News

GEAPP CEO Simon Harford and GIZ Board Member Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New York.

Natural fertilisers instead of slash-and-burn: farmers in northern Ghana adopt agricultural practices that are environmentally friendly.

What do the UN Sustainable Development Goals mean for GIZ? In this interview, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board, speaks about the value of the SDGs – and how they can be achieved.

For people and the environment: cooking on modern stoves instead of traditional open fires reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates new jobs.

'Paralegals' offer free legal counsel in Zambia. This especially benefits disadvantaged population groups.

‘I am looking forward to working with my new colleagues at GIZ and to contributing my expertise to the company.’

Silvia Feraru is a mediator who supports Roma in her community in Moldova. In an interview, she tells us how Russia’s war of aggression has affected her work.

Bernd Eisenblätter has died. He died on 17 July 2023 at the age of 78. Bernd Eisenblätter was Chair of GIZ’s Management Board from January 2011 until his retirement on 1 July 2012.

In Bolivia’s indigenous communities, the leaders are almost always men. Ignacia Supepí Cuasase proves that women can be good leaders too. As her community’s cacique (chief), she is committed to protecting the environment there.