Development and
Cooperation

E-Paper Archive

Poverty reduction

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

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

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by Hans Dembowski
Trade and migration

Fighting the causes of flight

SWP report examines the links between trade policy and migration

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by Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf
SMEs

Innovative drivers of sustainable development

The Up-Scaling programme of DEG, the German development finance institution

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Private-sector development

“The right balance”

Innovative start-ups make a difference in Africa, but on their own they cannot generate enough jobs

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by Christiane Laibach
by Hans Dembowski
Rural youth

Clearing the jobs hurdle

What helps Africa’s growing, youthful population find productive jobs in rural areas

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by Claudia Knobloch
by Christian Pirzer
Youth unemployment

South Africa’s time bomb

Five proposals for improving labour-market dynamics in South Africa

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by Maximilian Matschke
MEST funding

Successful businesses

Examples of successful tech start-ups whose founders have graduated from the MEST Training Program

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by Veronica Mulhall
Start-ups

“Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”

MEST Ghana trains young high-tech entrepreneurs and promotes African talents

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by Veronica Mulhall
by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Social entrepreneur

Enlightening the young generation

In spite of financial constraints, Frank Masanta is running the school for disadvantaged children in Lusaka, Zambia

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by Frank Masanta Jr.
Health

A weakened fight against AIDS

Zimbabwe’s effort to fight HIV/AIDS is suffering major setbacks due to a worsening economy

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by Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo
Employers

Advocating for the private sector

Liberian business leaders want their government to tackle specific challenges

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by SalaMartu Stephanie Duncan
by Michael Konow