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Kosovo: Using Sports to Facilitate Reconciliation
The NGO PLAY International uses sport to promote education and inter-ethnic reconciliation, which is of vital importance in a region once riven by ethnic conflict. PLAY is part of a multi-country proj...
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Protecting Natural Areas in Chad to Preserve Biodiversity
Establishing natural protected areas can be an effective way of safeguarding biodiversity. AFD and the European Union are supporting such work in Chad, where NGOs are managing a complex of protected a...
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Picturing a World Free of Plastic: Cartoon Contest Raises Awareness
Indonesia is the second-largest producer of plastic debris in the world. In a bid to turn things around and raise awareness, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) and AFD have organized a comics com...
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Five Projects to Bring Sport to Life in All Fields in the Run Up to Paris 2024
AFD has made sport one of its new lines of action and promotes “Sport for All” by encouraging equal access to sport. A focus on five projects to develop sport in Africa and the Western Balkans in the...
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IPCC Climate Report: "At This Rate, We Could Surpass the 1.5°C Threshold as Early as 2030."
On August 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the first part of its sixth report on scientific knowledge of climate systems and climate change. Meanwhile, the French nati...
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Investing in Human Capital in the Energy Sector
AFD’s work with partner countries in the energy sector aims not only to provide electricity and improve infrastructure, but to develop the skills required across the sector. This human capital is a re...
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Lebanon: One Year On, Reconstruction at Work with AFD and its Partners
One year after the double explosion in the port of Beirut, France's support for Lebanon is as strong as ever. Agence française de développement is at the heart of the operation and is working with its...
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AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award: The Winners and their Projects
Launched by the Global Development Network (GDN) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award provides support for researchers in their projects to prese...
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Comics Competition for Young Indonesians – Educating a New Generation in Plastic Pollution
Indonesia is the second-biggest contributor of plastic waste in the world's oceans, behind China. To raise awareness among young Indonesians and encourage them to take action, the Indonesian developme...
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AFD Employees among the French-African Foundation’s 100 Young Leaders
The French-African Foundation is an association set up to promote the most promising talent on the Franco-African scene, and has revealed its list of Young Leaders for 2021. An initial list of 3,000 w...
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Boosting the Energy transition in Vietnam: AFD supports the extension of Ialy hydropower plant
It’s an agreement that will enrich and expand Vietnam's energy source. Fabrice Richy, AFD Director in Vietnam, and Nguyen Xuan Nam, Vice President of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), signed a credit facilit...
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Combating Deforestation in the Congo Basin
The world’s second largest rainforest is threatened by deforestation. On the ground, AFD is stepping up its support for sustainable management projects for forest ecosystems.
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AFD’s 30 years of Action for Congo Basin Forests
Agence Française de Développement has been working to develop sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin region since the late 1980s. Here, we look back on the lessons learned from our projects...
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"We encourage forest operators to change their practices"
AFD has established a responsible forest management model, as part of its efforts to make forests more sustainable. How effective is it? Patricia Aubras, AFD’s Regional Director for Central Africa exp...
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COMBO+: Stopping Net Biodiversity Loss in Six Countries in Africa and Asia
AFD and the The French Facility for Global Environment are supporting a new program launched by NGO the Wildlife Conservation Society and aiming to strike a better balance between economic development...
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AFD Group's Annual Report: Responding to Emergencies while Remaining Focused on our Long-Term Development Miss...
AFD Group's Annual Report is now online in English. The dynamic, interactive format brings to life the activities, investments and projects financed by Agence Française de Développement in 2020. The R...
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AFD Group 2020 - 2021 Annual Results
In 2020, AFD’s commitments topped €12 billion, more than a third of which was committed to our actions in Africa. AFD’s Annual Report illustrates that AFD not only reacted to a global pandemic and to...
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Being a Champ in Kenya: Much more than Boxing
Self-defense, fitness, confidence, and more. Every week, girls from low-income areas in Nairobi head to the east side of the city to train with BoxGirls, Kenya. Some twenty women boxers take the girls...
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The AMAL Project: Bringing Hope through Jobs in Jordan
Jordan is gripped by high levels of unemployment, particularly among women. Only 14% of working-age women are economically active. Those who have not withdrawn from the labor force altogether face add...
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How AFD is Stepping up its Action on Gender Issues
AFD’s 2019-2020 report on gender equality reveals a variety of activities aimed at empowering women – from anti-violence initiatives to preparation for gainful employment. In the approach to the publi...
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