Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a company that specializes in international development to develop sustainable and effective solutions that has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). [1]
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| Type: | Governmental |
| Founded: | 1 January 2011 |
| Founder(s): | Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWEnt) |
| Headquarters: | Bonn and Eschborn |
| Country: | Germany |
| Website: | GIZ Website |
Founding
GIZ was founded in January 1 2011 through the merger of the three implementing organisations for Technical Cooperation, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the German Development Service (DED) and InWEnt (Capacity Building International, Germany).[2]