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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.

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Germany’s strength lies in its networks

Why the Federal Republic of Germany needs more international cooperation now – not less. A guest article by Johannes Ebert, Helena Melnikov, Kai Sicks and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel.

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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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‘Europe is a global forward-looking partner’

Michal Minčev heads the Czech Development Agency CzechAid and, from May, will take up the role of co-chair of the Practitioners’ Network alongside GIZ Chair of the Management Board Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel. In our interview Minčev talks about new geopolitical realities, the need to pool resources and Europe’s position in the world.

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‘Digitalising the health care sector is an empowering measure for Africa and Europe’

Digitalisation makes medical care more efficient, safer and more patient-friendly. Kirstin Grosse Frie and Julius Murke, who implement digital health projects in Africa for GIZ, know what Africa and Europe can learn from each other.

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‘GIZ is valued as an important partner of the WTO’

Less bureaucracy, more growth: Birgit Viohl from the World Trade Organization (WTO) explains how dynamic trade can be successful – and how GIZ supports states across the globe in making customs clearance faster.

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Secure incomes, new prospects

Millions of people have fled to Ethiopia or been displaced within the country. This poses enormous challenges for the communities taking them in. GIZ supports refugees and local people in finding work and strengthening social cohesion.

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Digital sovereignty, not tech dependency

Large tech corporations are usually the ones in control of cloud services, AI applications and digital platforms. Kenya shows that there is another way: using the building blocks we have developed.

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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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