high-voltage power grid
AFD has allocated a EUR 50m loan to the Egyptian State to cofinance a project, in partnership with European donors, to reinforce the power grid, including substations, power lines and communication sy...
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Research on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Economic Sectors
Within the frame of the ECOPRONAT research program (Encouraging the Development of a Pro-Nature Economy), AFD is launching a call for expressions of interest (AMI) for research on the "Mainstreaming b...
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Create vocational training programmes for the tourism professions to enhance the competitiveness of the sector
This project will finance the creation of two national vocational training institutes for tourism and a capacity-building programme for public and private actors in the sector.
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A project to support vocational training
This project is for five years (2016–2021) and is co-financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The aim is to improve access to vocational training, as well as to ensure high quality and relevance...
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UGANDA Optimizing distribution of drinking water in the Greater Kampala region
AFD is supporting Uganda’s investments in the water and sanitation sector. This project will improve access to drinking water for more than 3 million inhabitants in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Ar...
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Improving living conditions in Kisumu
In Kisumu, Kenya's third largest city, half of the population lives below the poverty line. By strengthening the capacity of municipal workers, rehabilitating infrastructure in informal settlements an...
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Rehabilitation of Aberdares Forest with Green Belt Movement
The Aberdares Forest, one of the last remaining primary forests in Kenya, Nairobi's main water source, was heavily threatened before being rehabilitated by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangarai Mathai...
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Rehabilitation of rural roads to open up agricultural areas
Three million people will have improved access to health centres and schools, as well as access to markets for their agricultural products, through the rehabilitation of several hundred kilometres of...
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Rehabilitation of Meru National Park
By restoring and protecting wildlife, strengthening the park administration and creating income-generating activities for the local population, the project restored Kenya's second largest protected ar...
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Expansion and Rehabilitation of Nairobi International Airport
In order to support Kenyan economic growth and make Nairobi airport the gateway to East Africa, AFD is supporting the Kenya Airport Authority in the necessary increase in its reception capacity and mo...
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Water Finance Coalition
The Water Finance Coalition gathers national and international public development banks to improve the financing of the water and sanitation sector. It’s part of an effort to improve people’s quality...
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Improving the living conditions of slum residents in Kenya
With the growing urban populations, especially in slums, the sustainable development of major Kenyan cities and their basic facilities have become a priority for the country.
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Heart and Cancer Centre at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi
Faced with increased chronic diseases in East Africa, the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi opens a Heart and Cancer Centre, making treatments and medical interventions available to the poorest...
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Increase Access to Safe Water in Two States
On average, only half the urban population of Nigeria benefits from safe water supply networks. AFD contributes to the rehabilitation and the expansion of these networks in Cross River and Lagos State...
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