Some Lessons from the Agence Francaise de Développement in the Field of Co-Development

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (French Development Agency) has a long history of regarding migrants as “stakeholders in the development of their home country”. This approach dates back to 1974, when the AFD (then known as the Caisse Centrale de Coopération Economique) introduced an occupational training programme for migrant workers volunteering for economic reintegration in highly skilled jobs that were unfilled in their home country.