India is a very young country in terms of demographics and in the next years they will be at the top of the world statistics. However, society is changing and the needs to take care for elderly is growing. In the last years I have observed that in many cities elderly homes have been set…
Category: aging
Are you a social entrepreneur? Co-creation competition launched
Do you have a good idea on how to make more health happen? Maybe you already have your own startup or you are starting to think about it. Covering a social need in the health area is in the focus on what you do? Just wanted shortly inform about a recently launched co-creation competition. Making…
Why I spent an hour with studying Indian job offers on a local newspaper
Reading newspapers abroad is always an interesting activity to get insights on how local people think and act. National and international events, news, comments should be presented in a similar way all over the world – as it happened and that’s it – , but by doing so it becomes a hundred thousand different realities….
The beauty of old tribal women
The beauty of old tribal women – and their role as change agents Isn’t it amazing? In many big cities, with the ongoing globalization and higher education, huge changes of family structures are taking place – also in India. Young families need to go for work in other areas and personal independence gets higher rated…
7weeks in India – 5 EUR/Dollar can mean that much. First funds arrived…
When I ask about their wishes, the ca. 50 tribal women from Tamil Nadu, India give me a quick response. “Due to the support of a local NGO, the KKF in India and the Karl Kübel foundation in Germany we could found our Self-help groups two years ago. Since then a lot of things have…
7weeks in India – Travelling with Tamboo, the teacher
Finally, I sit in the train from Kottayam to Coimbatore – together with a huge and heavy suitcase and two bags which instead of becoming less heavy seem to double day by day: a lot of presents and a bottle of water are the last things I had to add. There is no way to…
Why is it that difficult to make old people drink?
The availability of clean water is a large issue in many parts of the world, but also in the developed countries where the fresh liquid is coming out of the tap people die because of lack of water. How is this possible? Every day a lot of elderly people arrive in hospitals because they do…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – tribal dance (video)
I have taken this video during the stay at the tribal village in Tamil Nadu, India. The lady is 75 years old. Unbelievable how she moves and spreads energy … Without doubt, that is my video of the month in April 2014: By the way: It is the same old lady who made me eat…
How ageing is seen in the world
HOW AN AGEING POPULATION WILL CHANGE THE WORLD – BBC NEWS That is the title of a very interesting short video. Did you know that Japan is the country no.1 when it comes to ageing? That Asia and Europe are much more concerned about it than USA? But there is a chance to see it…
Go India, go future! 