Hosting arrangement for the Secretariat
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) assigned German Technical Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - GTZ) to host the Secretariat of the Access to Insurance Initiative. As secretariat for the Initiative GTZ provides support services to the Initiative and acts as the representative for the Initiative for the purposes of contracting and/or other legal actions.
GTZ
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. Working under difficult conditions, GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.
GTZ is a federal enterprise based in Eschborn near Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in 1975 as a company under private law. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is its major client. The company also operates on behalf of other German ministries, the governments of other countries and international clients, such as the European Commission, the United Nations and the World Bank, as well as on behalf of private enterprises. GTZ works on a public-benefit basis. All surpluses generated are channelled back into its own international cooperation projects for sustainable development. More information can be found at www.gtz.de.
