By Following an invitation from the "Bremische Bürgerschaft", the parliament of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, BORDA presented its work and progress in front of the Commission on Federal and European Affairs, International Contacts and Development Cooperation on September 30th in the Bremen House of Parliament. more...

In 2008 sanitation is on the very top of the political agenda since the United Nations declared it as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). more...

On the occasion of the India trip of Germanys Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul a discussion round on the topic "Perspectives of Development Cooperation in India" took place on the 20th of October 2008 in New Delhi. Several representatives of the German development cooperation and the leading donor organisations participated on this discussion round. Pedro Kraemer, program coordinator of BORDA was invited, too. more...

On October 10, 2008 the Kolping House in Brasov was awarded the ?Brasov Business Award? for small businesses in the field of services and education. In total 23,000 firms were evaluated in 43 areas and the Kolping Society of Romania is proud that their Kolping House has received this award. more...

On September 13, 2008 a Kolping House could be opened in Kallmeth in the presence of the Member of Parliament of the local region, Mr. Aldo Bunci, as well as representatives of the national organization. This small center which was built with a large amount of personal contribution is to be a central venue for the meetings of the Kolping Family and an educational center for the whole parish. more...

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has launched a new volunteer service involving the assignment of 18 to 28 year-olds in developing countries: ?Weltwärts?. The idea behind the volunteer service is the formula of ?learning by serving? and its aims are both to achieve added value for the partner projects and to spark new interest in development issues in Germany. more...

With 34 representatives from 13 countries the BORDA BNS Partner Network attended the World Water Week 2008 in Stockholm this August. The special focus of this year?s conference being ?sanitation?, the challenge for the network was to present its long lasting successful experience in the implementation of decentralized sanitation solutions, demonstrating that DEWATS represents a proven solution to the ?Sanitation Gap? and is ready for mass-dissemination in the context of community based sanitation programs. more...

In cooperation with the association of Latin American Central Banks, CEMLA, the DGRV organized an international conference on May, 14-15, 2008 in Quito in Ecuador more...

The cooperation between Asian and European countries is increasing more...