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The African Development Foundation   The African Development Foundation (ADF) is the only U.S. government agency working solely at the community level in Africa to alleviate poverty and promote broad-based sustainable development. Over the past 20 years, ADF has funded more than 1,500 community-based projects, with 250 projects currently receiving support. Learn about the important role that ADF plays in strengthening community-based organizations and small businesses in Africa.  Example from ADF Report Ugandan fisherman Kiwamuka Lukoda's quote on the inside cover of this report speaks volumes about ADF's innovations and impact on alleviating poverty and promoting broad-based economic and social development in today's Africa. At the heart of that approach is increasing the effectiveness and scale of local development efforts. Just a few years ago, Lukoda supported himself and his family on the equivalent of US$600 per year. Now he's making that much in a single month as a result of a catalytic ADF grant that enabled Uganda Marines, a fish processing plant in Kampala, to purchase the equipment it needed to process, freeze, and export fish caught by Lukoda and dozens of other fishermen to consumers in Europe and Australia. Over the past 20 years, ADF has invested in the capabilities and dreams of hundreds of thousands of Africans like Lukoda. Far from giving a handout, we work to equip individuals and community groups in Africa with the tools and resources to identify and solve their own problems. We foster sustainability and self-reliance, as we build capacity and mobilize local resources for development.   Small and Micro Enterprise Development Trade and Investment Participatory Development HIV/AIDS Prevention and Mitigation Strategic Partnerships Grant Application Guidelines Employment Opportunities ADF Reports ADF Press Releases ADF E-Publications     http://www.adf.gov/