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GIZ/Alun Foster
‘GIZ’s expertise is incredibly valuable’
Hildegard Bentele, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development, talks about learning from crises, the EU’s place in the current geopolitical rivalry and what GIZ offers in international cooperation.
‘Closing the digital divide between urban and rural areas’
In Indonesia, GIZ is working with the non-profit organisation Common Room to support rural communities with AI-driven pilot projects for climate adaptation. An interview with the head of the organisation, Gustaff H. Iskandar.
Antje von Dewitz: ‘Sustainability is part of my corporate responsibility’
Antje von Dewitz, Managing Director of the German outdoor brand VAUDE, talks about corporate identity, cooperation with GIZ, and the Green Button and Partnership for Sustainable Textiles initiatives.
Celine Maria Becker lives and works in Indonesia as Head of the Secretariat of the German-Indonesian Digital Dialogue. Here, she reports on her everyday life.
Princess Echefu is Managing Director of a Nigerian firm that supports the renovation of plants in the energy sector using 3D laser scanners. She sees great potential for German technology in Africa. Find out more about her work to promote German–Nigerian partnerships: Driving innovation together: Start-ups in NRW and Nigeria
Huda Hassan
Ifrah Mohamoud from the Somaliland region is a successful entrepreneur: she is using her business sense and solar-powered chest refrigerators to improve her family’s lives. She now supplies fresh milk to restaurants, hotels and households in the region. She is also creating jobs for other women and boosting the local economy. The wonder of refrigeration
BMWK
Lorena Santana, an entrepreneur from Chile, is a member of the Partnering in Business with Germany network and is promoting dialogue and cooperation between South America and Europe. By partnering with Alexander Schmidt, a start-up entrepreneur, she can drive progress on new urban strategies. Her aim is to use sustainable technologies to make cities more efficient and better places to live. A win-win for all
Momar Talla Cissé/GIZ
Ndella N’Diaye is working to support other women by disseminating knowledge about new land rights in her community in Senegal. She organises meetings and training sessions so that more women can gain legal certainty for their land. Read about the approach she is taking: ‘No one can chase us away from here now’
