Early in the morning, a few days back in Mangalore/India I passed at a shoe shop. One of those branded shoe shops that you can find in every and each big mall in the cities. Inside five, six shoe assistants were preparing for the day. Unpacking new shoe arrivals, cleaning, starting the work. Very smart,…
Category: Mangalore
Dreams in life – talking to a student in Mangalore, #India
Dreams in life -talking to a student in Mangalore, #India Watch the video (1:24 min) She is so nice and open- minded and just started to talk to me when I walked in a mall in the city. She made my day.
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…
Dialysis patient in India -How 1000 rupees decide about your life
1000 Indian rupees, that means 14 EUR (!!!) decide if people can live or die. I have visited today the Father Muller Hospital in Mangalore. Founded 135 years back by a German priest is has become today one of the best hospitals in Mangalore, India. Mangalore is a city with nearly half a million…
A children home in Mangalore – school bags and undergarment needed
When I enter the children home in Mangalore, there are ony a few children. Most of them stay in a room on the 1st floor, where Gita, a volunteer, explains how the Internet works. The girls are very interested. What they experience here, is a small part of the “big world” outside, a world they…
A shelter for battered women on time and a marriage
“Eightyseven women have been here since the beginning of this year, and every year more and more contact us via the help line or come directly to the shelter”, H. tells me. H. is an Indian woman who fourty years ago started as s social worker in the surroundings of Mangalore and dedicated her…
Go India, go future! 