develoPPP: between educational work and storytelling

Since 1999, the BMZ has been funding projects with an impact. Kaltwasser strengthens visibility among partners, politicians and the public.

Visualizing global added value

Clean water in Ukraine, better harvests in Malawi, female founders in Ecuador, sustainable supply chains in Thailand: Since 1999, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has been funding entrepreneurial projects that combine economic and development policy goals. The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) implements the program – with up to 150 projects in over 60 countries annually. With a combination of educational work, targeted communication and strong storytelling, we bring the projects into the relevant set of business, politics and the public.

Since 2023, Kaltwasser Kommunikation has been supporting the GIZ and the develoPPP programme. We are helping the communications team to effectively tell the programme's diverse success stories, strengthen its relevance and position it as a leading platform for sustainable investment in developing and emerging markets.

Our communications objective:

to sustainably strengthen and raise the profile of the develoPPP-programme among potential corporate partners, in the political arena and among the general public.

To achieve this goal, we shed light on the stories behind the projects. They tell of people who courageously seize entrepreneurial opportunities and thereby develop developmental potential and lasting impacts. In doing so, it becomes clear what concrete impact the investments achieve, for example through new jobs, sustainable technologies and supply chains, or improved living conditions.

Cross-format storytelling

We use storytelling to communicate lasting impressions of the global impact of the develoPPP-projects. We reduce complexity and prepare the content in a way that is easy to understand and tailored to the target group in the appropriate formats:

  • Target group-specific: We develop and implement communication measures and formats that are tailored to the needs of companies, political decision-makers and the general public – in German and English, with fact sheets, website posts, posters, flyers, brochures and videos.
  • Tangible: We make the results of develoPPP tangible with vivid descriptions of projects and their sustainable impacts and thus contribute to the reputation of the programme in the long term. Successes such as climate-friendly rice cultivation in Southeast Asia are prime examples of how innovative approaches can have a direct impact on living and working conditions and create added value for entire regions.
  • Close to the people: The stories and achievements of local people are the focus of our attention. By making their contributions visible, we promote dialogue about the impact of their work and create evidence of the positive influence that projects have on society and the environment worldwide.

With this combination of educational work, targeted communication and strong storytelling, we create understanding and strengthen trust in the impact and sustainability of the projects supported. This highlights the potential of linking the private sector – and how medium-sized companies, corporations or start-ups can not only benefit economically from partnerships, but also contribute to global sustainable development at the same time.

Results

Ukraine:
Sonnenenergie als Hoffnungsträger – Wie eine Solaranlage die ökologische Landwirtschaft und Stromgewinnung in der Ukraine unterstützt | AWE Blog

Factsheet Thai Rice

Plakate Networking Event:
Überblick GIZ und Ventures

Urheber Bild:
©GIZ Agriculture and Food Cluster Thailand_Thai-Rice-NAMA

Your contact person

Corinna Schrätz

Corinna Schrätz
+49 911 530 63-109
csc[at]kaltwasser.de

develoPPP stands for people with courage and ideas.  

We tell the stories behind the projects and make their global influence tangible.“