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 self-image

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

17. Jun
DECOLONIZATIONSUSTAINABLE ECONOMY & CONSUMPTIONRESOURCE JUSTICE

The energy of the future? Green hydrogen between climate neutrality and colonial continuities

13:00 - 14:00
21. Jun
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPSNETWORKING & CONSULTING

Networking meeting of the actors of educational partnerships

14:00 - 18:00
21. Jun
POST-MIGRANTIC & DIASPORIC ENGAGEMENT

I see what you (don’t) see” – Recognizing, understanding and taking sustainable action against anti-Muslim racism

10:00 - 16:00
22. Jun
GLOBAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Concert of the African Vocals

19:00 - 20:30

News

COMMITTED IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
TRADE FAIRLY
BUSINESS
Sunday 25. May 2025

Fair and fascinating – Fair Handeln 2025 inspires

Fair Handeln 2025 was a complete success. As the largest and best-known fair trade fair for fair trade in the German-speaking region,
SEZ
Wednesday, 21th May 2025

Deep Talk with Dr. Mandela

On the opening day of Fair Handeln, a very special evening took place with the friends and supporters of the SEZ
FUTURE FASHION
YOUNG ACTIVES
Tuesday, 20th May 2025

New campaign launched by Future Fashion

Consuming more sustainably – that is the goal of Repair & Care, the new campaign of the joint project Future Fashion. “You have

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With the SEZ newsletter we inform you four times a year about news from the foundation, project funding and partnerships.