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Rural development: Bangladesh: quick solutions instead of long trips

Women entrepreneurs are making life easier for people in rural areas with apps and knowledge.

Economic development and employment: Nurses programme: career prospects ‘in a job I love’

Triple Win supports qualified nurses from overseas in finding jobs in Germany.

Economic development and employment: Fair working conditions on digital platforms

Digital platforms are revolutionising the world of work. A project is campaigning for higher labour standards and fair conditions.

Economic development and employment: Ghana: Clear regulations for fair fishing

Our oceans are overfished. Digital solutions are helping to protect biodiversity while securing food sources and incomes.

Social development: Taking the initiative for their own future

Enthusiastic young people are bringing lasting changes to their societies. Creative projects are teaching them to seize opportunities.

Social Development: A place for women’s empowerment

The Women Development and Training Centres in Libya: run by women for women.

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10.05.2023

Viet Nam: market incentives and technologies for the energy transition

To protect the climate, Viet Nam aims to generate more green electricity and feed it into the grid. Feed-in tariffs and smart grids are paving the way.

04.05.2023

Malawi: the dream job of a drone pilot

The shortest way is by air. A drone academy is training pilots – creating jobs and fast supply chains.

26.04.2023

Savouring chocolate, saving the forests

Cocoa is highly sought after as the raw material for chocolate – and demand for it is increasing. Cooperatives in Ecuador are cultivating cocoa without destroying forests.

20.04.2023

Secure and clean energy for 30,000 people in Nepal

Thousands of people in the South Asian country are affected by gaps in the grid. Renewable energy is helping to change this.

29.03.2023

Big challenges, good scores

The Evaluation Report shows that GIZ’s work is successful even in fragile contexts.

27.03.2023

Rana Plaza 10 years on: ‘Stringent regulations, room for improvement’

The collapse of a dilapidated textile factory in Bangladesh in 2013 killed more than 1,100 people. Since the accident, the textile sector in Bangladesh has undergone significant transformation.

23.03.2023

Improving the prospects of young people who stay in or return to their home country

Many young people in Central America leave their homeland in search of a better life. However, new opportunities are being created thanks to job training programmes in their own country.

22.03.2023

Green hydrogen: a new market for the fuel of the future

Green hydrogen can help mitigate climate change. Pilot projects aim to make hydrogen technology ready to market.

14.03.2023

A new app for social security benefits applications

In Pakistan, people with disabilities are entitled to social care, but the barriers are high. An app makes it easier for them to access this support.
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07.03.2023

‘Safe menstrual hygiene is linked to educational opportunities’

In Uganda, girls are frequently absent from school during their menstruation. With the support of GIZ, the government wants to change this and make education possible.

03.03.2023

Giving the Global South a voice

Global crises can only be resolved together. GIZ is working to ensure that partners from particularly hard-hit countries are heard – for example at high-level meetings like the Munich Security Conference.

03.02.2023

For the right to health – eradicating female genital mutilation

Governments and civil society in the Horn of Africa are working together to end female genital mutilation.

02.02.2023

Sustainable business practices: a role model at the market

From smallholder to successful businesswoman – how Grace Akot from Uganda did it.

26.01.2023

Pakistan: a simplified registration procedure facilitates faster flood relief

Many people in Pakistan lost everything to the floods. A customised register helps people to receive social benefits easily in crises.

23.01.2023

Ukraine: Looking ahead with a resilient economy

Entrepreneur Olga Romanenko explains why it is important to sustain the Ukrainian economy in times of war and how the platform leverist.de supports her.

19.01.2023

‘There are red lines for us’

Interview with Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board.

17.01.2023

Start-ups are improving lives

A funding programme supports young companies in Africa in getting investment ready. Their digital innovations are boosting income in the agricultural sector.

15.12.2022

Better learning: linking health and education

Many children in South-East Asia are affected by illnesses. This hinders their progress at school. Better hygiene is improving the health of 15 million students.

Evaluation Report 2022:Digitalisation for development

The evaluation report focuses on digitalisation for development, since digitalisation plays a key role in the field of international cooperation. The report shows the results of over 200 project evaluations conducted in the past few years.

Facts and figures

Biodiversity: better protection of 775,000 km² nature

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More than 170 successful start-ups supported

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8.2 million people supported in coping with climate change

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4.9 million people have a better drinking water supply

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95 million people have access to better health services

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Ghana: 11,000 tonnes carbon dioxide emissions saved

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Promoting Democracy in the 21st century

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows – Sniffing Dogs

Resilience in Tourism: Stories of Resilience by Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs

Quantifying the impact of air pollution on solar output

eHealth solution to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Africa

From sunrise to sunset: A new day for agro-pastoralists

Living Adaptation: Indian farmers turning garbage into gold

A silk thread of hope: Changing women's lives in Ethiopia through green jobs

Data Centre Flexibility in Germany and China: Results from an Interview-based study

Sustainable worldwide – GIZ sustainability initiatives 2021

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