Category: Social business
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…
Impressions from a disruptive leadership training with Corporate managers in India
It was a week that we will not forget. Many learnings about South India, getting insights into rural and tribal areas, talking to tribal hospital doctors and NGOs who care about HIV infected children in the city. Drumming welcome by tribal people, dancing with kids in a home shelter. And looking at all this with…
How the tribal women gave me a big surprise yesterday
Five months have passed since I have been visiting the tribal village where months ago we had a very good time together with knitting lessons, cooking and more. I’m traveling with a group of my company this week and today we have come here for a short village visit because I want to show them…
Car market pictures, comb stories and a challenging walk in Bangalore
Today I have been to Bharati Nagar (BN), a part of Bangalore which – for sure- is not the famous part of a modern Indian city and rarely part of an offered sightseeing tour. It takes you to the heart of poverty and back to past centuries. It’s raining today and very muddy – ,…
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…
Social enterpreneurship for everyone. A trend you should know.
Social entrepreneurial thinking has reached politics, universities, companies. In mostly all countries of the world. Where some years ago the terminology was still unknown or just a few social and economic influencers knew about it, today the number of conferences, articles published and call for competitions have grown enormously. Expert books, but also books for…
Three basic hints for startups and social entrepreneurs
Often people ask how to start an own social business. You want to make sure that you are well prepared? Download this question-based guiding brochure “the budding social entrepreneur”. It helps to get an overview on what you should take into consideration before you launch your own business. It’s free. You need to “sell” your business…
Go India, go future! 