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Learning for life

Youth unemployment in Tunisia is high. A partnership is helping young people to get the training they need.

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From hippos to sacred forests

At a biosphere reserve on the border between Togo and Benin, the local people are taking responsibility for nature conservation.

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Dancing salsa with a new leg

To enable Cuban orthopaedic technicians to provide modern prostheses for their patients, the German medical technology company Ottobock is supplying the island state with expertise and materials.

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Welcoming the world

Until recently, Theth was a virtually deserted village in the Albanian Alps. But life has returned with a hiking trail.

Revolution in the desert

How Chile is producing low-cost green electricity and is leading the way in mitigating climate change.

Through other eyes

A German-American exchange programme provides professionals with insights into the mentality of their host country.

<strong>Training for the energy transition:</strong> Imane Lemsafi was a student at the Institute for Vocational Training in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Oujda in Morocco. GIZ advised on establishing the institute on behalf of the German Federal Ministries for the Environment and for Development. <em>Photo: Yana Wernicke</em>

Training for the energy transition: Imane Lemsafi was a student at the Institute for Vocational Training in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Oujda in Morocco. GIZ advised on establishing the institute on behalf of the German Federal Ministries for the Environment and for Development. Photo: Yana Wernicke Revolution in the desert: Latin America’s first concentrated solar energy plant is being built in the Atacama desert – it’s at the heart of Chile’s energy transition. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, GIZ calculated the potential represented by renewables in Chile. Photo: Thomas Imo

<strong>Revolution in the desert: </strong>Latin America’s first concentrated solar energy plant is being built in the Atacama desert – it’s at the heart of Chile’s energy transition. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, GIZ calculated the potential represented by renewables in Chile. <em>Photo: Thomas Imo</em>

Revolution in the desert: Latin America’s first concentrated solar energy plant is being built in the Atacama desert – it’s at the heart of Chile’s energy transition. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, GIZ calculated the potential represented by renewables in Chile. Photo: Thomas Imo A brighter future: At Strathmore University in Nairobi, young women and men are now learning how to maintain and operate a solar-hybrid mini-grid. GIZ supports the training on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Development. Photo: Thomas Imo

<strong>A brighter future:</strong> At Strathmore University in Nairobi, young women and men are now learning how to maintain and operate a solar-hybrid mini-grid. GIZ supports the training on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Development. <em>Photo: Thomas Imo</em>

A brighter future: At Strathmore University in Nairobi, young women and men are now learning how to maintain and operate a solar-hybrid mini-grid. GIZ supports the training on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Development. Photo: Thomas Imo Bright future for India: Solar energy is helping power a cricket stadium in Bangalore. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, GIZ is supporting India’s efforts to develop the market for solar power in metropolitan areas and industrial centres. Photo: Florian Lang

<strong>Bright future for India:</strong> Solar energy is helping power a cricket stadium in Bangalore. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, GIZ is supporting India’s efforts to develop the market for solar power in metropolitan areas and industrial centres. <em>Photo: Florian Lang</em>

Bright future for India: Solar energy is helping power a cricket stadium in Bangalore. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, GIZ is supporting India’s efforts to develop the market for solar power in metropolitan areas and industrial centres. Photo: Florian Lang

The metro operator Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has also installed solar energy systems in some stations, depots and administrative buildings. Photo: Florian Lang Cow power: Master graduate Omar Kata Faye has developed a biogas plant that produces ‘cow power’ – electricity from manure. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Development, GIZ has established the University Programme on Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Senegal. Photo: Marta Moreiras

<strong>Cow power:</strong> Master graduate Omar Kata Faye has developed a biogas plant that produces ‘cow power’ – electricity from manure. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Development, GIZ has established the University Programme on Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Senegal. <em>Photo: Marta Moreiras</em>

Cow power: Master graduate Omar Kata Faye has developed a biogas plant that produces ‘cow power’ – electricity from manure. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Development, GIZ has established the University Programme on Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Senegal. Photo: Marta Moreiras Two countries, plenty of ideas: At a boot camp in Berlin, German and Indian start-up entrepreneurs from the renewable energy sector have the opportunity to learn both from and with each other. GIZ organised the training on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Development. Photo: Thomas Grabka

<strong>Two countries, plenty of ideas:</strong> At a boot camp in Berlin, German and Indian start-up entrepreneurs from the renewable energy sector have the opportunity to learn both from and with each other. GIZ organised the training on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Development. <em>Photo: Thomas Grabka</em>

Two countries, plenty of ideas: At a boot camp in Berlin, German and Indian start-up entrepreneurs from the renewable energy sector have the opportunity to learn both from and with each other. GIZ organised the training on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Development. Photo: Thomas Grabka

Information and background

Much needed temporary jobs

On behalf of BMZ, GIZ has helped partners to create 22,000 temporary jobs in Dohuk Province.

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Identifying scope for action

The world calls on our country to accept greater international responsibility. What does that mean for GIZ?

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‘A tool for development’

Shradha Sharma is a journalist and the founder of YourStory, the biggest media technology platform for start-ups in India.

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Fighting violence against women

An app and awareness campaigns: How GIZ is preventing violence against women in South America.

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For Peace

Germany is offering support to the people of Mali as they move towards reconciliation and stability.

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A brighter future for businesses

A pilot project in the Masai region illustrates how small-scale solar power generation benefits local businesses.

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Highlights

Employment

‘Africa is on the rise’

Onyeche Tifase is convinced that unemployment in Africa can be addressed through knowledge and the right financial support.

A long way to go

Infographic Employment: exciting facts and figures about the economy, money and working environments around the world.

New ways to tackle the global jobs crisis

World Bank economist David Robalino describes the fight against rising unemployment.

Learning for life

Youth unemployment in Tunisia is high. A partnership is helping young people to get the training they need.

Bangladesh

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Facts and figures

million children and young people of school age are not receiving education. The figures for primary school children have not improved since 2008.
billion USD less is spent each year on things like energy and food as a consequence of natural disasters.
new cases of malaria have been reported by Paraguay over the last three years. This means that the country is considered to be free of the disease.
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action
Almost 1.1 billion people still have no access to electric power. Solar lights are cheaper and more frequently purchased.
of 91,523 species of flora and fauna examined are threatened with extinction.
of full-time jobs in the world are generated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
billion people more than in 1990 now have access to safe drinking water.
The good news is that child labour is on the decline. However, 168 million children are still victims of this exploitation.

Insight

Europe, here we come!

THERE IS NO SHORTAGE of ideas in Kosovo, as you can see from this house in Priština, where someone has made an instant window out of a car door. GIZ is working on behalf of the German Government to support the country as it transitions to a democratic state based on the rule of law.

Photo: Reuters/Hazir Reka

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