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Custodians of natural treasures
Algeria is rich in biological diversity. The coastal regions in the north are home to many rare delights.
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Environment and climate change
Human, animal and environmental health
BMZ State Secretary Dr Maria Flachsbarth explains why we need a holistic approach in order to prevent pandemics.
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Security, reconstruction and peace
Inspirational places of learning
Improvements to state schools in Lebanon show the way forward in sustainable education for all.
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Education

Digital chalk for all
Germany is helping to strengthen Lebanon’s public education system so that children of all ages can continue learning even during times of crisis.
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Light and shade
In the years before COVID-19, the global community made great strides in education. Some of that progress is now at risk. We take a closer look.
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Learning for the future
South Africa-based education and science writer Megan Lindow explains how education can make societies fit for the challenges ahead.
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‘Children are eager to return to school’
Alice Albright about the significance of learning and why children cannot wait to get back to school.
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Learning from the pandemic
Using the crisis in education as an opportunity to rethink and modernise – that is the order of the day, and GIZ’s aim. A column by Michael Holländer.
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Regions

Innovation

The brewery using bush biomass

Windhoek Lager, brewed in Namibia’s capital Windhoek, is one of Africa’s most popular beers. Produced in line with Germany’s beer purity law, top quality is just as important as sustainability.

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Report Namibia

A prickly solution

The bush is spreading in the expanses of Namibia. A visit to the north east of the country reveals how thorny twigs are turned into animal feed.
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Healthy eating = greater opportunities

  • Breakfast improves concentration: To make sure hunger and malnutrition do not stop children from learning, the project Nutrition and Access to Primary Education is supporting educational establishments across Malawi. © GIZ

    Breakfast improves concentration: To make sure hunger and malnutrition do not stop children from learning, the project Nutrition and Access to Primary Education is supporting educational establishments across Malawi. © GIZ

  • Some 150 schools now consistently provide healthy school meals, which is a vital support for the school-going girls and boys. Since 2016, more than 100,000 children a year have had access to a well-balanced meal at school. © GIZ

    Some 150 schools now consistently provide healthy school meals, which is a vital support for the school-going girls and boys. Since 2016, more than 100,000 children a year have had access to a well-balanced meal at school. © GIZ

  • The young pre-schoolers are also well cared for, allowing them to play and learn at kindergarten and not be sent to school ahead of their time just so they can get regular meals. © GIZ

    The young pre-schoolers are also well cared for, allowing them to play and learn at kindergarten and not be sent to school ahead of their time just so they can get regular meals. © GIZ

  • In the school's own kitchen garden, children learn how to grow vegetables rich in vitamins without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides. The vegetables are used for school meals or sold on the market. © GIZ

    In the school's own kitchen garden, children learn how to grow vegetables rich in vitamins without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides. The vegetables are used for school meals or sold on the market. © GIZ

  • Fruit is part of a well-balanced diet. Here too, the focus is on the learning process. Once harvested, fruits such as mangoes, papaya and pineapple are served at school mealtimes. The children share the things they have learned with their parents at home. © GIZ

    Fruit is part of a well-balanced diet. Here too, the focus is on the learning process. Once harvested, fruits such as mangoes, papaya and pineapple are served at school mealtimes. The children share the things they have learned with their parents at home. © GIZ

  • Not being able to process food is a major problem. Ripe fruit often gets left to rot because there is more than can be eaten. To preserve the fruit and so benefit from it all year round, the schools dry fruit in simple, locally manufactured solar dryers. © GIZ

    Not being able to process food is a major problem. Ripe fruit often gets left to rot because there is more than can be eaten. To preserve the fruit and so benefit from it all year round, the schools dry fruit in simple, locally manufactured solar dryers. © GIZ

  • In cooperation with the Energising Development initiative, the kitchens at 150 schools were fitted out with energy-efficient ovens between 2018 and 2019. The advantage: Meals for often 1,000+ school children can be cooked more quickly, with less firewood and less smoke formation. Furthermore, children are less likely to suffer burns. © GIZ

    In cooperation with the Energising Development initiative, the kitchens at 150 schools were fitted out with energy-efficient ovens between 2018 and 2019. The advantage: Meals for often 1,000+ school children can be cooked more quickly, with less firewood and less smoke formation. Furthermore, children are less likely to suffer burns. © GIZ

  • In the coronavirus pandemic especially, handwashing is more important than ever. For this reason, everyone washes their hands before eating. If there are not enough hand-wash basins, children learn how to construct simple tippy taps for themselves using old water bottles. More information on the project: Nutrition and Access to Primary Education © GIZ

    In the coronavirus pandemic especially, handwashing is more important than ever. For this reason, everyone washes their hands before eating. If there are not enough hand-wash basins, children learn how to construct simple tippy taps for themselves using old water bottles. More information on the project: Nutrition and Access to Primary Education © GIZ