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Social development

A fair society is based on social participation, solidarity and education. We promote inclusive development worldwide through access to education and health, social protection systems, robust youth empowerment and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Our skills and expertise

  • Making education fair

    We strengthen inclusive, high-quality education in all phases of life – from preschool to continuing vocational training – using systemic approaches and digital innovation.

  • Expanding health systems

    We improve health care worldwide – with a focus on prevention, resilience, mental health and equitable financing, including in crisis contexts.

  • Strengthening social protection

    We promote solidarity-based systems such as health and pension insurance to protect people against poverty, illness and crises – including with digital solutions.

  • Creating opportunities for all

    We work to promote the inclusion of disadvantaged groups – through empowerment, accessible infrastructures and participation in development processes.

Youth and sport

Young people shape the future. We promote participation, education and sport as means of integration and prevention.

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Social protection

Social security is key to greater justice and social cohesion. Yet many people are excluded. How we support partner countries in setting up effective systems.

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Health

Midwives for pregnant women, vaccines for children, health insurance for patients: we take a holistic systems approach to our work, based on the principles of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and sustainability, with a view to enabling people to access good health care.

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Insights

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Digital teamwork

In countries of the Global South and in fragile contexts, digital solutions are emerging that are setting international standards. Germany can learn from experience gained with GovStack, for example, when developing its digital government architecture.

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Interview

‘A Decade of Trust and Cooperation between ASEAN, Germany and Europe’

Germany and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been development partners since 2016. In our exclusive interview, H.E. Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, talks about the deepened cooperation, which is supported by long-standing partners such as GIZ.

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Report

Learning with India: AI language assistants for digital inclusion

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), German and Indian interests are aligned. A visit to the subcontinent highlights why it is essential for AI systems to be trained in multiple languages.

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