Environment and climate change

Green buildings – the sleeping giant in climate protection

Modern buildings help protect the environment. A look at Ukraine and El Salvador shows us how.

Economic development and employment

Training and employment for refugees and the local population

In Turkey, employment and training schemes offer direct ways of earning income and improve people’s prospects on the labour market. 

Economic Development and Employment

Prospects for refugees and migrants

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

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.

Rural Development

Higher income for rice farmers in Nigeria

An initiative is helping smallholder farmers to earn more money through higher rice yields and better quality.

Economic Development and Employment

Arbitrators, Bakers and more: progress in Afghanistan

Advice and qualifications for getting (re)established at home.

LATEST NEWS

19.06.2019

Turkey: schools and sports are forging bonds between Syrians and local people

World Refugee Day: The Syrian and Turkish youth are getting to know each other better in host regions in Turkey thanks to joint school and recreational activities.

17.06.2019

Uganda: Equality before the law – and in practice

‘Addressing inequalities’ is the motto of this year’s European Development Days in Brussels. This approach has many facets, as a project for sexual minorities in Uganda shows.

14.06.2019

Support for the relatives

Money transfers from family members abroad are an important economic factor in developing countries. Digital solutions now reduce the costs and make the transfers easier.

06.06.2019

Clean clothes

With support from GIZ, Lidl has implemented environmental management at textile factories in Asia. As a result, 80 suppliers in China and Bangladesh now use cleaner and safer production methods.

28.05.2019

New sectors, new opportunities: women are conquering the tech sector

Women still make up only a small minority of those working in the tech sector. In Ghana and Rwanda, though, they are learning to program apps and software and taking up jobs in the digital economy.

21.05.2019

From drawing board to market entry: ideas from the Innovation Fund

The final of GIZ’s second innovation competition is about to take place. The winners from the first round are one step further and already celebrating their initial results.

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.

World Refugee Day 2019

Supporting Refugees

World Refugee Day is on 20 June. GIZ works across the globe to provide support for refugees and migrants, stabilise host countries and tackle the root causes of displacement.

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