Stories & Interviews

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.

To share learnings and reflect with experts from other multistakeholder initiatives, a panel discussion has been organized and recorded in April 2023. The aim: to discuss, how collaboration in development cooperation can be successful.

How can our foundation work achieve the greatest possible impact? An interview with Dr. Nina Smidt and Klaus Grünfelder about Siemens Stiftung’s adapted strategy and why learning and creating together are crucial to this.

Siemens Stiftung’s initiatives have been a game changer for the women beneficiaries in Africa and Latin America through projects in clean energy, music, and education, thus promoting the Sustainable Development Goals on gender equality, climate action, quality education, reduced inequalities, and partnerships for the goals.

The pan-African network 'Music In Africa' has a constant beating pulse on the web. The impulse generated, however, when creative minds come together from across the continent is an issue explored by our report on the ACCES.

In her blog post, Dr. Nina Smidt sheds light on the role Africa's largest music network can play in the continent's social and economic development.

In 2022, the Gender@Work workshop series prepared young women from all over Africa for a career in the music industry for the third time.

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.

Liza Chong, CEO at the Danish nonprofit organization The Index Project, talks about bold innovations, design thinking as an important approach to contemporary education, and the challenge of staying creative.