#Covid19
: We are continuing our work together with our partners - where necessary & possible by means of mobile working to protect the health of our employees 🧕🏽👨🏼👩🏿💼. And to help avoid pressure on the health systems 🏥in the countries affected.
#StayAtHome
#FlattenTheCurve
🌍📣
#Climatejustice
and African solutions for Africa: This is what climate activist Vanessa Nakate from Uganda demands. Because climate change has existential implications for the people in
#Africa
. Read more at
#GIZakzente
:
@vanessa_vash
Strengthening partnership 💪🏽: yesterday evening, a new cooperation agreement 🙌🏽between
@IFAD
and GIZ was signed in our premises in Berlin. Looking forward to collaborating in fields such as
#RuralDevelopment
, climate adaptation,
#FoodSecurity
&
#Digitization
!
An exciting year is drawing to a close. We'd like to say THANK YOU to all our partners, commissioning parties and followers. Until we get back next year, we wish you all happy holidays and a good start into 2020! ✨
Welcome to
@giz_gmbh
! 🎉 Today, Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven takes up her position as managing director, joining Tanja Gönner and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel at GIZ's management board. ➡️ Read the complete announcement on our website:
🤝
@JochenFlasbarth
is the new Chairperson of the GIZ's Supervisory Board. Flasbarth has been State Secretary at the
@BMZ_Bund
since 2021.
A warm welcome!
#TeamEurope
: Do you have a digital solution that tackles the challenges low- and middle-income countries are facing following the
#COVID19
😷outbreak? ➡️Join the global hackathon
#SmartDevelopmentHack
and submit your innovative idea 💡 by 27 April via
Female leaders are playing a major role in Tunisia's energy sector and are promoting its transition. How? Join the 🇹🇳 Tunisian Women Conference to find out! 📅 8 SEP, ⏰9.30 – 14.30 CET, register to participate online or in person👉
#TETA
@BMWK
Have a good start into the week! 😉 Over the weekend we passed 70,000
#followers
here on Twitter. 🤩
Thank you for being part of our online
#community
!
Join us on
#LinkedIn
for even more news about our work:
📢Is your company or organisation interested in pioneering
#ClimateAction
and improving the living conditions of smallholder families along the agricultural
#supplychain
? Submit your ideas to the 4 Climate Smart Supply Chains initiative ⬇️
#SDGs
@BMZ_Bund
12 December will mark the 5-year anniversary of the
#ParisAgreement
✍️. Celebrating the occasion, we are taking you on a journey around the world🌍. Stay tuned to learn about five diverse projects united by a common goal: to combat
#ClimateChange
.
🤝 Anna Sophie Herken joins
@giz_gmbh
as a member of the Management Board. Herken brings comprehensive experience from her previous positions in the private sector, governmental and international organisations and academia to GIZ. A warm welcome!
Global challenges require stronger international cooperation: our business volume increased to EUR 3.7 billion in 2021. 📈📊More than half of this is implemented in fragile contexts. Learn more how we adapted our projects:
#GIZJPK
Bundesentwicklungsministerin
@SvenjaSchulze68
ist überzeugt: Jedes Ministerium muss ein Klimaministerium sein.
Im Interview auf
#GIZakzente
erklärt sie die Schwerpunkte ihrer Arbeit und wie wir die Nachhaltigen
#Entwicklungsziele
noch erreichen können:
When species protection and income generation go hand in hand, nature and people benefit. 🤝🌳
In Ethiopia, we support women in silk production and the sustainable use of natural resources. More at:
#COP15
@BMZ_Bund
Gemeinsam für
#GlobaleGesundheit
: Heute haben wir mit
@rki_de
vereinbart, unsere erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit fortzuführen. 🤝 📝
Zum Beispiel über ein gemeinsames Team von Gesundheitsexpert*innen beim Kampf gegen Pandemien:
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a strong upsurge in the number of victims of hunger in the world. In the face of the pandemic, 2020
#NobelPrize
laureate the World Food Programme
@WFP
has demonstrated an impressive ability to intensify its efforts.
