The impact of ADA's activities in 2025
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.
including 64,813 through
investment advisory services
support services
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Key figures
2025
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Target 1.4 — Access to basic services, including microfinance
259,186 beneficiaries of inclusive finance services (credit, savings, insurance)
2,569 households with access to basic services (energy, water and sanitation)
Target 1.5 — Building the resilience of vulnerable people
59,447 beneficiaries of microinsurance (life, accident or agricultural)
End hunger, ensure food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3 — Improving agricultural productivity and increasing smallholder farmers' income
312,997 smallholders benefiting from solutions to improve the management of their farming activities
78,889 recipients of agricultural loans
12,596 beneficiaries of agricultural insurance
64,527 beneficiaries of financial training
155,811 trained in good agricultural practices
1,483 trained in good forestry management practices
23,382 certified as fair trade, organic or otherwise
2.4 — Adoption of productive, sustainable and resilient agricultural practices
157,294 beneficiaries of technical assistance for good agricultural or forestry practices
Ensure inclusive and equitable, high-quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Target 4.4 — Building skills for employment and entrepreneurship
64,933 beneficiaries of financial education
2,612 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 access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
7.2 — Access to renewable energy
2,023 households have access to green energy via equipment running on renewable 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
139,498 beneficiaries of loans for business purposes
2,612 beneficiaries of entrepreneurship support programmes
8.10 — Capacity building for financial institutions
257 partner organisations (including 114 financial institutions) benefited from technical support programmes to strengthen their internal capacities and/or to develop financial and non-financial solutions
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
13.1 — Strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change
12,596 farmers benefit from index insurance covering drought and/or flood risks
157,294 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
567 forest owners or entrepreneurs linked to forestry value chains provided with technical and/or entrepreneurial skills
1,483 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
15,3 M EUR annual budget spent by ADA in 2025
17.5 — Promoting investments in least developed countries
12 M EUR loans disbursed to 16 MFIs in 2025 in accordance with ADA’s investment advice for the Luxembourg Microfinance Development Fund with a total outstanding portfolio of EUR 37.1 million for 41 MFIs by the end of 2025
1.76 M EUR disbursed to 5 financial institutions financed by the FIT, an innovative financing instrument, with a portfolio of EUR 4.4 million by the end of 2025
17.9 — Capacity building and support of national plans in developing countries
5 countries in which ADA is boosting and strengthening the inclusive finance sector in collaboration with institutional actors (Cabo Verde, Mali, Benin, Rwanda, Laos)
17.17 — Promoting partnerships
290 partner organisations of ADA benefited from technical assistance programmes
257 partner organisations benefited from technical assistance programmes throughout the year
51 organisations of ADA benefited from investment by the end of 2025
ADA,
a driver of progress
for a more inclusive and sustainable world
IN A NUTSHELL
Between 2022 and 2024, ADA supported 1,227,498 vulnerable people. This demonstrates the real and lasting impact of our commitment.