The German Development Service supports local civil organisations and municipal structures by providing specialist advice, if required by financial support. By promotion of local skilled staff it fosters capacity building for a self-determined development. Currently it works in 47 partner countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and is in charge of different projects in the field culture preservation and cultural sensitive tourism.

Sponsorship of the Okakarara Community Cultural and Tourism Centre in Namibia,

local based ecotourism in Central Laos,

encouragement of the Palestinian Association for Cultural Exchange (PACE) in the Palestinian Territories,

Furtherance of the sector of tourism inChiwa/Uzbekistan.