I’m back in India. It’s Saturday morning and before going back to our project area in the hinterland of Coimbatore I talk to a few local people at Fort Cochin, in Cochin: Here are the famous Chinese Fishing nets and a tourist place, too. How does life look here? A young artist gives some…
Category: culture
Impressions from the life in the Philippines
The days in the Philippines have passed quickly. Before going back to India now, let me share a few impressions from this country with its more than 7000 islands, impressive landscapes and colours, its people and challenges. Related posts at a glance Philippines – life and princesses at the dumpsite The sugarcane children…
Talking about Social enterpreneurship @German-African Economics Forum – it’s not all about Millennials
It’s time to share social entrepreneurial examples and initiatives on where traditional business partners meet and new business connections are done. Yesterday I met business people, investors, people who want to invest and mostly are already several years very successful in what they do at the German-African Economics Forum in Dortmund, Germany. There is…
Development? Helping the poor? We don’t do enough – it’s time to think really big
Technical solutions? Wow. The next app is done … Don’t get me wrong. It might be a fantastic app, but it will not change the world as long as it is not part of a ‘big picture solution’. I’m appassionated about social entrepreneurial solutions. Great people. Appassionated people with good ideas. I appreciate…
A heartwarming co-existence with cows, dogs & goats in India’s cities
Cows, dogs, even monkeys and goats are a natural part of India’s cities and present everywhere – even in the metropolis like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. This might be surprising and unusual for tourists who visit the subcontinent for the first time. But it takes only a short while unless one gets used to it….
Feel at home – and live the spirit of a Haveli
I have never met more interesting people in such a short time than during my stay at a Haveli in Ahmedabad. A Haveli originally was a rich merchants house and you can see many of them in Guajarat and Rajastan. Unfortunately, many of them have lost during the last 100 years their extraordinary splendor,…
Fly, India, fly – like a kite in the sky
Have you ever thought about what could be achievable if we used all the energy that appears in days like today in Ahmedabad in India? Today a hundred thousands of people celebrated the kite festival on the top of the roofs… independent from age, nationality, income, culture or religions. It was a fantastic atmosphere and…
A service is a service… when a European stays in India
It’s winter in India and with these fantastic day temperatures it is a pleasure to walk around and to visit the country as long as … you can manage the overall existing air conditioning. Having AC can be fantastic with other temperatures. Now in Indian winter times it can become a problem. But…
Why doctors are rare in rural Indian areas
Ca. 70 % of all Indians live in rural areas. These are ca. 900 million people. India is huge, and providing healthcare to all is an enormous challenge – for sure. There is a big number of people in need of healthcare and medical treatment. The number of professionals there is much too low. But:…
My preferred Indian Christmas picture
I’m visiting often our Making More Health kindergarten when I’m travelling in India. Also yesterday I passed by and found this nativity scene. It’s amazing – simply because it shows that it could be so easy too accept each other, to share and to enjoy different cultures. In Europe we often tolerate by avoiding “the…
Go India, go future! 