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At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Yannik Bessei

yannik-bessei@web.de

contributed to D+C/E+Z in autumn 2016 as a weltwärts volunteer with Schutzwaldverein. Weltwärts is a volunteer programme funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and managed by Engagement Global on its behalf.  

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The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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