Press Releases & News

“Red STEM Latin America network connects institutions and communities from different, countries and organizations with a common goal to transform the way we learn sciences”. Listen to our next voice: Martín Bascopé from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

The kiosk has actually empowered the community as well”, Joyce Onyach, Lower Nyatike Water User Association, explains how the entire community is involved in the Safe Water Enterprise project and strengthened through trainings, job creation and improved health.

In CUNA's nursery, mangrove seedlings are continuously grown and matured in the hands of local caretakers and citizens for further planting. CUNA strengthens plural learning in the public space and seeks to generate social and environmental interaction.

“The Design Thinking approach encourages teachers to introduce creative and critical thinking to create suitable learning environments. Listen to our next voice Dr. Claudia Nicolai from HPI d-school.

“Health, hygiene and development are things that go together.” - Sareen Malik from Cewas is committed to social entrepreneurial solutions for menstrual hygiene in order to promote empowerment and social development. Find out more in our video series “15 Voices - 1 Vision”!

“Kenya has great resources to actually fuel the electric mobility sector.” - Hanna Salian of GIZ Kenya introduces Kenya’s innovative e-mobility sector and emphasizes the importance of public-private-philanthropic partnerships. Find out more in our video series ‘15 Voices - 1 Vision’!

“Make@thons enable students to solve more complex problems, acquire problem-solving skills, and think creatively”. Our next voice of the "15 Voices – 1 Vision" video series, Prof. Dr. Marco Beeken explains how students develop innovative solutions to address pressing issues in the annual Make@thons.

"We’re looking at an entire ecosystem, improving livelihoods for all stakeholders involved,” - as part of the video series ‘15 Voices - 1 Vision’, Celeste Tchetgen Vogel from eWAKA talks about environmentally friendly solutions to the challenges of last-mile logistics in Africa that benefit all stakeholders.

"Education is the most effective tool to create resilient, critical, responsible societies." – Claudia Robles of INNOVEC Mexico explains in the video series “15 Voices - 1 Vision” how climate change education empowers schools as changemakers, emphasizing the role of regional and global networks.

As a part of the German delegation to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at UN Headquarters, our CEO Dr. Nina Smidt reflects on the crucial role of multilateral collective action in boosting the acceleration of Sustainable Development Goals.