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Social cohesion

What holds societies together? What drives them? What challenges do they face around the world? Discover on KfW Stories what answers people worldwide give to these questions.

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A boost from the USA

On June 5, 1947, in a speech he delivered at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George C. Marshall announced a financial aid programme for Europe. This year we celebrate 75 years of historical legacy and future mission with the Marshall Plan.

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Daria Ciriaci, head of the European Affairs department at CDP

“Coordinated action is crucial”

COVID-19 in Europe – How Italy, Spain and Germany respond to the crisis. KfW Stories invited the heads of the European Affairs departments of the national promotional banks CDP, ICO and KfW to share their recent experience to counter the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis. This is our interview with Daria Ciriaci from Italy.

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Jan Klasen

“Difficult times are European times”

COVID-19 in Europe – How Italy, Spain and Germany respond to the crisis. KfW Stories invited the heads of the European Affairs departments of the national promotional banks CDP, ICO and KfW to share their recent experience to counter the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis. This is our interview with Jan Klasen from Germany.

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Antonio Bandres Cajal, Head of International Financing and EU Affairs

“In permanent dialogue with European peers”

COVID-19 in Europe – How Italy, Spain and Germany respond to the crisis. KfW Stories invited the heads of the European Affairs departments of the national promotional banks CDP, ICO and KfW to share their recent experience to counter the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis. This is our interview with Antonio Bandres Cajal from Spanien.

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“For us, inclusion is much more than just a ratio”

Diverse workforces enhance all companies, making them more sustainable and successful. This is backed up by several studies. In this interview Robert Szwedo, Head of the Human Resources Department at KfW, explains how diversity is put into practice at KfW and why the bank signed the Diversity Charter.

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Inhabitants of Agalatowo

New old homeland

After reunification, Russia withdrew its troops from Germany. In return, the Federal Republic financed modern housing estates for the returnees. A visit to the site.

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The inner-German border

In July 1971, Peter Döbler fled from the GDR by swimming 48 kilometres across the German-German border in the Baltic Sea. Find more stories and facts about the border that separated Germany until 1989 in our gallery.

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From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the German Reunification

Look back with us on the epochal events that took place in 1989/90. From the first gap in the Iron Curtain on the border between Hungary and Austria to the momentous night of 9 November to the German Reunification Day on 3 October.

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“My job and my life”

In the Ukraine, if you are not a heterosexual, you risk being harassed. To help her country become more tolerant, Ruslana Panukhnyk is organising the Equality March. Our author attended the event in Kiev – and experienced both rage and courage first-hand.

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Escaping extreme poverty

The Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) exists to help ensure that the basic needs of the poorest families in Malawi are met. KfW has now been investing in the programme for ten years. Three striking examples show how people’s lives have changed as a result.

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A uniquely successful project

Flows of goods vividly demonstrate how deeply Germany, a leader in exports, is interwoven with Europe through the domestic market. But the most important achievements of the EU are peace, freedom and solidarity. Six items outline the most important benefits Europeans experience due to the EU.

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Working European-style

A German start-up with a colourful identity is growing in the heart of Berlin. The business of consultant agency Comatch is based on an algorithm which proposes suitable consultants for companies seeking for advice.

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A day for Europe

From morning to evening KfW is active on our continent – in Irish meadows, beneath Serbian wind turbines, on German rooftops. Seven photographers visited seven of these sites.

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Dandelions in the cheesecake

450 people with disabilities are employed in the workshops of the Schlocker-Stiftung charitable trust in Hattersheim. The plant nursery cultivates local wild herbs in the Rhine-Main region with the support of KfW Stiftung.

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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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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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A woman and two children sit in an accommodation for refugees in Za'atari

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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Zacharias Wittmann

Companion2Go

Dismantling barriers – Zacharias Wittmann, business founder of Companion2Go, connects people living with physical disabilities and those without.

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Gaza wall

A journey along the walls of Palestine

There is hardly a region in the world where violent conflicts are as frequent as in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The World Bank, Agence Française de Développement and KfW are promoting numerous projects that aim to improve people's lifes. But how successful can development cooperation be in such a fragile environment? Experts have visited the region to get an impression of the local situation.

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Military in Bethlehem

Promoting decentralisation

The longstanding conflict in the Palestinian territories is hampering international development cooperation in the region. The "Municipal Development and Lending Fund" (MDLF) allows international donors to support communities in the West Bank and Gaza in a politically neutral way, which proves to be a successful approach.

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Help from space

Remote sensing and geoinformation systems (GIS) offer many new possibilities to support crisis management and prevention. But what are the limitations of this methodology? Insight is provided in an interview with two disaster experts.

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How to address causes of migration

War, persecution and a lack of economic opportunities lead many people to flee to Europe. New border fences can do nothing to change that. The causes of migrations have to be addressed. But how? Five experts offer their insights in this exclusive KfW Stories article.

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Integration of refugees

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived in Germany. German society is now tasked with helping the new arrivals to integrate. Five projects demonstrate just how this can work.

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Citizens survey via SMS

In one of Togo's largest cities, citizens provide their views about current city planning projects via text message. Whether in regard to waste disposal or restoring marketplaces, mobile phones are facilitating civic participation.

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Refugees in Lebanon

Refugee aid worldwide

KfW supports refugees and the communities that take them in. The measures aim to address the causes of migration worldwide. Around EUR 1.65 billion have been invested in 75 international aid projects. Seven examples, one of which is supported by the Agence Française de Développement.

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Amazonian Indians and their rights to a home

The indigenous tribes of the Amazon have had to defend their homes for 500 years. KfW has helped secure their territory and curtail deforestation.

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Taking a chance on more democracy

Brexit was a shock. Huge numbers of citizens are asking how we can make the European Union more attractive. The journalist Alexander Marguier provides some food for thought.

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