1500 EU organic certifications issued in Zimbabwe

Our project Organics4Zim trained a total of 3,000 smallholder and wild plant collector families for EU certification of organic products in 2022 with the local partner Organic Farming Academy (OFA). 1,500 of the participants were already successfully [...]

Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeister is the new Chairman of the Board

We are pleased to welcome Dr Wilhelm Hofmeister as the new Chairman of the Board in our AFOS team. Dr Hofmeister looks back on around 35 years of professional experience with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, for which [...]

With sustainable sectors on the way to dual vocational training

After a little more than half a year, our Colombia project is making good progress. The two focus sectors of digitalisation and tourism hold enormous potential for local companies and at the same time promise many qualified [...]

Official launch of the Centro-Bajío-Occidente Business Alliance for Dual Education

In presence of the representatives of the participating Mexican states, the German Embassy and the Mexican business association COPARMEX, a Memorandum of Understanding of the Business Alliance for Dual Education was signed on 25th November 2021. The [...]

Kick-off in Ghana: Extracurricular Training in Data Science and Business Intelligence

At the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, the first module of the 20-week extracurricular training programme in Data Science and Business Intelligence started in July. The programme extends over two semesters and includes practical phases in companies [...]

Press conference in Mexico: Signing of an agreement with the chambers of industry

In order for companies to improve their competitiveness and young people to find jobs that are fit for the future, the Confederation of Chambers of Industry of Jalisco (CCIJ) signed an agreement with the AFOS Foundation to [...]