Security, reconstruction, peace

Responsibility for Africa: Making migration safer and improving prospects for the people

European migration policy aims to support migrants and refugees and to combat human trafficking.

Rural Development

Higher income for rice farmers in Nigeria

An initiative is helping smallholder farmers to earn more money through higher rice yields and better quality.

Environment and climate change

The Pacific islands are adapting to climate change

With sea levels rising, Fiji and its neighbours have been forced to take action.

Social development

1:0 – Sport opens up development opportunities

Sport builds self-confidence in young people – and teaches skills.

Security, reconstruction, peace

A building for peace and security

Sustainable and earthquake-proof: the African Union’s Peace and Security Building.

Economic development and employment

When everyone’s a winner – international nurses for Germany

Triple Win recruits qualified nurses from abroad for German employers.

LATEST NEWS

07.02.2019

From Germany to Tanzania: working for the world’s future

International cooperation is an area that offers attractive employment opportunities, including in the financial sector.

30.01.2019

Fruit and vegetables in Ghana: better quality boosts income

Sustainable cultivation and access to new markets: farmers in Ghana benefit from training.

24.01.2019

Opportunities for young people: more jobs, better jobs

Around 38,000 people in North Africa have so far benefited from measures to help them set up their own business or find a job and to create fair working conditions.

18.01.2019

International Green Week 2019: fair products for better prospects

Producing fairly, but how? A special display at International Green Week put on by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development provides insight into sustainable supply chains.

09.01.2019

More responsibility, higer expectations

Germany has begun a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. GIZ’s study on ‘Germany in the Eyes of the World’ shows the expectations that the world has of the country as an international player.

20.12.2018

Working together for greater sustainability in cocoa production

Christmas time is chocolate time. An initiative bringing together politicians, the private sector and civil society is campaigning to make the cocoa industry sustainable.

19.12.2018

Sustainable economy: green growth in Viet Nam

Viet Nam’s Government has set itself the goal of making its economic growth sustainable. Working towards the 2030 Agenda, it is linking economic, environmental and social development.

18.12.2018

Cancer research in Belgrade and Heidelberg: experts are transferring knowledge to their home countries

International Migrants Day: medical professional Stefan Stefanovic lives and works in Heidelberg and is committed to advancing research in his home country of Serbia.

12.12.2018

Peacebuilding in northern Iraq

As Yazidi Nadia Murad receives the Nobel Peace Prize, in northern Iraq conflict training is improving understanding among different ethnic and faith communities.

We mourn the loss of a colleague in Niger

09.12.2018

We mourn the loss of a colleague in Niger

On Saturday, a GIZ staff member was killed in a vehicle ambush in Niger. The exact circumstances of the incident remain unclear.

06.12.2018

Seas littered with plastic waste: short-term action, long-term thinking.

Around the world, plastic waste is polluting seas, creating a global problem. Arno Tomowski, GIZ’s Head of Business Ventures, calls for international cooperation on new solutions.

03.12.2018

New issue of ‘akzente’ focuses on women: Gender. Power. Politics.

Women: Gender. Power. Politics – the new issue of the GIZ magazine akzente provides opinions, facts and background information.

29.11.2018

India is using soil protection practices to fight climate change

Well-protected soils are producing high yields in India and rich harvests are providing more food for families. Land productivity is being sustainably improved and is safeguarding the livelihoods of the 80,000 smallholders involved.

22.11.2018

Protecting farmers – insurance against climate damage

Drought and severe weather destroy harvests. In Zambia and Peru, climate risk insurance policies offer farmers affordable cover and swift assistance.

16.11.2018

Three-wheeled utility vehicles, biogas and soap: new ideas to improve coexistence

An international ideas competition has sought – and found – solutions to improve business between refugees and host communities.

08.11.2018

Sustainable and high-yield: organic cotton from Tanzania

With the support of GIZ, more and more farmers in Tanzania are turning to organic cotton farming, which enables them to increase their yields and protect the environment.

31.10.2018

Training and reconciliation – New prospects for young people in Sri Lanka

Hands-on vocational training is improving the employment prospects of many young people in the country. At the same time, it promotes dialogue and reconciliation between those on opposing sides in the former civil war.

25.10.2018

Improved access to health care in East Congo

Improvements in the health system mean that more and more people can be treated rapidly and effectively in the South Kivu region.

Focus: Displacement and Migration

Creating Prospects

The reasons why people leave their homes are varied. Lack of perspective is one common reason. Creating prospects for the future in these countries - both economic and professional - is therefore a priority area of GIZ’s work.

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