During a visit of a tribal village close to the silent valley national park in Tamil Nadu we’re welcome in a very friendly and traditional way. Most of the village people are gathered in the Community room and expect us. When we arrive, the chairs are prepared for sitting together and tea is offered. We…
Category: culture
HIV had destroyed many lives – playing with children from ABHAYA home
Today, we visit a children home in the city of Coimbatore, South India. When we arrive, we are very surprised: We stop in front of a nicely painted entry and a lot of the children have prepared a warm welcome. They are at least as curious as we are: a huge number of childrens’ eyes are looking…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – WOTR: a successful watershed development program
“The WOTR, the Watershed Organisation Trust, has over years entered diverse sectors and grown institutionally and geographically. Headquartered in Pune, WOTR has a physical presence in 7 states ( Maharashtra, Andra Pradesh, Mafhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa). Their aim is to support a large scale multi-actor, multi-level, multi-sectoral, community led watershed development program…
A perfect day in Mumbai
The day starts with a visit at a traditional fish market. Unfortunately, after the terrorism attacks in 2008 it is forbidden to take photos. But this market is quite impressive. Crowdy place, huge amount of fish I have never seen before, women and men carrying huge baskets with fish on their heads, many young girls…
A travel to India – Ready to go
The backpack is ready. The hours before starting a travel are always spcial – when you pack and unpack, reorganize and reflect if you have thought of all necessary things. You get the basics into the backpack, then you start thinking that one or another detail could be added unless you find that it is…
Next month you will do better, won’t you?
Do you know this? Thinking of what is happening with your health, your relationships, your business, your surroundings, your private life – you know the challenges and you know where change is needed. There is so much we can do better: care for our partners, work in a more strategic way, start to implement long…
Why knowing the marshmallow test is important for creating social impact
Do you know the marshmallow test? The original “marshmallow test” was conducted by Stanford psychology professor Walter Mischel in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The test was meant to measure which children could delay gratification. Follow-up studies showed that children who could postpone eating a marshmallow at age 4 outpaced their peers in many…
Social change: Why business needs smiling Yoga at its heart
Don’t we and our industries, we as managers know about poverty, ecological problems, hunger , missing education and similar necessities in this world? Don’t many of us already engage? Individuals, foundations, companies… Yes. We do. Many of us are interested in social change – we all know that. Nevertheless, the success is still limited. Don’t…
Beyond traditional CSR: connecting is key
Without doubt: Many enterprises, academic institutions, politicians, foundations and other institutions have social responsibility activities ongoing. Some of them on a local level, others on a global level. Some of them are active to solve water problems, others are active in technical based challenges and others again build infrastructures for transportation… In many different countries,…
The desire to change
Everyone knows that society needs change. The dimension of social needs – be it in emerging markets , be it in the richer and rich countries – is obvious. But is there really the desire to change? And if so, how strong is this desire? Many programs fail because they do not take into account…
Go India, go future! 