#NobelPeacePrize
Wie blickt die Welt auf Deutschland? Dieser Frage geht unsere
#Au
ßenBlick-Studie mit
@DAAD_Germany
&
@goetheinstitut
nach.
Videobotschaft 📽️ der Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel zum Fachaustausch über die Ergebnisse der Studie „Außenblick“ am 8. Juli 2021:
Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s „Game Changers – Women in Agriculture“Award! These women applied their innovative spirit to a variety of projects in the partner countries of the
#OneWorldNoHunger
initiative. Read more:
#SEWOH
🙌Nicht verpassen! Am Tag der offenen Tür im
@BMZ_Bund
finden spannende Gespräche zu Themen wie Ernährungssicherheit, Klimaschutz und Biodiversität statt. Auch wir geben Einblicke in unsere Projekte! Welche genau? Hier mehr erfahren. 👇 (1/3)
Tag der offenen Tür: Besuchen Sie uns am 20. & 21. August von 10 bis 18 Uhr im Bundesentwicklungsministerium in Berlin – wir freuen uns!
#TdoT22
Mehr Informationen:
Lisa Schoefer malt "Orte der Demokratie" in Deutschland und Europa - ihre Werke sind bis zum 30. Juni an unserem Standort Bonn zu sehen. Kommen Sie heute zur Finissage:
🗓️Di. 28.6., 18 Uhr
📍GIZ Mäanderbau Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 36, 53113 Bonn
Tunisian🇹🇳 students have developed a self-constructed ventilator, which will help infected people with breathing difficulties in the hospital🏥 in Sousse. Supported by our digital center they contribute to the fight against
#COVID19
.
@BMZ_Bund
With
#COP25
coming to an end, we look back at two weeks full of
#ClimateAction
. We enjoyed 📣organizing side events,🗨️ moderating, 🌟presenting solutions, supporting our partners and more. To everyone we connected with - thank you!
@COP25CL
@UNFCCC
🐰The search is on... Can you spot every Easter bunny in the picture? 👀 Feel free to write in the comments how many you discovered! We'll be back with new and interesting posts by Tuesday.
🛠️ Nachhaltigkeit & Innovation - der Grundstein für unseren neuen Campus in Eschborn ist seit gestern Nachmittag gelegt! Mit dem Neubau schaffen wir moderne Arbeitswelten, die soziale und ökologische Aspekte vereinen:
@BMZ_Bund
@JochenFlasbarth
👩 Where women have equal rights, there is less poverty, but more security. Nevertheless, they are still at a disadvantage. How can feminist development policy promote
#genderequality
?
#GIZakzente
has done some research:
“Land sustains human lives, so land means life”
#Women
often face discrimination when it comes to land tenure. We stand with 🇪🇹Ethiopian
#smallholders
to obtain legal ownership of their land and protect what is theirs. Watch their stories here:
@BMZ_Bund
Only five more days to apply for AFRIKA KOMMT! The Fellowship Programme offers a one-year experience in Germany 🇩🇪 for highly qualified young professionals from Africa. Check the video for application tips and apply now 👉
Want to learn how to optimize the positive impact of agricultural innovations🌾? Together with the science leaders of the
@CGIAR
we created four briefs on the principles and approaches of scaling. Read more➡️
🤝We believe in partnership! Hence, this week we have extended our cooperation with the
@EIB
. Together, we support countries to finance social and green policies for a
#JustTransition
.
Find out what we have accomplished so far:
#TeamEurope
What can we do to protect biodiversity? On today's
#BiodiversityDay
, Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, member of the GIZ management board, underlines the importance of decisive action
#ForNature
. 🌿🌏🌊
👩🎓 Hands-on pathways into careers for 🇸🇱Sierra Leone's youth! We support young people through dual vocational
#training
. 300 young people have already taken part.👏More at:
#TagDerJugend
@BMZ_Bund
💐A very warm welcome to Anna Sophie Herken!
