Just two days back -as part of the ongoing health awareness training for tribal and urban self-help groups in South India – we offered module x , this time on simple surgery and hygiene. And we are very happy to see that nearly all participants from the first module training onwards are still very keen…
Category: Romania
A billbed for homeless – How the advertising industry can create a better world
Just imagine how many people do not have a home, no house where to go and sleep at night. In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, but also in many other countries of the world people must sleep on the streets, just lying on the ground. In the big cities several hundred of thousands of men, women and…
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…
To be or not to be – The poor who do not exist
I was never confronted with the poverty of non- existence, the full ignorance by officials to exist. But exactly that was the case I experienced in Romania Often poor families and individuals stay just among others, in crowded living surroundings, in the middle of the cities. Some are even more ‘visible’ and stay in suburbs in between, in…
The Mobile school in Dallas area and learning about self-esteem
Just imagine you are at the borders of a huge city. On one site you have the city life, shops, cars and trams, power, drinking water … on the other there live poor people who live from collecting plastic bottles, single mothers with six, eight children, people who are not accepted elsewhere. And in the…
Working with street kids in Romania – learning about myself
I’m on the way to Romania with the aim to understand what a very interesting social entrepreneur is running there by working with street kids. But besides the social engagement there is much more behind. It is a travel experience to myself, to reflect on leadership and managerial skills. And to question…