Projects funded by FID
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”
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.
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.
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.
Our results
Key figures
2500
applications received since the opening of the call for proposals
52
innovative projects funded since 2021
22,5M €
committed by FID since 2021
60%
of projects funded in FID’s priority sectors: climate, gender, education, health
The projects
52supported innovations
Discover all the projectsA classroom program in India aimed at improving students well-being for better academic outcomes
India
Education
Agro-meteorological assistance in Tanzania to increase the resilience of farming communities to climate challenges
Tanzania
Agriculture
A solution to provide low-income populations with sustainable access to preventive and curative healthcare in Togo
Togo
Health
Localize small-scale cotton ginning processes to improve the income of rural cotton growers in Kenya
Kenya
Agriculture
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Projects funded by FID
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“Stigma surrounding mental health further prevents people from seeking help"
Projects funded by FID
09 octobre 2023
FID at the Collège de France: "Placing evidence and innovation at the heart of development policy"
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