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Using local 'language donations' to provide digital health care advice

Climate, environment, management of natural resources: Preventing the spread of deserts: good for both crops and the climate

An ever increasing amount of fertile soil is disappearing worldwide. The earth is ‘desertifying’, and GIZ has its sights set on preventing this.

Climate, environment, management of natural resources: Egypt: Innovative pioneer for climate action

Egypt is host of the UN Climate Change Conference. The country is pursuing diverse approaches to address climate change and its consequences.

Social development: Achieving more together with Sport for Development

From Indonesia to the West Balkans, young people are sharing social experiences that go far beyond the realm of sport.

Social Development: Women promote peace

An information network is supporting women activists to boost their participation in peace processes.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: Made in Ghana: making apparel production socially and ethically responsible

Cooperation with international companies is helping to make apparel factories safer and more socially responsible.

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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.

07.12.2022

Protecting species to protect the future – for nature, humans, animals and the climate

Stopping species loss and restoring ecosystems: GIZ is working around the world to maintain the very foundations of our existence.

06.12.2022

Anna Sophie Herken to join the GIZ Management Board

The development and sustainability expert will join the GIZ Management Board in summer 2023.

01.12.2022

Knowledge without taboos: a join-in circuit to combat HIV

Trialled in schools, rolled out nationwide: an interactive educational programme is teaching 30,000 young people in Zambia to protect themselves better against AIDS.

23.11.2022

Forest conservation fights climate change

Forest conservation is crucial in fighting climate change. In Ghana, local communities are doing their part by switching to fast-growing timber and more efficient cooking stoves.

17.11.2022

Turkey: Job prospects promote solidarity

There are almost four million Syrian refugees living in Turkey. A women’s cooperative provides stable incomes and a sense of shared identity.

11.11.2022

Sahel region: sharing scarce resources more efficiently

Resources are scarce in the Sahel region. To prevent conflict over their distribution, communities are relying on data analysis and dialogue.

03.11.2022

Preserving the environment and staying healthy

OneHealth in action: In Mexico, students learn to protect nature and their own health.

31.10.2022

Cities for all – shaped by all

Fatima Nkhuwa is working to help her neighbourhood in Zambia. Her goal: for her neighbourhood to have a greater voice in urban planning.

27.10.2022

Harnessing mobiles: making insurance digital and mobile

A modern health system needs to be simple, flexible, fast and reliable. As Nepal shows, digital solutions are the key to success.

21.10.2022

Mexico: joining forces to make cities greener

In Mexico’s coastal regions, residents design their own urban districts. The aim: healthy cities with a high quality of life for everyone.

19.10.2022

Digitalisation for sustainable development

From fair access to education and poverty reduction to combating climate change - digital innovations are more important than ever before.

Digitalisation:Digitalisation for sustainable development

From fair access to education and poverty reduction to combating climate change – in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and improve people’s living conditions, digital innovations are more important than ever before.

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620,000 people have taken part in further training

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12.9 million people have received a better school education

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8.2 million people supported in coping with climate change

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Biodiversity: better protection of 775,000 km² nature

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More than 2.3 million internally displaced persons have received assistance

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1.8 million people supported with mobile wallets

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Promoting Democracy in the 21st century

Promoting Democracy in the 21st century

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

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows – Sniffing Dogs

Promoting Democracy in the 21st century

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

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows – Sniffing Dogs

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