The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) is fully booked with more exhibitors than ever before and opens on Wednesday...
A parliamentary panel in Berlin selected Andreas Vosskuhle, 46, to become chief justice of Germany's federal...
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu will join Mr Stanislaw Tillich,...
The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...
A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...
The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...
They help, advise, expose issues and are involved in many fields: NGOs from Germany are important actors in society, not just in Germany
“zivik” is the name of the programme dedicated to the Federal Foreign Office’s work supporting international peace projects and strengthening Germany’s contribution to civil crisis prevention, conflict resolution and peace...
Professor Helmut K. Anheier talks about civil society in Germany, the networking of global involvement and why citizen participation is essential for a free society
Civil society is viewed as the “third sector” located between the state and the marketplace: one third of citizens in Germany involve themselves for the common good with time, ideas, empathy and money
Karin and Carlo Giersch, the married couple from Frankfurt am Main, are among the most generous benefactors in the Rhine-Main Region
Foundations in Germany are booming. In 2008 there were more foundations than ever before. They have become a significant component of modern civil society
The wide-ranging activities of the six large political foundations give fresh impetus to social policy in Germany and around the world
She is a gynaecologist, Alternative Nobel Prize winner and founder of Medica Mondiale: Monika Hauser works for war-traumatized women
He ended his business career to do more for people: Thilo Bode was “Mr Greenpeace” for many years and is now the founder of Foodwatch