The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (English: German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH), often shortened to simply GIZ, is the main German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides services in the field of international development cooperation and international education work. It is the organization’s self-declared goal to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.
What does GIZ do in Tanzania?
In other programmes, GIZ works with the National Audit Office of Tanzania on good financial governance and supports efforts by the regulatory authority responsible for renewables and energy efficiency to establish frameworks for the future energy mix and to encourage private investment.
Headquarters: Bonn, Germany
Founded: January 1, 2011
Staff: 24977 (31.12.2021)
Abbreviation: GIZ
Budget: €3.3 billion (2020)
Type of business: Government Agency
Subsidiary: Akademie für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (AIZ) – GIZ GmbH
