Through our projects, we want to contribute to the social-ecological transformation of the private sector and to the economic empowerment of women.
Promoting sustainable business activities
In Africa, as elsewhere in world, the private sector is facing a transformation of huge proportions: the aim is to become climate neutral by the middle of the century while making this transition socially just. In line with the just transition approach, we seek to combine climate and environmental protection with the creation of good jobs. To do so, we promote investment that creates employment in environmentally relevant areas, such as the renewable energy, e-mobility and recycling sectors. In addition, we support companies from all sectors of the economy in establishing digital, sustainable and resource-efficient business models. Together, we can thus create future-proof jobs and company structures in our partner countries.
Empowering women in the private sector
The economic empowerment of women is vital for sustainable, social and just development. This is where we come in: we provide tailored support to companies so that they can create more and better jobs for women in our partner countries in Africa. In the long term, this will help advance gender equality in the workplace and contribute to the German Government’s feminist development policy.