Soccer training with children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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Development cooperation in crisis areas

KfW is particularly keen to help where people's lives are threatened. However, this is only possible to a limited extent without risk for the helpers. We present KfW projects in crisis areas. A safety expert from KfW explains how employees are prepared for deployment in hazardous situations.

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To the article on development cooperation in conflict areas
Demonstration in Burundi

Security training for KfW employees

KfW carefully prepares its employees for their work in crisis regions. Eight examples of every-day life in dangerous regions show how important this is.

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To the article about prevention programmes for young people in Central America
Gang members in Central America pose for the camera

Gangs in Central America

Many adults leave the countries of Central America in search of work. The young people left behind in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras often slip into crime. A programme supported by KfW is successfully offering alternatives.

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To the article on development cooperation in DR Congo
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Jobs to bring about peace

Many people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo know nothing but a life afflicted by armed conflict and threats to their lives. The KfW Peace Fund is helping to build up a functioning civil society, offering alternatives to combat and crime.

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To the article about development cooperation in Palestine
Beach Palestine

Clean water in the Gaza Strip

Gaza is an overpopulated coastal region blighted by conflicts, water shortages and poverty. KfW is promoting water supply projects and the construction of wastewater treatment plants.

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Baby receives polio vaccination

The battle against polio

Nigeria is one of the last-remaining high-risk countries. Supported by KfW and the Japanease development agency JICA, WHO and UNICEF are currently running a campaign in the country with the aim of providing polio vaccinations to all children under the age of five. However, the terrorist group Boko Haram is posing a threat to doctors.

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