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…
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A goat health book for village people in rural India is under way – it’s time to involve local stakeholders
In the last months a group of some Animal Health managers – who had participated in an exposure week in South India in 2017 -have started to develop a goat health book to support animals and income generation for poor village and tribal people. Yesterday, two of our managers came back to our project area….
Tomorrow starts pilot training focusing on Animal health & social entrepreneurial activities in South India
After many interesting and impactful leadership weeks with Corporate managers in the rural and tribal areas in South India and a number of concrete activities as a result of it – e.g. the set up of digital trainings with kindergarten teachers and a two years program on raising health awareness in the same region –…
Video impressions in the Himalayas – life in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand – a region where social engagement can help that much Do you remember the floods? Can you imagine how difficult it is to reach from A to B quickly? How the health system looks? How difficult agriculture can be managed? Where more awareness and education programs of all kind could lead to real change?…
India: Integrating marginalized families in hospitals – an innovative idea, more health for all
In India, the healthcare infrastructure can’t keep up with the skyrocketing demand for health services. In order to meet current demand, India needs 500,000 more doctors, and twice as many nurses. Meanwhile, patients are often discharged into environments without adequate sanitation, knowledge, and tools to care for themselves safely. But Noora Health, an innovative organisation…
7weeks in India – Meeting the cashew nut maker
Cashew nuts are a popular snack – probably all over the world – and a healthy food source, full of energy, antioxidants and minerals. Have you ever seen where they grow and how the processing from the tree to the final nice eatable nut works? We visit a rural region in the surroundings of Pondicherry,…
7weeks in India – A travel to the past, a life without mobility
The importance of mobility: For us in the developped world reaching from A to B is always possible, sometimes it might take some more time, but every village, every place is connected. If some trains or busses are on strike we get crazy, but ….can you imagine a life without any mobility? A life where…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – a day at TNAU and the milky mushrooms
One of the things that will remain in my mind is the milky mushroom production we have seen during our stay at the Tamil Nadu Agriculture university (TNAU) in Coimbatore. The TNAU focuses on Agricultural Education and Research and supports the State Agricultural Department by delivering research products. When we arrived at the university our…
The coconut tree climber and a curious thing (video)
During our visit to the Tamil Nadu agricultural university (TNAU) we learnt that coconut harvesting can be dangerous. Not just because coconuts can fall on your head… Traditionally, for climbing up and picking the coconuts, people use just ropes and cords. But the TNAU has developped a curious harvesting aid. Related material: Learn more about…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – Thoughts before leaving
Just a few days before leaving Sounds promising, somehow still unrealistic and far away: Going to India. I am sitting at home with a coffee, the newspaper on the table, the family members hurrying from the bathroom to the kitchen, where is the key, Mum, I need to pay a book at school, Mum, I…
Go India, go future! 