The experienced manager is completing our management board alongside Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel and Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven.
🫱
As of today, Germany holds the 🇪🇺 EU Council Presidency
#EU2020DE
. Read more about the German priorities for the presidency, our involvement and examples for successful projects, cofinanced by the EU:
Today is the first day of
#ICCA2019
. We look forward to fruitful exchanges and exciting discussions about how to shape and create the climate action we need. Click here to see how cities can contribute:
Strukturbildende Übergangshilfe⁉ Klingt sperrig, ist aber ein extrem wertvolles Instrument. Sie eröffnet Menschen in akuten Krisen neue Perspektive. Wie genau, erklärt Kristian Lempa auf
#GIZakzente
:
#Weltfl
üchtlingstag
#WorldRefugeeDay
#withrefugees
🐍 Schlangenbisse sind ein ernstes Problem in ländlichen Regionen des Globalen Südens. Um gegen diese vernachlässigte Tropenkrankheit vorzugehen, arbeiten Wissenschaftler*innen aus
#Bangladesch
und
#Deutschland
eng zusammen. Mehr auf
#GIZakzente
:
In celebration of
#IDSDP2021
, our Sport for Development team, partners, and multipliers raise their White Cards to advocate for the power of sport to promote peace and development. 🤾♂️🚴♀️⛹️♀️
Behind each
#WhiteCard
is a story, what’s yours?
#BeActive
ℹ️
❓ Did you know that one in four species is threatened with extinction? In
#GIZakzente
, scientist Katrin Böhning-Gaese explains why
#biodiversity
is essential for our ecosystems and what we can do to stop extinction:
#ForNature
#COP15
Simple, flexible, fast, and reliable - that's how a modern health system works. Nepal shows: with digital solutions, this is achievable. We have supported the country. Around six million people are benefiting. How we do this? Learn more 👉
Medicine delivered by drone: In
#Malawi
🇲🇼, we work with
@Wingcopter
to deliver much needed medical supplies by air to remote locations. The drones could also be extremely helpful in fighting
#Covid19
. Read more here:
Jelena's son is autistic. Because there are only few services for children on the
#autism
spectrum in Serbia 🇷🇸, Jelena has established her own practice. As a trained physiotherapist, she now works with children with disabilities.👉
#WorldAutismAwarenessDay
We are continuing our support for the people in
#Lebanon
. For example with a community kitchen and a farmers' market in the severely affected Mar Mikhael district - to provide people with food and create short-term employment ➡️
@BMZ_Bund
Devastating to see the aftermath of the explosion in the port of
#Beirut
. People in
#Lebanon
🇱🇧 still suffer from the consequences of this tragedy. 🇩🇪 is determined to continue its support for the affected people.
📸 Photothek
📢 Applications for the SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2025 are now open! Are you a scalable
#AgTech
,
#FoodTech
,
#LivestockTech
or
#ClimateTech
#startup
in Africa and want to raise investment?🌍
🔗Learn more:
⏰Apply by 2 September 2024!
The
#EnergyTransition
requires huge quantities of
#minerals
, such as lithium and cobalt. How can resource-rich countries benefit from this? 💡
Find out in this new study by the
@BMZ_Bund
and the
@handelsblatt
Research Institute, in which we participated 👉
☕️Qualität hat Priorität für Kaffeebäuerinnen in Ruanda🇷🇼. Vier Mal verlesen sie den Rohstoff des beliebten Wachmachers im Verlauf der Verarbeitung. Wir unterstützen Transparenz in der
#Lieferkette
für gute Arbeitsbedingungen & eine faire Entlohnung.👉
Made in Ghana 🇬🇭 🩳. Die
#Bekleidungsindustrie
wird in Afrika ein wichtiger Wirtschaftszweig. Wir unterstützen Fabriken dabei, von Anfang an internationale Sozial- & Umweltstandards zu etablieren und den Eintritt in den Exportmarkt zu meistern.
