Bangkok has a lot to offer. It has amazing temples, monuments, skyscrapers, a colorful life, the tourist roads, vivid markets and the refreshing express boat rides on the Chao Phraya. No doubt, for tourists a great city. What about the normal life? What I like a lot is that the basics for a living are…
Month: August 2015
A visit to the gypsy village
Probably, in the main season a considerable number of tourists come here. It’s just a little bit out of Phuket town and maximum 30 km, but a “world”, away from one of the most visited beaches in Thailand and the modern hotels. But today we are alone, the only European people, farangs, in the sea…
Happiness does not mean to be rich – a travel to Phuket
The next weeks I will stay in Phuket and Bangkok. Touristic destinations, nice landscapes, dream beaches, swimming flower markets, colorful world, diving, fun. Holidays! But there is another world, too. Have you ever heard of the slums of Phuket? The environmental issues? The poverty in the homes for children and battered women? Not good…
The magic bus: play and change – a successful social enterprise India
Matthew Spacie, founder of the Magic Bus, has set up a livelihood program for the poor children living in slum areas that really empowers. Because it matters and because it is based on the people living there. Because it starts from where the people are, what they think, how they live and where there are starting…
My 14 “Incredible India” moments in 2014!
Originally posted on The Shooting Star :
As I swayed on my hammock, hearing the gentle waves of the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica, India seemed pretty far away. But I only had to traverse the crevices of my mind, to recall the solitude of the Himalayas, the serenity of the backwaters and my serendipitous encounters over the…
The soap bus ticket – an idea that can change a lot
When I came across this video I thought this is really amazing – a bus ticket that serves not just as a a ticket but even as soap. Bus tickets – that’s an item everyone has access to. Every day there are a lot of opportunities to hold it in the hands. Independent from social…
Indian Women migrating in search of work – some thoughts and a report
One of the most vulnerable workers are females who migrate in search of work away from their home areas.They often have a huge lack of skills and very low income gernating opportunities. Some are illiterate. COupled with exisiting social inequalities based on caste and ethnicity, it is often the poorest who leave and not seldomly…
Online Training in India – an interesting infographic and often free of costs
Online training – this might be a key for future learning – in developed and emerging countries. It does not matter where you live or how old you are. It does not matter who you are or what you have learned before, there is no access limitation (and if so, it might be the missing…
Combine Social entrepreneurship & charity activities!
The concept of social entrepreneurship is highly discussed: social labs, industries, universities and huge organizations from the social sector are very interested in it. The entrepreneurial idea behind is amazing: the promising win – win approach – that goes beyond the traditional charity events -, the potential sustainability behind and the innovative character are an…
Development hubs- a huge opportunity for big business to create market places in India
Huge economic reforms have taken place in India since the 90s. Institutions have been created for more market effectiveness, regulations have been established to make markets work better. The agricultural sector has been opened up to global competition. The development of the third sector, the so-called service sector has been going up. The most…
Go India, go future! 