During our Making More Health exposure week with 20 business people at KKID (our partner NGO close to Coimbatore , South India) we had some very interesting insights and discussion also with Anil Patil. Anil is a social entrepreneur and Ashoka/Making More Health Fellow in our network. His big vision is to set up a…
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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….
There is one health only – for animals and human beings
A few photos from our Animal Health exposure week in our tribal project area in India. In the last three years more than 10 exposure weeks have taken place here, in the rural surroundings of Coimbatore in close partnership with KKID, a NGO. More than 200 people participated. And a lot of social and social…
How health trainings create impact
Today we have run our last health community worker training (out of 12 training units in the last 18 months) with 30 people from Selfhelp groups – this time on respiratory issues. Two colleagues of mine were preparing and implementing it together with the local NGO and a local doctor and taught two days this…
Just in case you want to read more about our Kenyan activities…
Besides http://www.goIndiagofuture.com you can have a look at http://www.Kenyagofuture.com. We have started first projects also in the African continent… Enjoy and your feedback is always welcome.
A next trip to India – and happy to make the next steps happen
A two week trip back to our projects is in front of me. Just sitting in the plane and waiting for departure I review the agenda. Some busy days will come. First in Mumbai discussing with my colleagues and a few local NGOs on how we can start more social activities in Mumbai itself. The…
Are you a change agent? Apply for the kanthari leadership training in South India!
Paul and Sabriye are running one of the most exciting, change making leadership trainings I have ever seen – for many years now. Many participants have set up their own social enterprises in a very successful way after running through this curriculum, all over the world. That’s why this call for application is an opportunity…
Women‘s health – a topic with taboos, but highly appreciated
Our XI trainings module from our health worker Programme has taken place on 26 and 27 November 2018 with 48 participants. The programme was resourced by a local healthcare professional, Dr.Jisha and Dr.Montderrat Closa from Boehringer Ingelheim, Spain. The training covered women’s anatomy, hormonal changes like puberty, first menstrual period, menopause. Various contraceptive methods, menstrual…
Meaningful Learning – managers teach Selfhelp groups on business skills
Last Saturday the participants of the leadership week in rural India did a basic business and communications training for Selfhelp group members who are interested in generating more income. The Selfhelp group members are mostly women, but also some men who live close to the poverty line. It’s part of the week challenge for the…
A new leadership week for managers in rural India is ongoing
“Understanding the needs, the wants , the good and bad things of a location, of a lifestyle, of challenges people might live is not easy. You can read about it, watch TV and listen to what some people say , but it is just a small part of the reality. The reality is multidimensional with…
Go India, go future! 