• Fair, smart and current
    Fair, smart and current
    All over the world, women face disadvantages. Feminist development policy aims to address the causes of this inequality.
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  • province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north of Pakistan
    Building a sense of community
    Pakistani households have been living next to Afghan refugee families in the north of Pakistan for decades, without either side mixing with the other. By providing safe spaces to meet, for women in particular, GIZ is bringing both sets of neighbours together.
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  • Ukraine’s will to forge its own path is unbroken
    Ukraine’s will to forge its own path is unbroken
    When Russia launched its war of aggression on Ukraine, GIZ was able to provide rapid and effective assistance because of our presence throughout the country. Since then, we have been combining rapid assistance with reconstruction and advice on reforms. By Daniel Busche, GIZ Country Director in Ukraine
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  • ‘The nation as a whole will need support’
    ‘The nation as a whole will need support’
    Valentyna Mazhbits works at the Berlin Charité for the Solomiya Hospital Partnership project to support psychiatric hospitals in Ukraine.
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  • ‘Refugees must be able to speak for themselves’
    An interview with Sabah Al Hallak, a Syrian women’s and human rights activist, about her own experience and her involvement in the Action Network on Forced Displacement.
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  • Fast and flexible
    How GIZ works with transitional development assistance and why it is becoming increasingly important. Guest Column by Kristian Lempa
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  • Greater strength through partnership
    ‘Together we can achieve more’ is a principle that is especially relevant in international cooperation. Donors are therefore bundling their approaches more and more.
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  • ‘We’re ready to go as soon as we can work again.’
    An interview with GIZ Country Director in Ethiopia Peter Palesch on working under difficult circumstances.
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  • GIZ in transition
    GIZ has undergone massive changes and evolved beyond recognition since the merger of GTZ, InWEnt and DED in 2011. It has grown in size and become more diverse.
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