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Julian Rentzsch
‘We have to protect the páramos’
Three questions for Samira Fadul from the drinks manufacturer Bavaria in Colombia. The company is supporting a programme to protect the valuable páramo ecosystem in the High Andes.
UN Biodiversity Conference 2024: COP16 in a nutshell
The next UN Biodiversity Conference will be held in the Colombian city of Cali at the end of October. Here we answer the most frequently asked questions.
Michael Holländer explains why work is a topic for GIZ, how the company promotes training and employment and what link this has to skilled workers for Germany.
How an Indian nurse and a district hospital in the foothills of the German Alps came together: Triple Win explained – experience with placing skilled workers.
German cities, districts and local authorities are supporting their Ukrainian partner municipalities with civil protection and reconstruction. GIZ project manager Maria König explains how this works.
Michael Holländer explains why work is a topic for GIZ, how the company promotes training and employment and what link this has to skilled workers for Germany.
New markets, new partners, new horizons: Partnering in Business with Germany promotes business contacts between SMEs in developing countries and emerging economies and those in Germany.
A self-assured drone pilot: Esther, 22, took part in a training programme organised by the Ghanaian-European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development (GEC) in Accra. GEC training gives young people in Ghana new career opportunities. Ghana is one of 13 countries in which the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH currently runs advisory centres with local partners on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The centres advise women and men on opportunities to migrate to Germany, Europe or within their region – with the aim of working there or taking part in training.
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Committed mothers and daughters: women in Senegal have formed a collective and are warning of the dangers of irregular migration. They want to show young people a different path. The Senegalese-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (CSAEM) supported the women through training courses. Read more in the report.
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A successful career start: Noha, 24, moved to the Egyptian capital Cairo on her own after graduating. Her aim was to find a job. She took part in a career’s guidance programme organised by the Egyptian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (EGC) and soon found a position at an Egyptian start-up. In a video she tells her story.
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An independent chef: ‘Women need to recognise their own value,’ says Ayesha. She comes from a rural area in Pakistan and took part in culinary training organised by the Pakistani-German Facilitation and Reintegration Centre (PGFRC). She wants to earn a living independently and open a restaurant.
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A proud fish farmer: Kazi, 33, is known to everyone as ‘mama fish’. After completing training organised by the Nigerian-German Centre for Migration and Development (NGC), the mother of three set out as a self-employed fish farmer. ‘I found new confidence,’ says Kazi, from Nigeria, and is now successful: ‘I earn enough money to feed my family. I always have something to do and I am very happy.’
Compassionate opinion makers: ‘Nanas’ are traditional authority figures in Ghanaian communities and reach a lot of people with their messages – especially in rural areas. The Ghanaian-European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development provided training to traditional and religious opinion makers on the topic of migration. They can thus point out the dangers of irregular migration and offer sound information about regular migration.
