Mental health is often not the focus of educational or health programs when it comes to developmental activities run by NGOs or big companies. But what if missing self-confidence, uncertainty, stress, relationships and alcohol make it very difficult to change or develop anything? That’s why we started mental health trainings for the tribal women in…
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More Mental Health for selfhelp groups and their communities in India
In the past two days we have run our second Health community Worker training for self-help group (SHG) leaders in the rural and urban area around Coimbatore. This training is part of 12 different health related training modules under the umbrella of the Making More Health initiative. The training topics have been selected and discussed with…
Indians who drive economy in Kenya
An Indian Food container in the National Museum of Kenya A trip to Kenya – with “Indian surprises” Nairobi is called Africa’s Sillicon valley and besides digital omnipresence also social entrepreneurship plays an important role. An ideal destination to discover more … and finding out that there is a huge influence of India: After an…
Innovation? It’s a “clear case of the emperors new clothes!”
In the modern economically developed world many processes and ways to act are standardized. A standardized school education, such as specific school subjects that have been defined during more than hundred years ago up to university studies that may vary, however certain focus areas are given. Based on what was needed in the last century…
Teaching health – learning from a doctor in a tribal area in India
Visualsized health information is very common in many countries and cultures. However, often these visuals focus on a specific health issue without connecting it to real life situations of people. They are rather topic- than people-oriented. Smoking harms ads in many variations, breast feeding benefits, posters show good and “bad” food… But even if the…
Plants for our 3rd kindergarten inauguration and a lot of positive energy
Tomorrow is the inauguration of our anganwadi (rural kindergarten) in Kerala, not to fat away from Agali. Finally. We really look forward to it. A 100 people will join, the kindergarten teacher, local government representatives, village people and we, the project team from the Making more Health initiative and The Karl Kübel institute for development…
Visit at kanthari, a training center for changemakers
Trivandrum, South India – that’s where kanthari is located. A real beautiful place, a place full of intense life and people who have one thing in common: being “kantharis”, changemakers in the world. kanthari is an accredited international institute that recognizes leadership in those individuals who come from and/or are positioned at the margins of…
Good social responsibility requires our personal engagement – because it helps to grow people differently
The first game tailoring training started one year ago. The women were keen to learn but they were a little scared whether they could make it or not. Hand embroidery, working on a more complex design, knowing that they were expected to deliver good quality products … it was not that easy at the beginning…
Social engagement and digital trainings in rural India
When we talk about social responsibility and how companies can do it, we should keep in mind that enabling people to do the next steps on their own is key. In whatever sector we are and how we engage – in every program digital access should be part of it. Do you support housing programs?…
The Business of tomorrow is part of a huge ecosystem still to be discovered
in the past I learned about birds, plants, stars and planets. About rivers, mountains and cities. In the same way I memorized a lot of other types of information. How to write letters and to do calculations, later on how to do marketing, how to develop sale strategies and how to post information on several…
Go India, go future! 