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Economic development and employment: Combining business and development

develoPPP supports companies that invest sustainably in a developing and emerging country. And has done so for the past 25 years.
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Climate, environment, management of natural resources: Equipping people and the environment to face climate change

GIZ is committed to protecting ecosystems and biodiversity in the High Andes – using local initiatives and global funding.
A man and a woman talking during a warehouse tour. © GIZ

Management services: Networking business worldwide

25 years successfully training international managers: The Partnering in Business with Germany programme promotes global business partnerships.
A group of women holding a Ukrainian flag. © GIZ

Security, reconstruction and peace: Rebuilding step by step

From dance studios to fashion ateliers: small businesses are giving Ukrainians hope during the war.
Women sit together. One of them is holding up a thumb. © GIZ Tunisia

Governance and Democracy: Tunisia: Greater participation, greater trust

The Arab Spring ten years on: more public participation is defining political life in the municipalities.
A smiling Nigerian smallholder farmer © Nyani Quarmyne/GIZ

Rural development: Farming 4 Future: Sustainable rice cultivation in Africa

An initiative is helping small farmers build a resilient future

LATEST NEWS
Chair of the GIZ Management Board Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel and StS Niels Annen present the GIZ Integrated Annual Report.

23.06.2025

GIZ is shaping the future – internationally and for Germany

2024 in figures: business volume of around EUR 4 billion. The federal enterprise has a workforce of 24,530 people from 153 different countries.
Portrait photo of Niels Annen, State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in a dark-coloured suit with a petrol blue tie

20.06.2025

State Secretary Annen is the new Chair of the GIZ Supervisory Board

Starting his new role on 20 June 2025.
A woman sits on a beach in Mexico next to two full bags of trash she collected earlier.

11.06.2025

For clean coasts and healthy oceans: local approaches to combating plastic pollution in Mexico

GIZ protects Mexico’s coastlines from plastic pollution, benefiting local communities, marine life, and tourism.
A man wearing a suit and tie is standing in front of artistically draped curtains in gold, beige and brown hues.

05.06.2025

New opportunities for refugees

More than 2.7 million Syrians are still living in Türkiye. GIZ is promoting their economic empowerment and strengthening social cohesion in the host communities.
Map of Laos showing the national borders.

28.05.2025

Protecting forests – preserving biodiversity

In Laos, GIZ supports sustainable forestry and biodiversity conservation to preserve habitats. Click here for the country page.
A man sorting Brazil nuts.

19.05.2025

Nature-positive business models: biodiversity in the Amazon is paying dividends

In Brazil’s biodiverse Amazon region, new business models are opening up opportunities for sustainable economic development in harmony with nature.
A young man programming on a computer in a classroom.

15.05.2025

Digital skills: supporting teachers, creating opportunities

In many African countries there is a shortage of digital skills in the educational sector. Together with its African partners, GIZ is providing targeted support for educational reforms.
A female Indonesian changemaker with a hijab works on the field with an Indonesian Pepper farmer.

06.05.2025

Crops for the future

Pepper grows better and produces a higher yield if it is grown sustainably using climate-friendly methods. Farmers in Indonesia are learning how to do just that.
A woman stands in a circle of seated textile workers and explains something.Textile workers work in a factory.

29.04.2025

Working together for fair clothing

The Green Button and the Textiles Partnership are improving working conditions, and consumers in Germany are benefiting, too.
Solar installation in a desert region.

17.04.2025

Morocco: Trailblazer for green energy

Morocco’s strategic location and potential for renewable energies make the country into an important player in Africa. GIZ supports the country’s energy transition and climate policies. Read more on the country page.
German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier standing in front of the entrance to GIZ’s building in Bonn with the company’s managing directors Anna Sophie Herken, Thorsten-Schäfer Gümbel and Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven.

09.04.2025

Frank-Walter Steinmeier: ‘You are a cornerstone of our foreign relations and a shining example of Germany in today’s world.’

The Federal President spoke with GIZ staff at the Bonn Campus about their experience of working abroad.
A group of about 40, most of them women, smile at the camera.

03.04.2025

Feminist movements – a key to transformation

A recent research project demonstrates that feminists around the globe are driving societal transformation. They therefore play an important role in ensuring effective international cooperation.
Two hands in green gloves hold a pile of black powder.

18.03.2025

Black mass for the green transition

Fortech is a Costa Rican company that recycles used batteries. Their customers include German firms. GIZ helped them realise their vision.
A smiling cotton farmer in Benin kneels in a field of green cotton plants.

13.03.2025

Organic cotton from Benin: green, fair and inclusive

Organic cotton farming increases yields, protects the environment and improves living conditions for women in Benin.
A man is watering his fields with a hose.

05.03.2025

Tanzania: Partnerships for sustainable development

GIZ is improving health services, economic opportunities and the protection of natural resources in the East African country.
Young IT talents are being prepared in Ghana and Ruanda to work for German clients of IT software company AmaliTech.

24.02.2025

New strategies to combat the shortage of IT specialists

Germany has a lack of IT experts, while up-and-coming IT professionals in African countries like Ghana and Rwanda are finding it hard to find a job – so GIZ is bringing the two sides together with some lasting solutions.
Sustainable aggregate in cross section; in the background, a factory interior.

20.02.2025

Boosting reconstruction in Ukraine with the private sector

Olga Mitskevych advises companies at the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce Abroad (AHK). In this interview, she explains why German investment in Ukraine is in demand.
Federal Minister Svenja Schulze speaks at a podium during her visit to the GIZ in Eschborn.

18.02.2025

Svenja Schulze: ‘GIZ is part of the DNA of development policy’

During her visit to Eschborn, the Federal Minister thanked GIZ for its commitment and emphasised the role of partnerships in development cooperation.
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GIZ works – worldwide

Lasting prosperity, peace and security worldwide – and therefore also for Germany: In our company report, you can read how we are successfully working towards this goal.

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around EUR 4 billion business volume

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more than 9.4 million tonnes of CO2equivalent reduced

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around 1,700 ongoing projects

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24,530 employees worldwide

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almost 120 countries in which we operate

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153 nationalities of staff in Germany and abroad

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  • zuhören, verbinden, verändern: Partnerschaften in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit
  • What is a future worth living?
  • RESICODI Action: Insight into digital solutions for basic education in Namibia and Rwanda
  • Award for Equality: The GIZ office in Mexico

Namibia: Productive Use of Renewable Energy

Morocco: Success story for the financial inclusion of women

Build4Skills: TVET Story from Kenya

Circular City Labs – Testing Reusable Packaging Systems in Cities

Jenseits des Shirts - Wie “Vom Feld in den Fanshop” die lokale Bevölkerung in Indien stärkt

Arbeiten an der Schnittstelle: humanitäre Hilfe, Entwicklung, Frieden

zuhören, verbinden, verändern: Partnerschaften in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit

What is a future worth living?

RESICODI Action: Insight into digital solutions for basic education in Namibia and Rwanda

Award for Equality: The GIZ office in Mexico

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