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Contributors

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.

Martin Verfürth

martin.verfuerth@koeln.de

contribued to D+C/E+Z in winter 2015/2016 as a retired school principal. He initiated the school partnership between the Irisweg Primary School in Cologne and the Dar Al-Kalima School in Bethlehem.  

All articles of Martin Verfürth

Cooperation
Martin Verfürth

Apple tree versus tanks

School exchange programmes: German–Palestinian partnership during the Middle East conflict

Children
Martin Verfürth

Partnering with a Palestinian school

Hand in hand with school children in Bethlehem: the value of school partnering

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Poverty Reduction

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

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Financing development and climate goals
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security
Lessons to be learnt from Nepal’s recent excessive rains

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
A story is always part of the currents of its time

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust
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Financing development and climate goals
No surrender to the Germans
Words are not enough

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust
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Financing development and climate goals
No surrender to the Germans
Words are not enough