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.

Building up hope

Simple ideas are turning around the lives of refugees and local people in northern Iraq following the end of terror in the country.

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.

The white gold of Félane

Ice costs a fortune in Senegal. A group of women have banded together to make their own using a solar-powered system.

Programmed for health

Bangladesh’s health system is undergoing a quiet revolution: digitalisation is making work easier for doctors and saving money.

Fighting violence against women

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

Some progress, more work ahead

In the past two decades, the world has made major progress in many areas.