Social development

Education is a powerful driver of development. We promote formal and informal education in preschool, basic education and university education. To make optimal use of the potential of young people, we develop concepts for economic and social integration and empowerment of youth.

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    ‘The right to food is the most violated human right worldwide’
    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.
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    Feminist development policy: clear goals and a clear stance
    BMZ adopted its feminist development policy strategy a few months ago. Annette Mummert explains why this is important and what it means for GIZ’s work.
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    Surviving modern slavery
    Women migrant workers in Lebanon are coping with oppression and abuse by prioritising their mental health with the support of peer advocates trained by GIZ.
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  • Aida Al Khattab
    Revisiting strong women in Jordan
    Five years ago, akzente interviewed women elected to Jordan’s regional councils. Now we’re back in Jordan to visit them again.
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  • Keki Adhikari mit dem Menstruation Bracelet
    Menstruation: let’s talk!
    Menstruation is still a taboo subject. GIZ is working with local influencers to change this. Girls and women around the world should be able to experience menstruation in a healthy way.
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  • Elvis and Brian school-Uganda
    Best buddies
    Elvis and Brian show us around their school in Uganda. Everyone can come here to learn – with or without disabilities. That’s what inclusion is all about.
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  • María Fernanda Ávila
    ‘If I start a business, it must support women’
    Three questions for entrepreneur María Fernanda Ávila about her company and her motivation to do something to counter violence against women in Ecuador
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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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  • Dr. Danny Mvula Muanga Badila
    ‘Infected inmates suffer twofold’
    Three questions for the Congolese doctor Danny Badila about the situation of prisoners living with tuberculosis
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