Global Us: What connects us all

Southern Kyrgyzstan is home to the world's largest walnut forest. Every fall the locals there harvest millions of walnuts. But the unique biotope is under threat from deforestation and grazing livestock.

Delia Flores runs a logistics company in Argentina. Her 45 employees transport goods to several countries in South America. She is also involved in women's organizations, where she's seeking to empower women and promote gender equality.

Until now, women rarely figured in G20 talks on economic growth. In India in particular, women have no access to investor and credit networks. Businesswoman Sucharita Eashwar is looking to change that. She helps women to set up their own businesses.

Animal welfare is a low priority in Malawi. The country is extremely poor and people have enough to do simply to survive. The German animal welfare organization 'Welttierschutzgesellschaft' is trying to improve the veterinarian education and practical training in Malawi

Preparing Girls in Africa to meet the challenges of the 21st century. That's the goal GirlHype has set itself. Each year around 500 young women are taught computer programming in order to improve their options when they enter the labor market.

Hippos are among the largest land mammals in Africa. Poachers hunt them for their ivory, and hippo populations in Togo had shrunk. A conservation project is in place to protect this endangered species.

Gola National Park in Sierra Leone is an oasis and home to the rare pygmy hippopotamus. Cocoa is now being grown there to stop locals from poaching or looking for diamonds. It gives farmers an income and protects the forest at the same time.

A group of young Japanese members of the Global Shapers Community have just founded the first private student dormitory in Tokyo. Rooms there are cheap and very close to the university.

In Kyrgyzstan, a young woman is abducted roughly every 40 minutes. ‘Ala kachuu’ is the name for the tradition dating from nomadic times. The old custom is becoming more and more common. Women are being kidnapped and forced to marry.

Due to drought, about half of Somalia’s people now rely on humanitarian aid. More than 300 UN organizations and NGOs are active in the country. They work under difficult conditions and can’t provide help to all who need it.