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Social Development: Working towards a world without AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria with BACKUP Health

Twenty years ago, GIZ came up with an idea to shore up health systems worldwide.

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.

Climate, environment, management of natural resources: Ready for change: Chile is on course for a future with renewables

Chile is developing innovative storage solutions that will achieve a consistent energy supply from solar and wind power.

Rural development: The long process of coffee production: transparency from crop to cup

In Rwanda, women coffee farmers are using entrepreneurship and digital innovations to secure adequate payment.

Security, reconstruction and peace: Prospects for refugees and migrants

Education, jobs, infrastructure: Supporting forcibly displaced people, migrants and host regions in a number of different ways.

Economy and Development: Sub-Saharan Africa: More jobs, higher incomes

An international initiative is committed to ensuring that the economic upturn benefits local people and businesses.

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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.

14.10.2022

Electric cars for the climate

Road traffic offers important leverage in the fight against climate change. The African island nation of Cabo Verde is putting its faith in across-the-board electric mobility.

06.10.2022

Social cohesion

Young people, liveable cities and fair social systems strengthen societies from within. That promotes social cohesion in times of crisis.

27.09.2022

Tunisia: Next adventure – starting a business

A couple of entrepreneurs offer an alternative taste of Tunisia – combining profession with passion.

20.09.2022

Working together to end leprosy

While leprosy is on the decline globally, it is still far from being eradicated. Health teams and villagers in Senegal could be close to halting the spread of the disease.

16.09.2022

New Chair of the GIZ Management Board

Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel to take over from Tanja Gönner on 1 November 2022.

12.09.2022

Laying the foundation for modern-day working in Eschborn

The outstanding features of this new build scheduled for completion in 2025, which offers space for around 920 workstations, are its sustainable and recyclable materials.

08.09.2022

Fighting trauma with capsicums

Fahrije Hoti lost her husband in the Kosovo war. Together with other widows, she founded a cooperative – with great success. The new film ‘Hive’ tells her story.

25.08.2022

Virtual seeds with real benefits

Cotton farmers in Burkina Faso and Cameroon are learning how to future-proof their work. Part of their training takes place on virtual fields: those who achieve successful pest control here will be able to boost their yields in real life.

10.08.2022

Uganda: using sunlight to clean water

More than 20,000 people in rural Uganda use sunlight to disinfect water. This provides them with clean drinking water.

Biodiversity:Wealth of a special kind

A high level of biodiversity is a treasure that must be preserved. High biological diversity is a treasure that must be preserved. Fascinating facts and figures about animals and plants that ensure our survival.

Facts and figures

Biodiversity: better protection of 775,000 km² nature

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620,000 people have taken part in vocational training

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143,000 individual support measures for job seekers

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Ghana: 11,000 tonnes carbon dioxide emissions saved

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Social cohesion: 43,000 participants reached

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Egypt: 5,000 farmers trained

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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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