Interested to experience your own agility, to learn about social entrepreneurial thinking and systemic approaches while interacting with people living at the poverty line, local businesses and other local stakeholders? Are you someone who wants to make a real lasting and meaningful difference in the world? Who wants to learn by doing instead of planning…
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When microbusiness meets urgent needs of the modern world
The betel palm is known as a plant that in many parts of Asia and East Africa delivers betel, a dangerous drug that when it is chewed helps against the feeling of hunger and tiredness. Did you know? In Asia, unripe betel nuts are chopped up with betel cutters. Usually these are rolled in leaves…
Yes, we can! And do! When managers bring joy to our school children in Coimbatore, India
Christine, one of my colleagues at Boehringer Ingelheim who joined our Making more Health leadership week in last November, had a great idea: after visiting our schools where we run also hygiene programs with one of our Making More Health Fellows and where during the leadership week our managers had a very meaningful and insightful…
Soaps made with passion and heart
Our soap competition with Selfhelp groups is in the full production phase. Five Selfhelp groups participate with various soap formats and produce all in all 1000 soaps. While doing so they learn a lot: “It requires a lot of passion, but also accuracy. The soaps should have the same high quality standard. Packaging then is…
Are you an innovation or social responsibility manager? Interested in a mindset changing innovation week in India?
Join a mindset changing training week in rural India Together with UNAIDS, Ahimsa Fund and the Karl Kübel Institute for development education we offer a very exciting program for all decision makers and managers who are involved in innovation, leadership and social entrepreneurial topics. When? 02.-08. February in the rural areas around Coimbatore including one…
Do you know Maps of India?
Often I’m asked where to find more information on India: information about the Country, Festivals, Food, business, news etc. India’s # 1 Maps Site, Maps of India is the largest resource of maps on India. This site provides all types of India map – Outline maps, physical maps, Political maps, Reference maps and India news…
Soap contest among self- help groups – Women present their soaps today – your opinion counts
It was a really exciting day today. Our five teams of self-help group women presented their soap and packaging ideas in front of our first judging panel. It was a huge milestone in our ongoing soap contest where we had trained the women some months ago and launched a contest. The best ideas will be…
Visiting Nasscom, one of the big tech startup hubs in Bangalore
From field visits in tribal villages in Tamil Nadu to one of the biggest and most known Innovation hubs in Bangalore: just a 50 minutes flight away. A short flight that connects ancient times and the future! Today, I had a meeting with Nasscom startup warehouse and I have met some startups who are part…
Making More Health – Soap Competition launched for self-help groups
After two days of paper making and raw soap experiments the next step to share more skills and knowledge with women is done. Empower women to make more health happen. But more health means also that people can finance it and have income. That’s why health and wealth belong together. With these trainings we empower…
How to make your cow happy – and managers, too!
After a week of field experiences, including discussions with veterinarians and farmers, after visiting Milk chilling plants and the agricultural university and after some exciting hours of preparation… it’s time to give back: our managers, most of them veterinarians and/or a background in Animal Health are asked to develop and to run a training for…
Go India, go future! 