Highlights

ADA soutient les populations vulnérables
ADA's support for vulnerable populations
Corporate
ADA takes a holistic approach to meeting the needs of vulnerable people by supporting entire local economic systems.
Renforcer les systèmes économiques locaux pour un avenir durable
Empowering Local Economies for a Sustainable Future
Corporate
Founded in 1994, ADA (short for Appui au développement autonome, support for autonomous development) is a Luxembourgish, non-governmental organisation that strives to sustainably improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations and build stronger, more resilient local economies in the Global South in collaboration with local partners.
Impact Finance for Vulnerable Populations: highlights
Impact Finance for Vulnerable Populations: highlights
Corporate
Remaining true to its role as a pioneer in impact finance, ADA unveiled its new strategy on 20 April 2026 at an event on ‘Impact Finance for Vulnerable Populations’.

Videos

Une femme plante un arbre
Testimony of Monique Daba Sene, a young entrepreneur
Young entrepreneurs
In partnership with ADA, the Senegalese incubator Jokkolabs and the microfinance institution U-IMCEC support young entrepreneurs with flexible financing and by strengthening their business skills.
Cover jeune couturière au Sénégal
Testimony of Fatou Ngom, a young tailor in Senegal
Young entrepreneurs
22 year-old seamstress Fatou Ngom recounts how she was able to open a haberdashery shop after receiving business training and a micro-loan and how she was able to keep on earning money while on maternity leave
Un jeune homme travaillant dans un champ
Testimony of Aliou LO, a young farmer in Senegal
Young entrepreneurs
In this video, Aliou LO, a young farmer in Senegal, shares his story.
Deux agriculteurs en Afrique
The F2.0 solution
Agriculture & forestry
ADA designed an online platform to facilitate the management of loans by microfinance institutions (MFIs) to remote smallholder farmers and their cooperatives to finance the purchase of inputs and the management of stocks in an efficient and profitable manner.