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Potential sources of income inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries
This paper examines income inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) region, using recent harmonized household survey data across eight member countries. The study explores...
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AFD-CIRAD Joint Position Paper
Faced with the worsening triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity—particularly in developing countries, it is becoming urgent to fundamentally rethink food...
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Can food vouchers support adaptive social protection and build climate resilience in the philippines?
Exploratory analysis of the linkages and synergies between Walang Gutom and the Philippines Adaptive Social Protection System. To go further : AFD group's program at the "Nutrition for Growth" (N4G...
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Egypt: Reforming healthcare to promote equality
In Egypt, the universal health insurance reform is making steady progress, with its rollout now extended to six governorates, reaching nearly 5 million beneficiaries. In Ismaïlia, where over 80% of t...
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Economic Analysis of Projects: A Tool for Informed Financing Decisions
Project economic analysis (PEA) aims to evaluate ex-ante the various impacts of a project on all stakeholders, beyond its mere financial profitability. Long used by donors, it has come in for a lot of...
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Health and social protection - Activity report 2024
Ecological, social, and geopolitical crises are increasingly interconnected on an international scale, illustrating the growing convergence of global issues. As a result, the path to sustainable devel...
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Infographic - Our commitments to health and social protection 2024
In 2024, the health and social protection sectors were at the heart of emerging countries’ priorities, reflecting their growing demand for inclusive and resilient systems, particularly in response to...
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Afd and Blue economy in Cambodia
Cambodia’s marine resources are crucial to its economy and the livelihoods of many coastal communities. Its 443 km coastline provides abundant fishery resources, supporting both commercial and artisan...
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Finance for Biodiversity: A journey to link nature and business
A global agenda that positions biodiversity concerns at the core of sustainable development priorities has emerged. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15...
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Projects supported by AFD in Indonesia
AFD Group has been working in Indonesia for over fifteen years to promote green and inclusive growth, with the goal of supporting the country’s low-carbon development in the framework of a just and re...
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No sustainable development without basic education
Learning basic skills such as literacy, numeracy, communication and critical thinking: this, now more than ever, is a basic prerequisite for our societies to achieve their full potential. Quality educ...
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Transport & Mobility - Activity Report 2023
Following the turbulence associated with the Covid-19 crisis, passenger and freight flows began to recover significantly in 2022 and continued to improve in 2023. Prospects for economic recovery in th...
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Infographic – Our Transport and Mobility Commitments in 2024
In 2024, AFD Group committed 1.1 billion euros to the transport sector. Thanks to new financing, 7.2 million people will benefit from improved access to sustainable transport. AFD Group is upholding...
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Evaluation of the Health in Common 2020 Initiative (HIC 2020)
Three years after the outbreak of the global health crisis caused by Covid-19, an evaluation of AFD’s response to this pandemic seemed essential. Firstly, for accountability requirements with regard t...
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Burundi: Quality Education For All
In Burundi, AFD supports the country's education system and its learning environment by creating computer rooms and equipping laboratories. This supports is part of the Twige Neza project, implemented...
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Proposal for the extension, redesign, and repurposing of the SRD for the goal of poverty reduction
The study examines the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant (hereafter ‘SRD’) and provides recommendations to maximise its impact on poverty reduction. The SRD showed itself to be an excel...
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Reducing Pollution from Cooking Smoke: key lessons from the REDGAS randomized study in Burkina Faso
Universal access to clean and efficient cooking remains an environmental and health challenge: despite progress in electrification, wood-based cooking is still widely used in many countries. The REDGA...
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AFD group’s regional offer in the Atlantic region
Composed of the French Development Agency (AFD), in charge of financing the public sector and NGOs, research and training, its subsidiary Proparco, dedicated to fi nancing and support for the private...
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Minka, the Peace and Resilience Fund - 2023 Activity report
Minka Fund: a pioneering fund run by AFD and the French government to address questions of gender and gender-based violence in crisis zones. In 2023, nearly 100% of Minka projects helped boost gend...
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AFD SUPPORTS ETHIOPIAN ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM
Following two decades of dynamic growth between 2000 and 2020, Ethiopia has been facing major crises. Conflicts, natural disasters, food insecurity, illiteracy and inequalities, particularly in post-c...
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