Category: News & projects

Tracking Successes in Decarbonising the Transport Sector

Transparency is one of the cornerstones of international cooperation. It builds trust with partners as well as the public and makes effective collaboration possible. With the Tracker of Climate Strategies for Transport, you get access to detailed information about the many ways transport is included in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies to fight […]

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Sustainable Development through Sustainable Tax Systems

To be sustainable, taxation needs to be result oriented, transparent, fair, and efficient. The International Tax Compact (ITC) strifes for that purpose. Since 2009 the ITC has worked to strengthen tax and development initiatives by supporting and facilitating their networks, knowledge sharing, and cooperation within as well as across many programs. As such, the ITC provides secretarial […]

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Make Our Forests Safe

The Commission of the European Union (EU) wants to support its partner countries in developing solutions for agricultural expansion while reducing its effect on deforestation and forest degradation. It does so through its new project “Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems” (SAFE). Thus forests shall be preserved and local residents, especially indigenous communities, shall benefit from […]

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Building Multiplier Networks for Organic Agriculture

Organic agriculture helps to increase food security and living conditions while taking the ecological limits of our planet into account. The Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) helps African farmers to improve their knowledge on the production, processing, and marketing of organic products. This work is paramount as farmers make up more than half of […]

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AKRYL Video production for Alliance for Product Quality in Africa

The Alliance for Product Quality in Africa is a project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The project aims to enhance Africa’s role as an […]

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Cross-border trade digitalization

AKRYL spearheaded the production of an informational video about the digitalization of cross-border trade exchange between Malawi and Congo. Cross-border trade digitalization led to increased trade efficiency through reduced waiting times, increased transparency, and reduced corruption. The video presents the benefits of the digitalization initiative to a broader audience and will help the Fund attract […]

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Redefining International Cooperation with the Fund for triangular cooperation with Asia

As part of our work for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), we recently designed and developed the new website of the Fund for triangular cooperation with Asia. The Fund is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ. The aim of the project is to […]

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Qualifying skilled workers and promoting labor mobility

AKRYL supports GIZ’s Partnership Approaches for Development-oriented Vocational Training and Labour Migration (PAM) project which is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The shortage of skilled workers and young talents is increasing not only in Germany, but worldwide. For example, bricklayers are desperately wanted in Germany and Kosovo. PAM […]

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