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Innovating against poverty and inequality

The Fund for Innovation in Development aims to support promising ideas with high potential for impact against poverty and inequality, rigorously evaluate their effectiveness and accelerate their deployment on a larger scale.

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Introduction

Evaluating innovative initiatives in synergy with the academic world

FID finances innovative initiatives led by all types of organisations including research institutions, NGOs, governments, companies, etc. Its unique funding methodology by incremental stages is adapted to the different phases of implementation and evaluation of innovations. This facilitates the deployment of solutions with rigorously tested and validated impacts.
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Our Missions

Supporting the innovation cycle of projects

FID provides support through a grant process structured in five stages, which correspond to the different phases of conceiving, validating, and deploying an innovation.

Acting as leverage for scale

FID supports the expansion of emerging or growing innovations by supporting the scaling up of proven solutions.

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Encouraging innovation wherever it comes from

FID accepts applications from all types of organisations. Only projects led by individuals or multilateral organisations are not eligible to apply.

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Our results

Key figures

  • 2700


    applications received since the opening of the call for proposals

  • 62


    innovative projects funded since 2021

  • 31M €


    committed by FID since 2021

  • 60%


    of projects funded in FID’s priority sectors: climate, gender, education, health

The projects

62supported innovations

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Improving emergency response with a network of trained community-based first responders in Nigeria  

Nigeria

Health

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Drone technology to accelerate mangrove restoration in Ghana

Ghana

Climate

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Learning in crisis: A tailored emotional management curriculum for students in Niger

Niger

Education

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Insecticidal paints as a new malaria control tool in Tanzania

Tanzania

Health

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A progressive property taxation scheme for greater tax equity in the DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo

Democracy and Governance

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A monitoring and evaluation system to help develop more effective educational programmes in Morocco

Morocco

Education

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An embedded evidence lab to improve the reach of social protection programs in Togo

Togo

Democracy and Governance

In Tanzania, helping the farming community adapt its practices to climate change

Tanzania

Agriculture

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Latest news

All our latest news

Electric cooking to combat deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park

Projects funded by FID

18 mars 2024

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An event to celebrate FID's growth

16 février 2024

Job offer: Investment officer  - Impact evaluation expert

13 février 2024

Tontines in Cameroon: “The idea for TontineRe first came about from a feeling that we needed to address a form of mass social injustice and offer social protection to the most vulnerable people”  

Projects funded by FID

13 novembre 2023

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“Stigma surrounding mental health further prevents people from seeking help"

Projects funded by FID

09 octobre 2023

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FID at the Collège de France: "Placing evidence and innovation at the heart of development policy"

Events

25 juillet 2023

Juliette Seban lors de la session FID au Collège de France

FID's event in Rabat: "Encouraging innovation to transform public policy"

Events

24 juillet 2023

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Summer school 2023: "The summer school enabled us to enhance our knowledge of impact"

Events

13 juillet 2023

intervention de l'Ambassadeur de France au Maroc

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FAQ

Do you have any questions about FID? Call for proposals, eligibility, funding stages, selection criteria... You’ll find the answers in our FAQ!

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