We work to shape a future worth living around the world. To this end, we offer services in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education.
GIZ is a company with exceptionally wide-ranging expertise and over 50 years of experience in international cooperation. It was created in 2011, when three development organisations merged. In what is now our tenth year, we can draw on a dense network of contacts that spans the globe. We are fully familiar with conditions at local level in the countries where we operate. This, combined with our decentralised structures, gives us both flexibility and the capacity to implement effective projects. And this in turn means that we are able to adapt rapidly to changing conditions.
We work on the basis of partnership. We ensure economic efficiency and cover costs but do not aim to make a profit. Our corporate purpose offers us clear guidance in this regard, as do unambiguous objectives and legal frameworks, including pricing and budgetary law. As a federal enterprise, we always act in the interests of the German Government, which is our main commissioning party. We have a public-benefit business area and a taxable business area.
Our goal is to generate added development value for both our clients and our partners. Our partners are the organisations we work with directly in the countries of assignment. We explore what is needed and gather an understanding in each case before translating the requirements into customised, effective, sustainable solutions . This allows us to deliver benefits at three levels. We enable individuals. We support organisations and institutions. We strengthen societies. With our work we help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
) set out in the 2030 Agenda.
We are a service provider with heart and soul. As well as the advisory services we deliver from the political to the organisational and technical levels, we offer strategic capacity development services and mediation, and establish and develop networks and dialogue platforms. The spectrum of our activities also includes monitoring services for infrastructure projects including procurement, logistics and handling the financial side. Our maxim is that we never stand still, but always keep an eye on the latest trends and the changing environment and consistently develop our own skills and capacities. In a nutshell, GIZ is a learning, value-creating institution with a clear vision.
Our business model
Our vision: We work to shape a future worth living around the world.
As a public-benefit federal enterprise, we are a worldwide service provider and partner in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work.
Resources (a selection)
We use our resources sustainably and effectively, delivering value for money:
People and expertise
Expertise of national and international experts (field staff, Germany-based staff, integrated and returning experts, development workers, national staff
national staff National staff work in development cooperation projects and GIZ offices. Their main place of residence is in one of GIZ’s partner countries, where they are recruited and enter into an employment contract.
)
Network of local and international cooperation partners (from the fields of politics and business, the scientific and academic community and civil society)
Over 50 years of experience around the globe
Training and upskilling programmes
Sustainable, entrepreneurial mindset and actions
Financing and commissions
Public funding through directly placed contracts or competitive bidding
Third-party funding through commissions
Cofinancing arrangements and subsidies
Materials and equipment
Responsible use of partner countries’ natural resources
Sustainably procured goods
(e.g. IT
IT Information technology
hardware, vehicles, solar power modules)
Activities
We understand the (political) requirements of our commissioning parties and translate them into customised, effective, sustainable solutions — covering all stages from development through to planning and, finally, implementation. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects ensures high quality and results.
Management and logistics
Management and supervision of construction and infrastructure projects
Handling finance and fund management
Placement of experts
Procurement and logistics
Advisory services
Policy and strategic advisory services
Technical consultancy
Organisational consultancy
Networking, dialogue, mediation
Management of
networks and dialogue platforms
Mediation
Strategic capacity development
Skills management
Human resources development within organisations/training partnerships
Networked learning
Management and logistics
Advisory services
Networking, dialogue, mediation
Strategic capacity development
We have both a public-benefit business area and a taxable business area. Our clients include BMZ
BMZ German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
, the German Federal Foreign Office, BMU
BMU German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
, other German federal ministries, the EU
EU European Union
, German federal states, international institutions, governments and private-sector actors.
Value creation (a selection)
We cover costs and generate sustainable value at three levels:
Individuals
Broader access to schooling and vocational education and training
Job creation and improved working conditions
Optimised access to health services, drinking water and energy supplies
Organisations
Enhanced management, networking and partner structures
More efficient use of resources
Greater capacity for innovation
Society
Greater political participation and gender equality
Enhanced access to administrative state services
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
We align our work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Unsere Vision: wir arbeiten weltweit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft.
Als gemeinnütziges Bundesunternehmen sind wir ein weltweit tätiger Dienstleister und Partner in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit für nachhaltige Entwicklung und der internationalen Bildungsarbeit.
Ressourcen (eine Auswahl):
Wir setzen unsere Ressourcen nachhaltig, wirtschaftlich und wirksam ein:
Menschen & Know-how:
Expertise von nationalen und internationalen Expert*innen (Auslands und Inlandsmitarbeitende, Integrierte und Rückkehrende Fachkräfte, Entwicklungshelfer*innen, Nationale Mitarbeitende);
Netzwerk von lokalen und internationalen Kooperationspartnern (z. B. aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Zivilgesellschaft);
Über 50 Jahre Erfahrung weltweit;
Aus und Weiterbildungsprogramme;
Nachhaltige, unternehmerische Denk und Handelsweise.
Finanzen & Aufträge:
Öffentliche Mittel durch Direktvergaben oder Wettbewerbsgeschäft;
Drittmittel durch Beauftragungen;
Kofinanzierungen und Zuschüsse.
Sachgüter:
Verantwortungsvollgenutztenatürliche Ressourcen der Partnerländer;
Wir verstehen die (politischen) Anforderungen unserer Auftraggeber und übersetzen diese in maßgeschneiderte wirksame und nachhaltige Lösungen — von der Entwicklung über die Planung bis zur Umsetzung. Durch ein kontinuierliches Monitoring und die Evaluierung (M&E) der Projekte sichern wir die Qualität und Wirkung unserer Arbeit.
Management und Logistik:
Management und Überwachung von Bau und Infrastrukturprojekten;
Abwicklung von Finanzierungen und Fondsmanagement;
Vermittlung von Fachkräften;
Beschaffung und Logistik.
Beratung:
Politik und Strategieberatung;
Fachberatung;
Organisationsberatung.
Vernetzung, Dialog und Mediation:
Management von Netzwerken und Dialogplattformen;
Mediation.
Strategische Kompetenzentwicklung:
Kompetenzmanagement;
Personalentwicklung in Organisationen/Weiterbildungspartnerschaften;
Vernetztes Lernen Es gibt sowohl einen gemeinnützigen als auch einen steuerpflichtigen Geschäftsbereich. Zu unseren Kunden zählen hierbei z.B. das BMZ
BMZ German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
, AA, BMU
BMU German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
, weitere Bundesressorts, die EU
EU European Union
, Bundesländer, internationale Institutionen, Regierungen wie auch Akteure der Privatwirtschaft.
Wertschaffung (eine Auswahl):
Wir arbeiten kostendeckend und schaffen nachhaltig Wert auf drei Ebenen:
Menschen:
Breiterer Zugang zu Schul und Berufsbildung;
Neu geschaffene Beschäftigung und verbesserte Arbeitsbedingungen;
Optimierter Zugang zu Gesundheitsdienstleistungen, Trinkwasser und Energieversorgung.
Organisationen:
Gestärkte Management, Netzwerk und Partnerstrukturen;
Effizientere Ressourcennutzung;
Gesteigerte Innovationsfähigkeit.
Gesellschaft:
Gestärkte politische Teilhabe und Geschlechtergleichstellung;
Verbesserter Zugang zu administrativen staatlichen Dienstleistungen;
Reduzierte Treibhausgasemissionen.
Dabei orientieren wir uns an den Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung der Vereinten Nationen.
Einflüsse und Trends aus Politik und Markt haben wir stets im Blick. Basierend hierauf entwickeln wir unser Angebot bedarfsgerecht mit innovativen Ansätzen weiter.
