GIZ voices

Far away – and yet so near

They are working abroard for GIZ : For akzente, they share what motivates them every day and tell us their recepies for success.

 

Text
Brigitte Spitz
Photos
Tim Wegner, Saiyna Bashir and Nicholas Seun Adatsi

Diversity is more than just a buzzword at GIZ: almost 24,000 staff members of 155 different nationalities are working hard to achieve results in 120 countries. Here we introduce four of them who hold very different posts, but all ensure that our work bears fruit.

Stoyanka Stich‘I believe that cooperation is the recipe for genuine success.’

STOYANKA STICH, cluster coordinator Energy and Climate Change in GIZ’s Pakistan country office   MORE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Zubair Kamal‘No matter who you are, GIZ offers the opportunity to take on a senior position.’

ZUBAIR KAMAL (52), senior administration and finance officer in the FATA development programme and Chairperson of the National Staff Council, GIZ Pakistan   MORE
 
 
 
 

Nana King‘Without gender equality, you lose half of the community.’

NANA KING, development worker at GovID and gender focal point at national level in Ghana   MORE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Alf Bremer‘For me it’s important to be passionate about what you do and to have fun.’

ALF BREMER (52), component manager in the Governance for Inclusive Development programme (GovID) in Ghana   MORE