Stories & Interviews

African youth are at a critical juncture, facing both educational opportunities and the need for systemic transformation. Siemens Stiftung is addressing this by implementing holistic projects that combine STEM education, social entrepreneurship, and youth empowerment to foster 21st-century skills and enable active participation in shaping Africa's sustainable future.

As representatives of civil society, foundations are particularly well suited to forging partnerships and providing testing grounds for new solutions that enable sustainable social development in our fast-changing world. An article by our board member Dr. Nina Smidt.

Iana Aranda, President of Engineering For Change, talks about inspiring examples from the startup scene, the relevance of international cooperation and the impact of social enterprises.

A reportage of projects in a country aiming to expand its economic power sustainably and without detours, and the role that social enterprises play in this.

The “epScale Funding Call Promoting Women in the Green Economy” supports social enterprises that have a positive impact on the environment along with strengthening economic opportunities for women.

Innovative, sustainable and social: Get to know the winning solutions of the E-Mobility Innovation Award 2021 of Siemens Stiftung.

Dr. Claudia Uribe, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Latin America, uses concrete examples to explain the importance of climate change education.

Our social enterprise, WeTu, is celebrating its one-year anniversary in Kenya. What challenges did the company face when it was founded? What has been accomplished so far? What is next in the water, energy, and e-mobility segments?

Max Steiner’s work focuses on providing support for the disadvantaged. In Bolivia, he’s spreading the concept of OneDollarGlasses.

Innovative mobility solutions for rural regions of Africa. Rolf Huber discusses the potential of e-mobility and the approach taken by WeTu, Siemens Stiftung's social enterprise.