How cleaning agents can change a life

There are several re-used bottles on the bottom: inside there are very colourful liquids: red, yellow, blu, white… And there is a very special, but fresh smell in the air. I have entered a small room. At the back of the room some big containers are visible. “My Mum has joined a selfhelp group here…

Selfhelp groups against violence in Indian villages

  “The  violence against women and children  in the villages is high, up to 60, 70 % of all families are affected”, says a woman selfhelp (SHG) group leader when I meet her during an annual celebration in the surroundings of Mangalore. “Since the women are organized in the SHGs (a project set up by…

Going back to India and challenging myself

  It might be true: people who come the first time will hate it or love it. You come never back again or you can’t resist to come back again and again.  For me India is the country of contrasts, the one where you can find everything and often you are confronted with extremes.  Probably, that’s…

Encourage courage!

  Today I participated in a workshop in Berlin where stakeholders from different sectors discussed on “social Intrapreneurship – added value for companies and society”. There are a lot of discussions ongoing – across all sectors. That’s interesting.  What it is, what it is not, how to measure, if to measure, is it measurable at all…

Refugees and Social intrapreneurship: think beyond donations

There are more than 20 million people in the world who leave their countries looking for a better life. All over the world. Every day arrive thousands of people in Western countries and discussion on the refugee issues dominate the media andsocial  channels. There are many needs to fulfill for the arriving refugees. Not everyone…

A ten minutes walk in Paris – impressions 

Paris is known as the city of love, interesting monuments and a lot of arts. That’s one of many realities. I had a short walk through the city today and just took a few pictures that reflect other realities:  Paris is a place  – as many other West-European cities – of many contrasts. A place…

My 11 moments in Romania 

It was my first travel to Romania and I stayed just a few days in Iasi, an university City in the North-East of the country. These are my moments describing the country as I perceived it.                             Related content  Want to get…