Digitalisation

Digital skills for entrepreneurial women

The tech industry is still largely a male domain, but more and more women are now taking jobs in the sector. Ghana and Rwanda are just two countries where this is happening.

Economic development and employment

More jobs. Better jobs.

Every fourth young person in North Africa is unemployed. Setting up job centres and providing advice on starting a business are helping solve this problem.

Environment and climate change

Climate-friendly coffee from Costa Rica

Costa Rica has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions in coffee production.

Management services

AFRIKA KOMMT! (Africa is coming!) – a training programme for young managers

The AFRIKA KOMMT! initiative run by the German private sector offers young managers from Africa the opportunity to learn management skills.

Environment and climate change

Bright prospects for clean energy

By reducing emissions, Chile is helping protect the climate.

Economic Development and Employment

Prospects for refugees and migrants

Trainings, jobs, infrastructure: GIZ supports displaced persons and host regions in a variety of ways.

LATEST NEWS

16.05.2019

More energy, more climate change mitigation: India backs solar power

India’s energy needs are increasing. In order to make power supplies more reliable, greener and cheaper, the government is expanding the solar energy sector.

09.05.2019

Jobs instead of migration: Young people in Cameroon

Many young people in Cameroon do not see a future for themselves in their own country. Yet it doesn’t have to be that way. One local programme is designed to boost employment and encourage peaceful coexistence. To date, it has created over 3,000 jobs.

02.05.2019

Modern teacher training in Afghanistan

Teacher training is vital to a modern Afghan society. The professionalisation of training improves the career prospects of young Afghans.

25.04.2019

Valuable waste: recycling in a Jordanian refugee camp

A recycling centre in a refugee camp provides meaningful employment for residents. And makes the camp cleaner.

09.04.2019

Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel is the new third Managing Director at GIZ

Schäfer-Gümbel additionally takes over the position as Labour Relations Director. He will take up his position on 1 October 2019.

03.04.2019

Prospects for Cambodia’s poorest

‘Leave no one behind’ is one of the principles underpinning the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. What this means in practice is illustrated by an example from Cambodia.

29.03.2019

More jobs, better prospects: opportunities for refugees and the local population

People fleeing from Syria and the local population in the host regions in Turkey lack work opportunities and income. Jobs initiatives combine training and practical work.

20.03.2019

Solar energy in Tunisia: vocational training for experts

A new education and vocational training programme is improving labour market opportunities and paving the way for the use of renewable energy.

11.03.2019

China: perspectives of a world power

The new issue of the GIZ magazine akzente explores China’s role in the world and offers new insights into the Middle Kingdom.

07.03.2019

International Women’s Day: women behind the wheel in Ghana

Charlotte Bayn is one of the first women to drive a bus in her home country, Ghana. And now transport in Accra is quicker, safer and more sustainable.

28.02.2019

Digital tools improve transparency

In Indonesia, digital tools give people better access to information about public services, help identify problems and reduce corruption.

15.02.2019

Dialogue on African Security at the Munich Security Conference

Inter-country cooperation and peacekeeping are crucial for sustainable development. The Munich Security Conference is a forum for stakeholders.

07.02.2019

From Germany to Tanzania: working for the world’s future

International cooperation is an area that offers attractive employment opportunities, including in the financial sector.

30.01.2019

Fruit and vegetables in Ghana: better quality boosts income

Sustainable cultivation and access to new markets: farmers in Ghana benefit from training.

24.01.2019

Opportunities for young people: more jobs, better jobs

Around 38,000 people in North Africa have so far benefited from measures to help them set up their own business or find a job and to create fair working conditions.

18.01.2019

International Green Week 2019: fair products for better prospects

Producing fairly, but how? A special display at International Green Week put on by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development provides insight into sustainable supply chains.

09.01.2019

More responsibility, higer expectations

Germany has begun a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. GIZ’s study on ‘Germany in the Eyes of the World’ shows the expectations that the world has of the country as an international player.

Germany Study 2018

Germany in the eyes of the world

For a third time, Giz has interviewed people across the globe to find out their perceptions of Germany. About 4,200 statements and theories provide an insight into how Germany is perceived abroad.

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