About ADF
America's Development Foundation (ADF) is a U.S. nonprofit private voluntary organization (PVO) established in 1980. ADF works throughout the world to strengthen the capacities of civil society, private sector and government to work together for responsive democratic governance and social and economic development. ADF has 30 years experience working in over 35 countries in Eastern and Central Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Central America, the Caribbean and Africa. ADF programs provide training, technical assistance and grants designed to strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes and promote democratic governance, economic and social development. ADF programs include civil society capacity building, advocacy; public transparency and accountability, community mobilization and development, local governance, civic education, human rights, local economic development, small and medium enterprises development, agricultural development, humanitarian assistance, relief and reconstruction.
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ADF has experience and expertise working in more than 30 countries in the world.
Programs
ADF has a diverse portfolio of programs in countries around the world to promote civil society, democracy, social and economic development. ADF's approach focuses on tailoring programs to the needs of its beneficiaries in order to ensure that programs are demand-driven and sustainable. Click on the following links to view examples of ADF's programs.- Advocacy
- Civic Education
- Civil Society Building and Institutional Development
- Community Mobilization and Development
- Electoral Processes
- Human Rights
- Rule of Law
- Local Governance
- Displaced Persons and Refugees
- Independent Media
- Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development
- Local Economic Development
- Agriculture Development

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