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People

They prepare for the future

A refugee nurses the sick, a manager ensures that his city has modern infrastructure, a moringa farmer's wife adopts organic farming practices. Three examples of people around the world who are working for sustainable development.

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People

Her goal: sustainability

KfW supports many projects in developing countries and emerging economies. The Competence Centre for Environmental and Social Sustainability ensures that the interests of human beings and nature are sufficiently protected. An interview with Dr. Claudia Loy.

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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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People

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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Health

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Karebo Streetworker

Health

An empowering network

The Activate! Network brings together people who are pushing ahead with projects in their communities in order to reduce the risk of an infection with HIV. People like Karabo, who is a street worker and distributes bandages to schoolgirls. In our video you can find out why.

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Activate! staff and participants

Health

Hope at the Cape

More than seven million people in South Africa are infected with HIV. Young people in particular are affected by the epidemic. This is why they are the focus of Activate!, a programme supported by KfW. We present the project to you in our video.

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Health

”We have reached a crossroads“

The reports on HIV and AIDS often appear to contradict one another. Our expert Dr Kai Gesing explains the current danger posed by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and how to interpret the numbers on our interactive world map.

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Ball from Ichó

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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Health

Global health care

Around 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases such as river blindness and rabies. Together with its partners, KfW ensures that sick people are helped. To learn more about this, please watch our animated film.

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Education

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Education

Vivian becomes an engineer

An initiative promoted by KfW and JICA 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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Ackerdemia is growing vegetables together with school children

Education

Crops in the schoolyard

Ackerdemia is bringing the veggie patch into the school and convinced the jury of the KfW Entrepreneurs' Award 2018. The project won the Social Entrepreneurship special prize 2018.

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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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Social cohesion

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Bridges concert

Social cohesion

Musical bridges

In the last five years, over one million people have fled the crisis regions of the world to Germany, where they seek protection, safety and social support. A Frankfurt music initiative helps them – and has been honoured in 2018 with the Special Impact Award.

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Bonner Verein für Pflege- und Gesundheitsberufe

Social cohesion

Good care

The ”Bonner Verein für Pflege- und Gesundheitsberufe“ (Bonn Association for Nursing and Healthcare Professions) trains female refugees for the profession of elderly care. The project received the 2017 Special Impact Award in the ”ANKOMMER Perspektive Deutschland“ category. Our video shows the prize winner.

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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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Famous athletes in Niger campaign for family planning and HIV prevention

Demographic change

Strong men for condoms

A surprising marketing idea: famous athletes in Niger campaign for family planning and HIV prevention. As a result, the demand for contraceptives has risen sharply in Niger.

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School in Kenya

Demographic change

No dividend for Africa after all?

People in countries with high population growth rates will be increasingly threatened by poverty, hunger crises and conflicts. These prospects are likely to further boost refugee flows and migration pressure if no action is taken.

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