Stories & Interviews
There are plenty of people around the world with the courage to try something new and turn ideas for a better future into reality. Here you’ll hear from our project cooperation partners, network members, and participants in addition to experts in fields that motivate us and make a difference in society.
Interview | Social Entrepreneurship | 28 March 2019
Better living conditions for Kenya
The social enterprise WeTu has set out to improve the lives of tens of thousands of people living in rural areas around Lake Victoria. Managing Director Rolf Huber tells us how it all began.
Interview | Education | 09 December 2018
STEAM regions in Latin America
STEM education is a top priority in Latin America, with six “STEAM regions” established in the last year. We spoke with Ulrike Wahl about the STEAM region concept and the goals driving the regional alliances.
Interview | Social Entrepreneurship | 12 November 2018
Stories about us: Storytelling for social entrepreneurs
Storytelling in a business setting? Barbara Börner introduces “Stories about us,” a tool that helps social enterprises with organizational development.
Interview | Social Entrepreneurship | 10 September 2018
Start-ups with a future in Ghana
William Senyo, CEO of the Impact Hub Accra at the heart of the West African start-up scene, speaks with us about the culture of innovation in Ghana and the “African Seed” initiative.
Interview | Social Entrepreneurship | 19 April 2018
One pair of glasses – endless possibilities
A pair of glasses can change everything. But in Burkina Faso, many people are unable to afford them. OneDollarGlasses and Siemens Stiftung are looking to change that. Our colleague, Christine Meinhardt, explains how.
Interview | Education | 02 April 2018
MINTegration
Integration through experimentation: With the MINTegration project, a secondary school student in Augsburg, Germany, looks to introduce children to science while playfully improving their language skills.
Interview | Education | 25 January 2018
Full steam ahead: STEAM in South Africa
With the STEAM Foundation, Kathryn Kure hopes to create new opportunities for young people in South Africa using targeted teacher certifications in STEM subjects.
Interview | Social Entrepreneurship | 10 January 2018
Finding the right technical solutions for the challenge
There are technology solutions for most development challenges, but how do we find the solution best-suited for each place? Managing Director Rolf Huber explains current challenges in development cooperation.
Interview | Education | 11 November 2017
Making progress together
Experts from 28 countries discussed STEM education at the “International Dialogue on STEM.” An interview with Uchenna Udeani (Nigeria) and Hugo Flores (Peru) on how the future of their countries begins with young children.
Interview | Education | 23 October 2017
Boosting self-confidence – creating opportunities
Physics teachers Paul Feltes and Marc Büssing from Frechen, Germany present a technological challenge to young people with limited German language skills. Will they succeed?