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AFD is present on five continents where it finances and supports projects that improve living conditions for populations, It has an international network of 85 offices, including in the French Oversea...

Action for East Jerusalem’s Identity and Resilience programme (AJIR+)

The second phase for the “Action for East Jerusalem’s Identity and Resilience” program aims to strengthen Palestinian civil society in East Jerusalem, with a special focus on youth, women and vulnerab...

Public policy budget financing in Jordan

The Public Sector Modernization Reform aims at improving the level of public service provided to Jordan citizens and to support the broader reform agenda of the Government of Jordan, including the Eco...

Morocco

Since 1992, Kingdom of Morocco has been a major partner of Agence Française de Développement (AFD). The Kingdom’s New Development Model (NDM), published in 2021, guides AFD’s operations in supporting...

Mali

Mali, a landlocked country in the Sahel, faces serious demographic pressure and a number of challenges. First, the reduction of poverty, both rural and urban. AFD has supported the country in four are...

Digital Commons in Brazil: Analysis of the Implementation of the Brasil Participativo Platform at the National...

How can digital commons support the empowerment of actors historically excluded from public action? This action-research project follows the development of the Brasil Participativo digital platform, l...

Nature-related socio-economic and financial risks in South Africa

The degradation of nature can significantly impact a country's economic and social stability. Based on the case of South Africa, this study introduces a method to identify the economic sectors most vu...

Analysis of the impact of fiscal policies and social spending on gender inequalities in Colombia

What impact do fiscal policies and social spending have on closing gender gaps in Colombia? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities program seeks to explore this question in clos...

Strengthening value chains and reducing inequality in Mexico

The phenomenon of relocation of value chains not only presents a set of challenges but also a unique opportunity to harmonise regional development throughout Mexico and to reduce inequalities. This re...

Social economy, the just energy transition and inequality in Mexico

The energy transition is a challenge and a necessity for Mexico’s economic transformation. What role can socially owned renewables and energy cooperatives play in enhancing the livelihoods of the most...

Social protection and just transition in South Africa

How can the South African government prepare the transition of workers from the coal sector to a low-carbon economy? What is the socio-demographic and spatial profile of workers in the coal value chai...

Distributional Impacts of Environmental Policies in Indonesia

What would be the impact of a carbon tax policy on poverty and inequality in Indonesia? How can we design effective policies that simultaneously meet environmental and distributive objectives? In part...

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Inequalities in access to basic services and impact of public policies in Côte d'Ivoire

While the Ivorian economy is experiencing a definite upturn, there is hardly any decline in the level of poverty and inequalities. This research program has been included in the Strategic Dialog Memor...

Assessing equity in health spending in Sub-Saharan Africa - Burkina Faso, Malawi, Zambia

This research project examines the equity benefit of total health spending with particular focus on the recent Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, by looking at the distribu...

Madagascar

A continent-island rich in unique biodiversity and potential, Madagascar is today one of the poorest countries in the world. Since 1952, AFD has been committed to supporting sustainable development th...

Inequalities diagnostic and fiscal incidence study in Kenya

Although substantial progress has been made in the fight against poverty, disease, and illiteracy since independence in Kenya, a remaining challenge is linked to inequality. An understanding of inequa...