French Development Agency (AFD)
L’Agence Français de Developpement
Background
The AFD is the main actor of French development aid. As part of a General Review of Public Policy, the AFD now manages initiatives that were previously taken by the Mission Supporting International NGOs within the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. For any project which begins after 1 January 2009, the AFD implements the training, financing and technical and operational monitoring. In 2008, the AFD worked with 120 NGOs and dispersed €21 million. In the same year, the AFD spent €1 billion financing transactions in developing countries and €1 trillion overseas.
Projects in Development Education and International Solidarity supported by AFD
consist of information activities that contribute to the understanding of North-South and
challenges of globalisation, as well as awareness campaigns with the requirement of solidarity,
cooperation and development assistance.
Funding Priorities
The programme has the following main objectives:
• Support informative actions that contribute to the understanding of North-South relations and issues of globalisation, and awareness campaigns on the requirement of solidarity, cooperation and development aid
• Actions for the public will be given priority:
o Youth (public school students, immigrant youths)
o The media
o The general public (particularly the public least exposed to development campaigns).
Grantmaking Criteria
Co-financing requested from AFD are granted in priority to associations which are incorporated under the statute law of 1901, with all or part of their activities devoted to supporting development and international solidarity.
• The project must clearly specify the different target audiences both quantitatively and qualitatively, the reasons for their choices, methods used,
and their ability to balance objectives.
• Southern partners must be involved if possible in all stages of the
design, implementation and monitoring of action.
• Particular attention is also paid to the coherence of action compared to other similar ongoing initiatives or one which have already been conducted in France and Europe.
Guidelines
Guidelines can be found here.
Project Duration
Multi-year funding lasts three to four years in duration.
Deadline
No deadline applies.
Application Forms
Application material can be found on AFD’s website.
Application and Procedures
The application should consist of:
• Filing a grant application by mail including (a letter specifying the amount requested and the reason for the request, duplicate administrative copies, duplicate financial and technical copies, and one copy of the complete application on CD-ROM.)
• Emailing the receipt of the request by the NGO Partnership Division
• A presentation of evidence by the NGO Partnership Division
• NGO Committee chaired by the MAEE decides to award or refuse the request
Languages
French
Tips
It is an advantage that the applicant participates in thematic and geographical networks.
Preferred projects are those with a significant impact implemented in cooperation with governmental authorities of the recipient country and the French Services for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC) of the French embassies.
Coordination SUD can also be contacted for more general information on development cooperation and on accredited NGOs.1
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1 Contact information can be found in the NGO Platform Contact Information section of this Guide.