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Economic development and employment: And action! Rwanda’s film industry takes off

In Rwanda and Kenya, films ‘Made in Africa’ are creating new jobs.

 
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Social Development: A secure future

Health and accident insurance: millions of people in Bangladesh and India are benefiting.
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Economic development and employment: Professional prospects back home

Advice and qualifications for getting (re)established at home.
A woman with a face mask picks coffee beans. © GIZ/Denyse K. Uwera

Rural development: The long process of coffee production: transparency from crop to cup

In Rwanda, women coffee farmers are using entrepreneurship and digital innovations to secure adequate payment.
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Social Development: Artificial intelligence for ALL

Using local 'language donations' to provide digital health care advice.
A group of people plant trees in the forest. © Mirena Martinez Tuna

Social Development: Taking the initiative for their own future

Enthusiastic young people are bringing lasting changes to their societies. Creative projects are teaching them to seize opportunities.

LATEST NEWS

16.07.2024

The European Union needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts

In a joint article, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Board of GIZ, and Jean Van Wetter, CEO of the Belgian development agency Enabel, point out that international development organisations play an essential role in supporting fragile states.
Panel Sport for Development with Rémy Rioux (AFD), Ingrid Gabriela Hoven (GIZ), Dr. Decius Chipande and Yoan Noguier.

12.07.2024

The power of sport. For development.

Sport in sustainable development and sustainability in sport: GIZ strengthens its partnerships at the Football Sustainability Summit.
A man points at underground water in the Andes.

10.07.2024

Peru: Fresh water in old canals

GIZ has improved the water supply in Lima by reactivating the historical water canals.
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04.07.2024

GIZ adapts its structure in Afghanistan

From 2025, GIZ will implement projects in Afghanistan exclusively through non-governmental organisations.
A rice farmer in traditional dress stands in a green rice field in Thailand and holds rice plants.

03.07.2024

Climate-friendly rice cultivation

GIZ works! Climate-friendly rice production reduces greenhouse gas emissions
The theme of GIZ’s Integrated Company Report is ‘listen, connect, transform’.

24.06.2024

The triple impact of international cooperation

2023 in figures: business volume at around EUR 4 billion. More than 25,000 staff in around 120 countries.
Bertina selling products from her shop.

19.06.2024

Displaced people in Mozambique: new opportunities, new optimism

It’s World Refugee Day: Many people in Mozambique are displaced within their own country. The path to building a new life starts with a secure income.
Woman in a maize field.

17.06.2024

Ethiopia: turning dry soil into fertile land

In the lowlands of Ethiopia, droughts alternate with flash floods. This damages the soil and makes the land difficult to farm. GIZ is building weirs to protect these areas.
A city that is digitally connected.

14.06.2024

A high quality of life for all: just urban planning requires data diversity and inclusive AI

From Cairo to Lagos, cities worldwide are experiencing dramatic growth rates. Urban planners are increasingly relying on data and artificial intelligence (AI). A guest contribution by GIZ Managing Director Anna Sophie Herken.
A person is casting a paper ballot during elections.

07.06.2024

In support of democracy: EU election observers

The EU sends observers on missions worldwide to see if elections are held freely and fairly. GIZ ensures their work runs smoothly and safely.
GIZ Managing Director Anna Sophie Herken

29.05.2024

‘Digitalisation must serve the common good’

Interview with GIZ Managing Director Anna Sophie Herken.
Portrait of Janina Fischer, Diversity Commissioner at GIZ.

21.05.2024

‘Diversity is not just a nice-to-have‘

Janina Fischer is the Diversity Commissioner at GIZ. She talked to us about why diversity pays off and how it applies at GIZ.
A young man sits bent over electronic circuits.

15.05.2024

Supporting the private sector in the search for skilled workers

GIZ works! Skilled workers from abroad are indispensable in Germany. GIZ helps companies in finding well-qualified applicants.
A young founder at work in the innovation center.

07.05.2024

Starting a career in Baghdad

Youth unemployment is high in Iraq. GIZ supports young people in setting up businesses and starting their careers.
Three women quinoa producers in Bolivia

02.05.2024

Women entrepreneurs in Bolivia: Business knowledge leads to success

GIZ works! GIZ has provided over 1,000 farmers with machinery. They now produce foodstuff such as quinoa more efficiently – and some of their produce is exported to Germany.

A GIZ employee sits with a boy and his mother in a kindergarten.

26.04.2024

Finding hope and purpose again: support for people in Türkiye’s earthquake region

War, displacement and earthquakes have placed a huge strain on people in the region. GIZ is offering them psychosocial counselling.
A group of geese flies in the sky.

25.04.2024

Gambia: Well prepared for bird flu

Gambia’s rapid response to the latest outbreak of bird flu is protecting Europe against infections, too. An international team of experts provided the country with support.
A man speaks into a microphone. Behind him is a presentation on digitalisation.

17.04.2024

Digital databases instead of paper files: Ukraine as a digitalisation role model

Ukraine is using a digital platform to record stocks of essential goods and distribute them to citizens in a targeted manner.
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The climate crisis is tougher on women

Higher temperatures affect people around the globe in different ways. Gender is one factor, climate policy has to consider – which is another reason for a feminist development policy.

Facts and figures

Around 6.200 trained nursing staff placed with German employers

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Around 3.96 bn. euros business volume

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Emissions have been reduced by 5.4 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents

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183,000 people have taken up jobs

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The water supply for up to 3,000 inhabitants in the highlands of Lima has been improved

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GIZ has placed around 6,500 skilled workers with employers in Germany

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Central Asian Professionals at the Study Tour to Germany

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

Award for Equality: The GIZ office in Mexico

Türkiye: Bringing Hope on Wheels

Kollektiver Schutz des Hawassa-Sees in Äthiopien

Georgien: Gute Regierungsführung für lokale Entwicklung

Auf dem Weg in die nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung – am Beispiel der Polizei Berlin

Cultivating sustainability: The GIZ office in Albania

Striving for Solidarity

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