21/2/2024 – For the 2nd time – after the launch of the System Changer Network India (SCN India) in April 2023 – the leaders and ambassadors of eight NGOs come together at the Karl Kuebel Institute for Development Education Coimbatore, India in Coimbatore. The NGOs are active in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as well…
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Social business : a future model to combine social needs and business and my travels to India
When sustainability investments have some bad site effects…
When sustainability investments have some bad site effects… Sustainable is good. Thinking sustainably, acting sustainably. Investing sustainably and, above all, in an impactful and socially entrepreneurial manner is a big trend. But what if there are unwanted side effects? Yesterday, I was in a children’s home in Tarikere, India. 25 girls between 11 and 17…
Working with underserved communities: Are we doing the right things in the right way? What role does culture and mindset play? Where would you invest in?
Working with underserved communities: Are we doing the right things in the right way? What role does culture and mindset play? Where do we/ would you invest in? In all the years working with underserved communities I realized that long-lasting change in people’s life and in underserved communities needs more than the execution of single…
Repaying 9000 rupees (100 EUR) in 5 years – about business struggles of people living at the poverty line
Just imagine you have grown up in poor surroundings, maybe a slum area or maybe a remote village. Some years of schools – maybe. Your life has been mostly about finding ways to survive. Getting fresh water, enough food. Sometimes your family had a little income. Daily wages. But also many days without. Many critical…
System Changer Network India – here we are!
There are many networks in the world, mostly topic- or people related, formal or informal, aiming to share or to put efforts together. There are also many networks in the NGO world, on national and international level. So, why another one? The System Changer Network India aims to build system solutions, following system of systems…
Strawberries and more from Nandurbar
During a two day visit at Nandurbar, Maharashtra we visited several tribal villages in the mountains of Satpuda Range, one of the mountain chains that separates North from South India. The people live up in the mountains, their houses are distant from each other. The roads are small and people move mainly with bikes or…
Learnings from a training with women living at the poverty line, India
During the Making More Health (MMH) Insights week 12 managers from around the world have participated in a very disruptive leadership program while interacting with vulnerable communities, getting insights from local NGOs and other local stakeholders and visiting several MMH projects. However – for getting a real experience – theory needs to meet practice… One…
Understanding the impact of our hygiene program at primary schools
During the Making More Health Insights week, a very disruptive and experience based global leadership program, our colleagues visit also school projects that we run under the Making More Health Initiative. The hygiene awareness program has several components, from toilet and wash basin installations to a very powerful set of hygiene games developed under MMH…
Some impressions from our MMH insights week in India
It‘s the 14th MMH insights week in India where employees from different backgrounds and countries are joining together at our local partner location (KKID) to get deeper insights into Making More Health (MMH) projects and activities, they learn about other values and other ways of life, but also about themselves, interact directly with vulnerable communities,…
Get out of your bubble, experience realities and how to make a difference
When you look at things with a different light, things start to change. You discover new formats, ask different questions and find different answers. Just imagine you are a manager from an international company. You do business trips, maybe across all important markets, you sit in meetings, you manage high level projects. Suddenly, you are…
Go India, go future! 