International cooperation with impact

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH works worldwide for a future worth living. Together with our partners, we create opportunities and sustainably improve people’s lives. Through our networks, we turn international agendas into action – with a global vision and local impact.

In focus

Cooperation with the private sector

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Skilled labour migration

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Just Transition

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Achieving impact

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How we work

Strong networks, extensive technical expertise and the cost-effective use of funds – these are the tools we draw on as we work with our partners around the world to create lasting value for people.

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Where we work

1,440

Commissions

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Insights

Interview

‘A European answer to the raw materials question’

Lithium, rare earths and stable supply chains are important pillars for the green and digital transformation of the European economy. Kristian Lempa, Director of Global Policy, Governance and Cities at GIZ, explains our role in the supply of raw materials and the advantages of sustainable partnerships.

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Portrait

Remaining steadfast

Why former football star Neven Subotic has been interested in water issues in Africa for years, and why he considers fundamental criticism of international cooperation excessive.

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Background

Effective climate action using AI

Kenya is establishing a digital carbon market infrastructure with GIZ’s support. This also offers German and European companies more transparency for investments in climate protection projects.

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News

Techniker installieren Solaranlagen auf einem Dach in Brasilien

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22.04.2026

Brazil’s green transition, made with Germany

What connects a pig farm in Paraná with German industry? A green partnership that sets new standards.

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26.03.2026

Living abroad and boosting the economy at home

Sandra Aboh Tembei manufactures precision components in Cameroon thanks to targeted investment from a university friend in Germany.

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09.03.2026

An innovation from Swabia, Germany, for sustainable reconstruction in Ukraine

In an interview, German entrepreneur Julian Bihl explains how his innovative building material is being used to reconstruct roads in Ukraine.

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Perspectives

Eine Gruppe von Personen, darunter ein prominenter Gast, beobachtet eine Wissenschaftlerin, die ein wissenschaftliches Gerät im Labor vorführt. — Researching together, protecting together: Germany’s Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, saw for himself the work of Ghanaian and German scientists on vaccine development during a visit to Ghana. The GIZ has connected experts from the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine with those from the Institute of Virology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
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