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Civil war
Martina Sabra

Invisible victims

Exiled Syrians help fellow citizens in Jordan in private rehabilitation centres

Relevant reading

Participation and equal opportunities

Relevant reading on equal opportunities for people with disabilities

Inclusion
Samir Abi

Something is happening

Togo sees progress in the struggle for the rights of people with disabilities

Private sector
Ipsita Sapra

Unlocking potential

Private-sector companies in India realise the benefits of employing persons with disabilities

Special needs
Ipsita Sapra

Dysfunctional support system

India's state-run system for providing educational opportunities to persons with disabilities is deeply flawed

Indonesia
Edith Koesoemawiria

Unbounded spirit

The story of Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim – a prolific writer, feminist and activist bound to a wheelchair

India
Friederike Bauer

Creating new standards

KfW supports energy-efficiency in Indian buildings

Music
Sarah Hornsby

„Constructing citizenship”

In Sao Paulo, music schools boost self-confidence of marginalised youth

Research
Jon-Andri Lys
Alexander Schulze

Tackling global problems together

Cooperation in research is necessary to make developing countries equal partners

Forest protection
Friederike Bauer

Bonus for early movers

KfW contributes to protecting Brazil’s rainforest

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Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography

Gender Equality

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

The literary power of Black women writers
What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography

Governance

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

Evicting indigenous people
How a pedagogy of sustainability can help Africa’s future
Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“Dialogue of life”

Sustainability

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

Evicting indigenous people
How a pedagogy of sustainability can help Africa’s future
Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“Dialogue of life”