SDG 4: Quality Education

Everyone should have equitable access to education, from primary to secondary school. At the same time, more young people and adults should have the relevant skills for decent jobs.

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Two young men stand side by side in front of an informational poster about visa and work opportunities in Jordan.

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Trainees prepped and ready

The German skilled trades sector needs trainees and skilled workers – GIZ cooperates with small and medium-sized enterprises to connect German companies with motivated trainees from selected countries. In Jordan, the first group of talented young people have completed their preparation for vocational training in Germany.

A woman installs an air conditioning system

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30.10.2025

A green revolution: 30 years of protecting the ozone and climate with natural coolants

70 per cent of the world’s refrigerators now use sustainable natural cooling technology. It all began with technology from the former East Germany.

Leaning over a reed mat, four women make cheese from goat’s milk.

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15.10.2025

Better prospects for people in the Sahel region

We work for stable living conditions in the Sahel region to give millions of people a better future.

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Africa’s path to fairer land rights

Secure land rights promote development and stability. Together with the African Union, GIZ is taking action to drive sustainable progress on land issues.

A camera is pointed at several people and films the scene.

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11.09.2025

Strong voices for more democracy in the Western Balkans

GIZ promotes quality journalism and independent media in the Western Balkans as a way of strengthening democracy in these countries and bringing them closer to the EU.

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Skilled workers from Kerala for Wolfratshausen

How an Indian nurse and a district hospital in the foothills of the German Alps came together: Triple Win explained – experience with placing skilled workers.

Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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