How you can cooperate with us as an international partner

Are you an international partner working in sustainable development? Together we can achieve even more! We support you – with a regional presence, project expertise and suitable partnership models.

As a federal company with more than 50 years’ experience in international cooperation, we implement complex projects worldwide – in an efficient, effective and partner-oriented manner. International partners work with us because we:

have a regional presence and excellent networks
have a high level of expertise and implementation strength
can respond to different requirements with flexibility
and, together with you, share responsibility for sustainable development.

Our partners

GIZ has worked with international partners worldwide for many years. These include various partners with very diverse requirements and ideas:

foreign ministries of donor countries
line ministries and their downstream organisations
national and regional development banks
multilateral organisations such as UN agencies and funds

Many of these partners contribute to existing projects through cofinancing or work with us to develop new project approaches.

Greater impact, greater visibility, greater efficiency – these are the benefits for international partners

Together with international partners, we achieve more – for our partner countries and the global agenda. Thanks to this cooperation, we can:

increase the effectiveness and visibility of our projects and, as a result, of Germany’s international cooperation
bring together different approaches from different partners
offer innovative cooperation solutions for our clients and partners.

A particularly important example of this is the Team Europe approach. This promotes partnerships and joint projects with international partners in multi-donor constellations. The projects are cofinanced in part by the European Union (EU).

Cooperate with us

Whether it is cofinancing, joint planning or operational implementation – we advise you on the right cooperation formats for your institution.

Would you like to become an international partner?
Contact us at and let’s discuss it.

Examples of our work

Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe

Strengthening health systems around the world

Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda

Joint efforts for a just energy transformation: GET.pro takes action

Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda

Employment promotion for women for the green transformation in Africa

MAF – Mitigation Action Facility

Zwei Kugelschreiber liegen auf einer weißen Oberfläche. Neben ihnen liegt ein kleiner runder Anstecker mit den Farben der SDGs.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Global goals, local solutions: how we work to implement the 2030 Agenda

European Union

How we work with the European Union (EU) to implement commissions in and for partner countries – globally, reliably and with a focus on results.

Insights

Topic

05.11.2026

‘Germany’s security is also determined by factors beyond our borders’

International cooperation helps to promote greater security around the world and here in Germany. GIZ security expert Anne-Katrin Niemeier explains how this work.

GIZ security expert Anne Katrin-Niemeier sits in the office and smiles at the camera.

Interview

‘Climate pledges must now be turned into action’

In this interview, Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven talks about what she anticipates from the COP31 climate change conference in Antalya. The Managing Director at GIZ underlines why GIZ’s work in this area serves German interests, too.

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Background

An opportunity for climate action

Carbon markets mobilise funds for climate action projects. As the head of several such projects at GIZ, Sven Egbers explains how this works.

Illustration of a blue globe with two orange arrows arranged in a circle, a CO₂ cloud at the top right and a certificate with a seal at the bottom left, symbolizing emissions trading.

The project contributes to these Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations:

Global partnerships