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‘Our mission is relevant and valid’
Interview with Mark Robinson, Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international organisation and GIZ partner that works against corruption in a highly profitable sector
Drei Fragen an Rashi Gupta, Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von Vision Mechatronics, einem führenden Unternehmen in den Bereichen Robotik, erneuerbare Energien und Energiespeicherung in Indien
Interview with Andrea Nahles, Chair of the Executive Board of the German Federal Employment Agency, on skilled migration and the benefits it can have on all sides.
New markets, new partners, new horizons: Partnering in Business with Germany promotes business contacts between SMEs in developing countries and emerging economies and those in Germany.
Ralf Sanftenberg, Director of the Rural Development and Agriculture Division, talks about the mid-term review of SDG 2 and why he remains confident despite the challenges.
Omar Alkadamani fled to Germany from Syria as a child. He knows exactly how important the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 ‘Quality education’ is – for him personally and for every country that strives for a better future.
Away from the major metropolitan areas of Latin America, one city in Colombia is leading the way to social and climate-friendly mobility with a free public bicycle share scheme that illustrates how the city is on the right track to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 – Sustainable cities and communities.
A self-assured drone pilot: Esther, 22, took part in a training programme organised by the Ghanaian-European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development (GEC) in Accra. GEC training gives young people in Ghana new career opportunities. Ghana is one of 13 countries in which the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH currently runs advisory centres with local partners on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The centres advise women and men on opportunities to migrate to Germany, Europe or within their region – with the aim of working there or taking part in training.
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Committed mothers and daughters: women in Senegal have formed a collective and are warning of the dangers of irregular migration. They want to show young people a different path. The Senegalese-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (CSAEM) supported the women through training courses. Read more in the report.
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A successful career start: Noha, 24, moved to the Egyptian capital Cairo on her own after graduating. Her aim was to find a job. She took part in a career’s guidance programme organised by the Egyptian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (EGC) and soon found a position at an Egyptian start-up. In a video she tells her story.
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An independent chef: ‘Women need to recognise their own value,’ says Ayesha. She comes from a rural area in Pakistan and took part in culinary training organised by the Pakistani-German Facilitation and Reintegration Centre (PGFRC). She wants to earn a living independently and open a restaurant.
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A proud fish farmer: Kazi, 33, is known to everyone as ‘mama fish’. After completing training organised by the Nigerian-German Centre for Migration and Development (NGC), the mother of three set out as a self-employed fish farmer. ‘I found new confidence,’ says Kazi, from Nigeria, and is now successful: ‘I earn enough money to feed my family. I always have something to do and I am very happy.’
Compassionate opinion makers: ‘Nanas’ are traditional authority figures in Ghanaian communities and reach a lot of people with their messages – especially in rural areas. The Ghanaian-European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development provided training to traditional and religious opinion makers on the topic of migration. They can thus point out the dangers of irregular migration and offer sound information about regular migration.
