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Microfinance
Eva-Maria Bruchhaus

Flexible and disciplined

As self-organised savings communities, “tontines” are an example of economic, social and cultural solidarity in West Africa

MENA
Martina Sabra

Arranged marriage, forced marriage

What is an arranged or forced marriage?

Marital tradition
Martina Sabra

Marriage first, love later?

Fewer arranged marriages in Arab countries

Women’s rights
Lea Diehl

Multi-faceted movement

Fighting against patriarchal power structures

Civil-society engagement
Elizabeth Wamuni Njoroge
Isabella Bauer

“Music is my friend”

The Ghetto Classics youth orchestra from a Nairobi slum helps members develop vital skills

Slum youth
Isabella Bauer

Music for a better future

Why privileged students like to teach slum youth to play classical instruments in Nairobi

weltwärts volunteers
Francis Aidoo
Leon Wilken
Lois Fontaine

“Our vision is to empower the youth”

Leader of Ghanaian skills-training centre discusses his work with German weltwärts volunteers

Governance
Rüdiger Korff

Listen to everyone

Urban planning all too often fails because it is based on illusions

weltwärts volunteers
Carlos Collio
Miriam Keller

“I never dreamed it would get this good”

Leader of school for children with disabilities in Chile discusses his work with German weltwärts volunteer

Beauty
Damilola Oyedele

Embracing blackness

Many African women stop using relaxers on their hair

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Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders