Expertise France

Our world is increasingly fragmented and faces unprecedented social and environmental challenges. Now more than ever is the time to build bridges between countries and to work together in a fair and just manner.

As part of the Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group), Expertise France is the French interministerial agency in international cooperation and development. We specialise in technical cooperation, working to strengthen public policy in our partner countries on a local, national, regional and international level.

Expertise France is the second largest international cooperation agency in Europe. We develop and implement a range of innovative technical cooperation projects in nearly 150 countries. Our goal is to promote fair, lasting development in the countries we collaborate with.

Why we do it Our role as an international cooperation agency extends well beyond what we traditionally know as “development aid”. The projects we carry out are first and foremost about people and fair cooperation. Our role is to build bridges and to strengthen the sovereignty of our international partners. With them, we work to defend our shared interests – health, peace, security, and prosperity for people and the planet.

To reach our goals, we design and implement projects that durably strengthen public policy in our partner countries. We work in a number of geographic regions. These include, but are not limited to, developing and emerging nations as well as countries in and around Europe. Our work revolves around an array of focus areas, including gender equality; climate adaptation; strengthening of public institutions; a sustainable, inclusive economy; peace, stability and security; sustainable development; health; and human development.

We specialise in implementing tailored international partnerships (what used to be called “development aid”). Our role is to bring together and coordinate experts from multiple fields. As our agency operates under the aegis of French government ministries, we also actively contribute to achieving Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We are equally attentive to the impact and spillover effects of our work. For this reason, we measure the impact of our projects using specific indicators that we have developed.