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16.05.2023
Ghana: a place for innovation
Used electrical appliances are not merely waste. Creative people like Sandy are using them for materials in their own work – even to build 3D printers.
10.05.2023
Viet Nam: market incentives and technologies for the energy transition
To protect the climate, Viet Nam aims to generate more green electricity and feed it into the grid. Feed-in tariffs and smart grids are paving the way.
04.05.2023
Malawi: the dream job of a drone pilot
The shortest way is by air. A drone academy is training pilots – creating jobs and fast supply chains.
26.04.2023
Savouring chocolate, saving the forests
Cocoa is highly sought after as the raw material for chocolate – and demand for it is increasing. Cooperatives in Ecuador are cultivating cocoa without destroying forests.
20.04.2023
Secure and clean energy for 30,000 people in Nepal
Thousands of people in the South Asian country are affected by gaps in the grid. Renewable energy is helping to change this.
29.03.2023
Big challenges, good scores
The Evaluation Report shows that GIZ’s work is successful even in fragile contexts.
27.03.2023
Rana Plaza 10 years on: ‘Stringent regulations, room for improvement’
The collapse of a dilapidated textile factory in Bangladesh in 2013 killed more than 1,100 people. Since the accident, the textile sector in Bangladesh has undergone significant transformation.
23.03.2023
Improving the prospects of young people who stay in or return to their home country
Many young people in Central America leave their homeland in search of a better life. However, new opportunities are being created thanks to job training programmes in their own country.
22.03.2023
Green hydrogen: a new market for the fuel of the future
Green hydrogen can help mitigate climate change. Pilot projects aim to make hydrogen technology ready to market.
14.03.2023
A new app for social security benefits applications
In Pakistan, people with disabilities are entitled to social care, but the barriers are high. An app makes it easier for them to access this support.
07.03.2023
‘Safe menstrual hygiene is linked to educational opportunities’
In Uganda, girls are frequently absent from school during their menstruation. With the support of GIZ, the government wants to change this and make education possible.
03.03.2023
Giving the Global South a voice
Global crises can only be resolved together. GIZ is working to ensure that partners from particularly hard-hit countries are heard – for example at high-level meetings like the Munich Security Conference.
03.02.2023
For the right to health – eradicating female genital mutilation
Governments and civil society in the Horn of Africa are working together to end female genital mutilation.
02.02.2023
Sustainable business practices: a role model at the market
From smallholder to successful businesswoman – how Grace Akot from Uganda did it.
26.01.2023
Pakistan: a simplified registration procedure facilitates faster flood relief
Many people in Pakistan lost everything to the floods. A customised register helps people to receive social benefits easily in crises.
23.01.2023
Ukraine: Looking ahead with a resilient economy
Entrepreneur Olga Romanenko explains why it is important to sustain the Ukrainian economy in times of war and how the platform leverist.de supports her.
19.01.2023
‘There are red lines for us’
Interview with Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board.
17.01.2023
Start-ups are improving lives
A funding programme supports young companies in Africa in getting investment ready. Their digital innovations are boosting income in the agricultural sector.