GIZ Worldwide: The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work. GIZ has more than 22,000 employees and over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government – in particular the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – and many public and private sector clients in around 120 countries in achieving their objectives in international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ in Viet Nam: Viet Nam enjoys a strong and solid partnership with Germany and is now one of Germany’s most important partners for international cooperation in Asia. GIZ has been working in Viet Nam for more than 20 years. We currently have around 220 specialist staff deployed across the country, including national and international personnel, development advisors and integrated experts coming from Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM). On behalf of the German Government, GIZ provides advisory services to the Government of Viet Nam and is currently engaged in three priority areas: 1) Vocational training 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use 3) Energy With our Macroeconomic Reforms Programme, GIZ Viet Nam directly links these priority areas of activity with Viet Nam’s Green Growth Strategy in order to achieve lasting impacts in all sectors and facilitate Viet Nam’s progress towards a sustainable future.