Does this sounds familiar to you? You see a need, you develop a solution while going for Target group analysis, user centric models, persona concepts, field surveys…. To understand the needs a lot of models have been applied, discussed and evaluated, including consultants from extern and intern. But how often have you really interacted with…
Our leaders and colleagues having a nice lunch prepared by a woman micro entrepreneur from our communities in India
As part of our Making More Health Leadership week in July 2022 we explored also how the collaboration with two of our partners has developed over the past years – we learned from our NGO partner NMCT in Coimbatore which impact our support had locally during Covid times (especially in terms of home schooling, and…
Understandings from our MMH week in India – Mental health is crucial
Have you ever questioned whether your solution will really work and how other factors (than just the obvious most) might play a role if the solution fits or not? In our MMH Leadership week our managers have interacted with small holder farmers in small groups and most of all listened to what they had to…
Company owners, Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability managers: are you ready to leave your comfort zone?
Interested to experience your own agility, to learn about social entrepreneurial thinking and systemic approaches while interacting with people living at the poverty line, local businesses and other local stakeholders? Are you someone who wants to make a real lasting and meaningful difference in the world? Who wants to learn by doing instead of planning…
When women empower themselves – Women living at the poverty line design nice children covers and murals
Eight women in Karamadai, South India – living at the poverty line – meet nearly every day. With smiles on their faces. Even in Covid times. Before they started to work in the group – more than five years back – they could hardly earn little money and often it was a huge challenge to…
When microbusiness meets urgent needs of the modern world
The betel palm is known as a plant that in many parts of Asia and East Africa delivers betel, a dangerous drug that when it is chewed helps against the feeling of hunger and tiredness. Did you know? In Asia, unripe betel nuts are chopped up with betel cutters. Usually these are rolled in leaves…
Staying with scavenger families in India
During our visit at Vizhuthugal, one of our NGO partners close to Coimbatore, we met the whole team and many volunteers. Vizhuthugal engages on a daily basis for scavenger families and human rights. In the past two years of the Covid 19 crises we had given to the families various supports, such as health and…
Eradication of manual scavenging and community development in India
In the past 12 months – under the umbrella of the Making More Health initiative – we have started a new partnership with a local NGO in Avinashi (close to Coimbatore). Together with Vizhuthugal Social Education and development Trust, several programs have taken place to prevent children from manual scavengers families to drop out of…
Appalam Making – a crispy bread, a better future
After two years of crises due to Covid-19 also in India normal life is coming back. This is happening at all social levels and means a lot to less wealthier people. The lockdowns and curfews as well as the situation at schools and job losses hit them the most. It is just a few days…
Sustainable change needs a systemic change
Have you ever asked yourself why the gap between rich and poor is continously growing in our world? Why the number of people at the poverty line, people with low or no access to food, education or health has not changed so much in the last 50 years? Why so many efforts, porjects and activities…
Go India, go future! 