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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

Interview

‘Cuts to the development budget are a mistake’

Marcel Fratzscher believes that investing in the Global South is just as important as investing in Germany. The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) says that without open markets and international partnerships, our prosperity will decline.

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‘International cooperation is a matter of good sense’

UNICEF and GIZ have been working together for around 15 years. This is particularly beneficial in crisis regions, explains Verena Knaus. As the head of UNICEF in Berlin, she is responsible for the partnership with Germany.

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‘The old Africa does not exist anymore’

From dependency to digital sovereignty: Africa is redefining its place in the global technology order. Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO of Smart Africa, and Anna Sophie Herken, Member of the GIZ Management Board, speak with us about why Europe and Africa must act together and why both continents have more to gain than they realise.
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