Education

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Education

Vivian becomes an engineer

An initiative promoted by KfW intends to improve Africa's higher education landscape. This includes expanding the Pan African University (PAU). Vivian Ogechi is a Nigerian citizen and was among the first to graduate in Algeria from the university established in 2013.

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School Makani centrum

Education

Playing and learning in a refugee camp

Most of the 80,000 inhabitants of the Zaatari refugee camp are children. Alongside with 29 schools, there are 13 Makani centres, in which children and teenagers can spend the afternoon. KfW also supports the Makanis.

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Syrian refugee at the UNICEF supported Temporary Education Centre Yenice, Sanhurfa

Education

School in exile

Refugee teachers are teaching refugee children as Syrians in Turkey help themselves. Voluntary teachers are improvising schools. On behalf of the German Federal Government, KfW is supporting the UN's Children's Fund UNICEF in providing education in refugee camps.

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Education

Tablets for talent development

In Malawi there are school classes with up to 250 pupils. Targeted support of individual students is hardly possible. A pilot project aims to improve the educational situation in Malawi with the help of tablet computers.

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Housing

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Housing

Leading the charge

The special international prize was awarded to a social housing building that meets passive house energy efficiency standards in the town of Malaunay in the northwest of France. You can read this article in German, English and French.

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Housing

A different world

First place in the 2018 KfW Construction Award: An old convent becomes a modern residential project in Cologne.

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Housing

The thin house and its renovator

A narrow house which stands slightly askew down an alleyway in a Bavarian old town has now been refurbished. The building clearly tells a rich history while being ideally suited for contemporary use.

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Housing

Bright spot in the Black Forest

After putting in a great deal of skill and plenty of heart, a couple has managed to save a more than 400-year-old farm in Germany’s Black Forest, turning it into a modern facility that meets KfW Efficiency House standards.

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Health

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Minimising birth-related risks in Malawi

Health

Minimising birth-related risks

Our interactive world map shows that mortality rates among mothers are very high in Malawi. That is why KfW is supporting an initiative to make sure women are transferred to health stations in time to give birth.

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Ichó ball

Health

A ball to evoke memories

It is common to feel helpless when dealing with dementia patients. A start-up in Duisburg has a promising idea: a ball filled with electronics that gives people a piece of their life back.

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People

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Five men stand in front of the monument of crossed swords, Iraq.

People

”Shlonak Habibi“

Three KfW employees plan to clarify the details of investment packages to rebuild public infrastructure in the destroyed areas of Iraq. A riveting report on their mission in bulletproof vests and armoured cars.

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Development aid in Afghanistan

People

Crisis Area Afghanistan

Many years after the end of the Taliban regime, Afghanistan still needs a lot of external aid to build economic and social infrastructure. There is no other crisis region that receives more money from KfW.

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Social cohesion

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Founders of start-up Daheim

Social cohesion

Digital language café

Video telephone platform "Daheim" (“Home“) enables refugees in particular to learn German in a virtual environment. A profile of the start-up and its contribution to social participation among refugees.

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Solar plant Zaatari

Social cohesion

Green power for Zaatari

A solar power plant in the size of 33 football fields is securing the electricity supply of a refugee camp in the Jordan desert. This not only gives the Syrian families a feeling of normality, but also creates busy city life.

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Short film about water supply for Zaatari
A woman and two children sit in an accommodation for refugees in Za'atari

Social cohesion

Water for Zaatari

Zaatari is one of the largest refugee camps in the world in Jordan. KfW promotes the water supply in Zaatari. In our video report, you can see what the project means for the 80.000 inhabitants.

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Demographic change

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Demographic change

More megacities

Every week, three million people around the world move from the country to an urban centre. In particular, large Asian cities are facing enormous challenges as a result of this shift. The only alternative: sustainable urban development.

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