The Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg

Since 1991, the Baden-Württemberg Development Cooperation Foundation (SEZ) has been promoting globally responsible action. With various projects, we show how everyone can do something for a fairer world. With educational offers and exchange formats, we want to raise awareness among people in Baden-Württemberg about how local action affects global relationships. Through networking and project funding through the funding line works! For partnership projects in Baden-Württemberg, abroad and in Burundi, our team supports private, municipal and regional initiatives to improve and deepen partnerships with a focus on young people and migrant and diasporic actors. A special role is played by AMAHORO! State partnership between Baden-Württemberg and Burundi, which has linked both regions for more than 40 years.

Our vision

With its platforms, the SEZ offers a space for human encounters, exchange, discussion, education and information. In this way, people with different backgrounds, perspectives and opinions can work together to find solutions that make our world more sustainable and fairer. In our view, the foundation for this is relationships between people and long-term partnerships in which both sides learn from each other. A prerequisite for this is interculturally sensitive interaction, respectful interaction, honest exchange and transparency. Understanding of partnership The SEZ does not exclude anyone, but sees diversity as a pioneer for greater global justice.

Events

10. Dec
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11. Dec
YOUNG ENGAGEMENT

Resilience matters! How do we strengthen youth engagement?

15:00 - 16:00
11. Dec
DECOLONIZATIONTRAINING

Thinking about empowerment in a decolonial way

17:15 - 19:45
12. Dec
TRAININGGLOBAL LEARNING & ESDYOUNG ENGAGEMENTNETWORKING & CONSULTING

Free online seminar: From knowledge to feeling – education for connection and change

10:30 - 12:00
20. Dec
FUTURE FASHIONYOUNG ENGAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE ECONOMY & CONSUMPTIONNETWORKING & CONSULTING

Future Fashion @Wouahou

11:00 - 20:00

News

PARTNERSHIP NORTHERN IRAQ
SEZ
Friday, 5th December 2025

Stakeholder Conference 2025 at the New Palace

The welcoming address by State Secretary Florian Haßler at the stakeholder conference (© Hasan Malla / SEZ) On November 25, the foundation invited

AMAHORO! STATE PARTNERSHIP
TRADE FAIRLY
SEZ
Thursday, 27th November 2025

In conversation with Nataliya Yarmolenko

In the interview, she talks about how cooperatives can empower women* worldwide and the role that international partnerships play in this.
AMAHORO! STATE PARTNERSHIP
SEZ
BUSINESS
Thursday, 27th November 2025

How cooperatives empower women

In a world marked by uncertainty and inequality, economic stability is a crucial factor for peace and security. Cooperatives are

Projects

AMAHORO! State partnership

For more than 40 years, the AMAHORO! state partnership has connected people from Baden-Württemberg and Burundi.

works!

With its three bwirkt! funding lines, SEZ supports development policy projects using state funds in Baden-Württemberg, abroad and in Burundi.

Fairtrade Schools Campaign BW

Since April 2014, schools in Baden-Württemberg have been eligible to be awarded the title of “Fairtrade School”. Learn more about the Fairtrade Schools campaign.

Future fashion

Future Fashion is the movement for sustainable fashion and conscious consumption in Baden-Württemberg.

Fair trade fair

The Fair Trade trade fair is the oldest and most important trade and consumer trade fair for fair trade and globally responsible action.

Partnership Northern Iraq

The state of Baden-Württemberg supports humanitarian aid projects in the Dohuk region of northern Iraq.

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