@BMZ_Bund
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Wow, 50.000 Follower! Vielen Dank für das Interesse an uns und unserer Arbeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft!
#GIZwirkt
Yeah, 50,000 followers! Thanks to all of you for your interest in us & our work towards shaping a future worth living around the world!
#GIZworks
#COP26
officially started! For the first time, you can follow the varied events in the
#GermanPavilion
at the World
#Climate
Conference online. Wondering how 🇩🇪 development cooperation contributes to achieving climate goals? Register and tune in here➡️
Rwanda 🇷🇼 is committed to change from subsistence agriculture into a tech economy. To achieve this, expertise is needed – which is why we provide trainings through
@DigiCenterRW
on e.g.
#InternetOfThings
.
Why this technology matters? Watch the video! ℹ️
🤔 The
#technology
paradox - great equaliser or digital divider?
🎧 Listen to the discussion in our latest episode of our Future of Work
#podcast
series with
@ilo
:
@BMZ_Bund
Wir wünschen
#FroheOstern
und ein freudiges Eiersuchen! 🐇🥚 Ab Dienstag sind wir wieder mit neuen Themen zurück.
#HappyEaster
and a joyful egg hunt! 🌸🥚 On Tuesday we will be back with new topics.
Can't wait? 👉
We’re nominated for the
@WHO
Film Festival! 🎬
Together with
@KekiAdhikari
we found out how far 🇳🇵Nepal has come in the fight against menstrual taboos.
Join the Menstrual Movement 🩸
#Film4Health
❌To
#EndHumanTrafficking
, we protect vulnerable migrants in the Horn of Africa. On behalf of
@EU_Partnerships
&
@BMZ_Bund
, we offer medical and psychosocial care, legal advice and accomodation for people in need. Read more👉
Don’t miss our next
#UrbanOctoberGIZ
Event!
We will talk about our work in the MENA region to help deliver participatory planning, improved infrastructure and accessible public spaces.
📅 Wednesday 19 October
⏰ 09:00 - 11:00 AM (CEST)
🔗 More info:
Are you a young journalist and want to join the international energy transition Dialogue
#betd2019
in
#Berlin
?🤔😃
🗓️Apply now until 24 Feb through and take a seat on the
@greensofa_betd
🌱
#MachuPicchu
ist nicht nur ein Weltwunder, sondern auch ♻️
#Recycling
-Profi. In der Inkastadt wird Bratfett zu Biodiesel & Biomüll zu Pflanzenkohle. Damit ganz 🇵🇪Peru von einer
#Kreislaufwirtschaft
profitiert, fördern wir Lösungen für eine saubere Zukunft.👉
👋Last chance to turn your ideas on
#IllicitFinancialFlows
into action to fight dirty money!
📅 Apply by March 27
💰 5 winners get 50.000 to 125.000€
Find more info here 👉
#CallForIdeas
#Traumjob
Entwicklungshelfer*in🌍🚀
Wir sind ständig auf der Suche nach neuen Talenten, die ihre Expertise in der
#Entwicklungsarbeit
einbringen möchten. Schauen Sie jetzt in unsere offenen Stellen👉 und erfahren mehr über den Beruf im Video 🎬
Ever wondered how the Digital Transformation Center in Kigali supports Rwanda 🇷🇼 in changing into a tech 👩🏿💻📲 🤳🏿economy? ➡️Watch our brand new video to learn about
@DigiCenterRW
´s role in developing impact-driven
#DigitalSolutions
!
ℹ️
@RwandaICT
Increased employment rates, improved working conditions and higher incomes – that´s what we strive for worldwide together with our commissioning parties and partners. More information:
#safety
#health
#shwday
🗓️ Don’t miss this
#COP27
panel today at 13:15 (UTC+2).
Our board member Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven and other experts will discuss
#climate
resilient food systems during multiple crises and fragility.
