Development Innovation Fund - DIF

The Innovation for Development Fund is a new AFD financing mechanism for innovation. Its objective is to support innovation to fight poverty and inequality.

The IDF enables consortia from different types of organisations: NGOs, research institutions, companies, governments to test new ideas, experiment and demonstrate on the basis of proven scientific evaluation approaches what works, with a view to scaling up the most efficient solutions with the greatest positive and sustainable impact.

Eligible organisations : All types of organisations, collectives, autonomous or in a consortium, can apply: NGOs, private companies, research institutions, governments, etc.

Sectors : The Fund is open to all sectors but prioritises health, education, gender equality, climate change adaptation.

Targeted areas : It is open to initiatives from all horizons, deployed in low and middle income countries, with a priority on vulnerable territories and the least favoured populations.

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