Today I visited some projects in rural/ tribal areas in Maharashtra driven by the Social Impact foundation which started its activities 30 years back supported by the UN and the government. They run a bundle of different activities with women and adolescents in tribal areas – from fighting against mal- and undernutrition, women health awareness…
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More social entrepreneurial activities in rural South India – where health meets wealth!
A lot of programs have been launched under the umbrella of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Making More Health initiative in India in the past three years and are ongoing, such as our health awareness program driven by the company’s managers and experts that helps selfhelp group members of rural South India to get more knowledge in mental…
A place for children & more health: Inauguration of our 3rd MMH kindergarten in rural India
23 May, 2017 – Bhoothivazhi, SouthIndia More than hundred people have celebrated the inauguration of our third Making More Health kindergarten (anganwadi) in the rural village of Bhoothivazhi in Kerala. Bhoothivazhi is a location where more than 1200 tribal and rural people live together; 34 of them are children at the age between 3 and…
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…
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?…
A kindergarten teacher of rural India talks about digital access
Digital is simply key to education, health and wealth. After a first digital training with 15 kindergarten teacher from rural India we run an interview with one of the participants. Watch the video Related content: In South India, in the rural areas of Attappadi, 15 kindergarten teachers received their first tablets, participated in a…
Kindergarten teacher platform launched -because digital is key to all!
A few weeks ago we have launched a platform for all kindergarten and anganwadi teachers in India, called mymmh.org. If you are interested to have a look at it or to collaborate, please feel invited to join us. The Mymmh platform is open and accessible to everyone – all over the world. How it started…
Digital knowledge for kindergarten teachers in rural India
It was an amazing 2 days learning experience to all of us when the kindergarten teachers from the rural area in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (South India/ATTAPPADI) started the devices, learned how to handle it, how to write emails and got access to Internet for the first time in their life. Probably one of those…
Small innovations, happy children
Somehow it has become famous. Somehow I’m very proud of it, of the local project managers and of all who have contributed to make this happen. I have seen a lot of people leaving comments in the guest book since its inauguration in June 2016. Only 5 months ago. Even the regional head of all…
What the lack of Internet means to rural Indian Kindergarten Teachers
At 10.30 am the Workshop should start. When I enter the meeting room at 10 am most of the 15 kindergarten teachers are already sitting in the room and waiting. Whoever says that all Indian meetings starts much later than fixed is wrong. We will work together on a health game and discuss the…
Go India, go future! 