👉 Click here for the livestream:
Schnelle Hilfe, langfristige Wirkung: Auf dem Höhepunkt von
#COVID19
haben wir Krankenhäuser in Ostjerusalem mit neuem Equipment unterstützt.
Zwei Ärzte berichten, wie 13.000 Patient*innen auch nach der Krise von besserer Versorgung profitieren:
@BMZ_Bund
Let’s work together to make health systems more inclusive!🤝New
#MissingBillion
report proposes a pathway to change at system-level, calling global health actors to collaborate. Read about the roadmap and 4 Million Targets here:
#WHS22
#GlobalHealth
#SDG3
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Vielen Dank an unsere 60.000 Follower! Wir freuen uns über das anhaltende Interesse an unserer Arbeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft auf der ganzen Welt.
Thank you to all 60,000 of you! Let’s stay connected and work together for a future worth living worldwide!
From
#carsharing
to e-scooters: local
#Statups
get Nairobi's streets moving.🛵🚗We support the young
#entrepreneurs
from
#Kenya
with their business ideas - for sustainable mobility with a future. How? This way please👉
🔊 From delivery drivers to IT workers: around 70 million people worldwide offer their services on digital platforms. The working models are flexible, but for many people they also mean hard conditions. We aim to change that. How? 👇
Today the Fairwork Summit takes place! 🎉 Previously, we talked to Fairwork Director Mark Graham about labour standards in the global
#gigeconomy
, the goals of the summit and the potential of
#digitalisation
. Check out the full interview 👉
Calling on all photojournalists across Africa: Come share your powerful images in our photocontest. Tell the African story from your perspective!
Submit your work to our competition until May 3rd:
@_AfricanUnion
@realawim
Today we are proud to present the new GIZ Bonn Campus! 🥳🍾
Sustainability is reflected throughout the entire building & the goal is to create a space where everyone feels in service of a future worth living around the world. Come and celebrate with us:
🚰
#Wasser
ist ein
#Menschenrecht
. Das heißt, jede Person hat das Recht auf den Zugang zu sauberem Wasser. Warum ist dieses Menschenrecht so wichtig? Und wie sieht die Praxis aus?
#GIZakzente
hat nach Antworten auf diese Fragen gesucht:
#Menstrual
equity protects dignity, builds confidence, and strengthens sexual & reproductive health.
No suprise
#femalehealth
is one of the themes of the upcoming World Health Summit.
Want to learn more? Check out this campaign in
#Albania
:
#WHS22
#IDG2022
Wir leben
#Vielfalt
🌈 Unsere Unternehmenskultur ist geprägt von Respekt, Wertschätzung, Vertrauen und Chancengleichheit: aktuell sind bei uns 47 % der Führungspositionen im In- und Ausland weiblich besetzt. Hier erfahren Sie mehr👉
#diversity
🌱Dessima Williams leitet ein Hotel auf
#Grenada
, das auf
#Nachhaltigkeit
setzt. Wieso das gerade für den kleinen Inselstaat wichtig ist und welche Rolle Grenadas Geschichte dabei spielt, erklärt sie
#GIZakzente
:
#SDG12
🎉 Our Supervisory Board today has appointed a new managing director: Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven! 🎉 The development expert will be joining Tanja Gönner and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel at the head of
@giz_gmbh
on 1 Oct. Read more:
Unser Integrierter
#Unternehmensbericht
2021 ist online!🎉
Neben aktuellen Geschichten aus unserer Arbeit weltweit finden Sie dort Zahlen & Fakten zu unserem Unternehmen 👉
Welche Themen haben uns 2021 besonders bewegt? Mehr im Video 🎥:
Zu 60 Jahren Bundesentwicklungsministerium unterstreicht Entwicklungsminister Gerd Müller: „Wir brauchen mehr und nicht weniger Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.“
➡️ Das komplette Statement in der Pressemitteilung: