Since January this year ECO Consult Sepp & Busacker Partnerschaft has operated under the new name of ECO Consult GmbH & Co. KG. The change of legal status does not concern our business portfolio. All projects are pursued in the habitual way. Current assignments are completed under the previous company registration. Please note our new bank account: VR-Bankverein Bad Hersfeld-Rotenburg eG - IBAN: DE 6353 2900 0000 4511 8606 - SWIFT-BIC: GENO DE 51 BHE. ECO Consult was founded as a GbR (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts) in 1992, under the name of ECO Sozialökologische Programmberatung. Made legal partnership in 2006, ECO has remained under the same management until today, for close to 30 years. > COMPANY

2021/07 - ECO Consult resents the present surge of violence in Niger, since January, where in the border area to Mali over 200 have been killed in village attacks by jihadist splinter groups and armed forces defense. Tillabéri, one of German TC's intervention areas, where ECO has been present is affected by both casualties and massive refugee influx. The disasters reveal the importance of the governance dimension in all of development policy's attempts to secure peace and stability. Transparency and accountability of local governments reduce the danger of terrorist forces winnig ground. Strong and competent local administrations can often compensate for central governments' lack of capacities and resources. This is one of ECO Consult's approaches. > GOVERNANCE