The impact of ADA's activities in 2024
ADA leverages inclusive finance, its main area of expertise, to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to address the needs of vulnerable populations.
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End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Target 1.4 — Access to basic services, including microfinance
147 446 beneficiaries of microfinance services (credit, saving, insurance)
9 574 households with access to basic services (energy, water and sanitation)
Target 1.5 — Building the resilience of vulnerable people
60 045 beneficiaries of microinsurance
End hunger, ensure food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3 — Improving agricultural productivity and increasing smallholder farmers' income
156 030 smallholders benefiting from solutions to improve the management of their farming activities
2.4 — Adoption of productive, sustainable and resilient agricultural practices
100 114 beneficiaries of technical assistance for good agricultural practices
Ensure inclusive and equitable, high-quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Target 4.4 — Building skills for employment and entrepreneurship
77 779 beneficiaries of financial education
899 beneficiaries of entrepreneurial support programmes
Achieve gender equality and empowering all women and girls
Target 5.5 — Participation of women in the economy
48% of ADA beneficiaries are women
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
6.1 — Access to drinking water
6.2 — Access to sanitation
7 524 households have access to water and sanitation
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
7.1 — Access to energy
7.2 — Access to renewable energy
2 050 households have access to green energy via equipment running on renewable or energy-efficient energy, or via a solar mini-grid
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.3 — Develop the economy, support the creation of decent jobs and promote entrepreneurship
81 570 beneficiaries of loans for business purposes
8.10 — Capacity building for financial institutions
330 partner organisations (including 128 financial institutions) benefited from technical support programmes to strengthen their internal capacities and/or to develop financial and non-financial solutions
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
9.3 — Access to financial services for small enterprises and their integration into value chains and markets
27 young entrepreneurs were financed with innovative financing mechanisms (revenue-based loans)
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
13.1 — Strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change
16 farmers benefit from index insurance covering drought and/or flood risks
100 114 agricultural or forestry producers benefiting from technical support on good production practices, including sustainability and resilience in the face of climate change
Protect, restore and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.2 — Sustainable forest management
190 forest owners or entrepreneurs linked to forestry value chains provided with technical and/or entrepreneurial skills
2 311 small forestry producers benefiting from technical support to adopt good forestry production practices
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development
17.3 — Mobilising financial resources for developing countries
14,2 M EUR annual budget spent by ADA in 2024
17.5 — Promoting investments in least developed countries
15 M EUR loans disbursed to 17 MFIs in 2024 in accordance with ADA’s investment advice for the Luxembourg Microfinance Development Fund with a total outstanding portfolio of EUR 42.4 million for 45 MFIs by the end of 2024
1.65 M EUR disbursed to 6 financial institutions financed by the FIT, an innovative financing instrument, with a portfolio of EUR 2.6 million by the end of 2024
17.9 — Capacity building and support of national plans in developing countries
6 countries in which ADA is boosting and strengthening the inclusive finance sector in collaboration with institutional actors (Tunisia, Cabo Verde, Mali, Benin, Rwanda, Laos)
17.17 — Promoting partnerships
330 partner organisations of ADA benefited from technical assistance programmes
54 organisations of ADA benefited from investment by the end of 2024
Key figures 2024
by thematic axis
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Financial support and business coaching
for young entrepreneurs
827,874 euros in funding granted under the YES-FI programme
27 young people obtained a classic loan tailored to their needs
1,035 jobs created and/or maintained thanks to the YES-FI programme
475 small and micro-enterprises benefited from capacity-building services made available by ADA under the prospecting programme
755 young people benefiting from entrepreneurial support services
23 young people benefited from a digital accounting service provided by young accountants
Contribution to the SDGs
ADA PROVIDES DIFFERENT TYPES OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WITH TAILORED FINANCING MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS FUNDING GAPS AND WITH BUSINESS SKILLS TO INCREASE THEIR SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.
AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY VALUE CHAINS
Tailored financial products for smallholder farmers and small-scale forest owners
244 supported partner organisations (187 via the SSNUP programme)
156,030 beneficiaries of solutions to help small agricultural and forestry producers better manage their farming activities
19,019 beneficiaries of loans for agricultural production
35,151 beneficiaries of capacity building
79,833 producers provided with financial training
97,803 producers trained in good agricultural practices
2,311 beneficiaries trained in good forestry practices
587 producers certified (fair trade, organic, etc.)
16,820 producers received free trade organic or other certifications
Contribution to the SDGs
ADA SUPPORTS SMALLHOLDERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH OTHER ACTORS IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY VALUE CHAINS, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND FACILITATING THEIR ACCESS TO TAILORED AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE, AS WELL AS BY ENCOURAGING BEST AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.
ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES
Leveraging inclusive finance to increase access to basic services
9,850 beneficiaries of at least one type of service related to access to basic services (including financial services and support)
• 9,574 beneficiaries of basic services (water or energy)
• 1,148 beneficiaries of financial services
• 276 beneficiaries of capacity-building services
Contribution to the SDGs
ADA FOSTERS ENTREPRENEURIAL DYNAMISM BY FINANCING ACCESS TO GREEN ENERGY AND IMPROVES LIVING CONDITIONS FOR HOUSEHOLDS BY PROMOTING ACCESS TO WATER.
ADA,
a driver of progress
for a more inclusive and sustainable world
IN A NUTSHELL
Between 2022 and 2024, ADA supported over 930,000 vulnerable people. This demonstrates the real and lasting impact of our commitment.