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5 Agroecology Projects, to Improve Food Security and Protect the Environment
Agroecology is not only effective for increasing crop yields, it can improve food and nutritional security, while preserving natural resources. AFD Group, in partnership with NGOs and other institutio...
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NENGO: Helping in the Healing of Sexual Violence Victims in the Central African Republic
With sexual violence rife in the Central African Republic, the Nengo project was set up in 2020 to help women overcome physical, psychological and social trauma. Since then, what progress has been ach...
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Gabon: Exploiting Forests without Destroying them
Whether roads, schools, markets, hospitals: any infrastructure construction in Gabon requires a certain amount of deforestation. The West African country cannot make economic and social progress witho...
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Preserving Africa’s Forests: Vigilance, Scientific Analysis and Regeneration
With the One Forest Summit being held in Libreville, Gabon, this week we dive into AFD Group's contribution to preserving Central Africa’s primary forests. The best logging techniques and scientific k...
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African Agriculture: Boosting Food Supply and Diversifying Diets
Development experts gathered at the International Agricultural Show in Paris to discuss the innovations and policies necessary – some of which are already underway – to help African countries improve...
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Lebanon's School Meals: Mothers and Students get a Second Chance
With Lebanon enduring a prolonged economic crisis, many young people are in dire straits and are finding it hard to continue to study. Now students’ mothers are rolling up their sleeves: having receiv...
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AFD: Championing Feminist Development - for Societal Advancement
With hard-won victories for women's rights being reversed and gender discrimination afflicting sectors ranging from education and employment to health and wealth, AFD has redoubled its efforts to move...
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Moldova: A Year of Action towards a Social and Economic Transition
AFD Group has accelerated its activity in Moldova to address the numerous crises affecting the country, notably the outbreak of war in neighboring Ukraine. But the long-term objective remains the same...
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Ethiopia: From humble farm boy to Successful Business Owner
Sometimes a few dollars invested at the right time can change a man’s life. Kebede Bejiga Geda has come a long way since he worked as a farm laborer. And thanks to an “Ethiopian Agricultural Transform...
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Water and Sanitation: Our Commitments in 2022, for a Continuing Impact in 2023
Despite ongoing pressure from a lingering pandemic, military conflict and economic crises, AFD is delivering on its commitment to providing clean water and sanitation. In 2022 alone, it mobilized €1.2...
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Bolstering Healthcare, Energy Efficiency and the Financial Sector in Djibouti
AFD and Djibouti’s Finance Ministry recently signed three major agreements worth a total of €22 million in grants. The projects being funded aim to strengthen the health sector, improve energy efficie...
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JEFIC: A Boosted European Development Partnership Explained in Five Key Numbers
On July 1st, AFD takes over the presidency of JEFIC, a network of European bilateral banks and financial institutions that work with public sector partners in developing countries and emerging economi...
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“Water is Central to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”
The United Nations Water Conference, being held in New York from March 22 to 24, seeks to reinforce efforts to ensure universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030. Water is important not only...
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“We Cannot Develop Sustainably if we Lack the Resources”
Often overlooked in discussion of development are the financial and strategic changes required to shift economies from fossil fuels to greener alternatives – and the need to overcome lingering debt....
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3 Innovative Projects to Preserve Water Resources
Water stress is becoming increasingly common due to climate change, from droughts and irregular rainfall to dwindling aquifers and groundwater. Some countries are using innovative methods however, to...
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Hydropower in Tanzania to Reinforce Renewable Energy
The Tanzanian government and AFD Group have just signed an agreement for the construction of a hydropower plant and dam in the Kagera region that will provide electricity to 3 to 4 million people and...
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Suriname: Improving Waste Treatment for a Cleaner Environment and Better Human Health
Open rubbish dumps, rapidly expanding landfills and the open-air burning of waste are damaging both the environment and human health in Suriname. Lacking infrastructure and robust regulation, the smal...
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Fighting Fake News in the Middle East: the Surprising Benefits of Fact Checking
Following the earthquakes that devastated communities across Turkey in February, misinformation spread rapidly, exacerbating the emotional toll it took on victims and families. Fact-checkers around th...
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Sports as a Driver of Development and Peace
Sports are often linked to development, but the exact relationship is rarely explained. Whether the issues revolve around gender, health or education, how to measure the impact of sport on the Sustain...
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Health and Social Protection: Our contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
The Covid-19 crisis has cast into sharp relief the need to increase investment in more resilient health and social protection systems in the face of current and future crises - whether they concern he...
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