Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

  • F Funder
  • I Implementer
  • R Researcher
Description

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) funds, supports and accelerates the transitions to a fairer and more sustainable world. Focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, our teams carry out more than 4,000 projects in France's overseas departments and territories and other 110 countries. In this way, we contribute to the commitment of France and French people to support the sustainable development goals.

Primary Functions
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Policy Development/Implementation
  • Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
  • Networking/Convening
  • Research - policy analysis
  • Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
  • Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
  • Post-secondary
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training
Quality
  • School quality
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Climate change
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Food/water security
  • HIV and STIs
  • Migration
  • Nutrition
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website

Agence Française de Développement (AFD)


Headquarters location(s)
  • Paris, Île-de-France, France
Office location(s)
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cuba
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Lebanon
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • New Caledonia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
  • Uganda
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Uzbekistan
  • Viet Nam
  • West Bank and Gaza

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Morocco
  • Peru
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • Viet Nam
Projects Back to Top