Working with street kids in Romania – learning about myself

         I’m on the way to Romania with the aim to understand what a very interesting social entrepreneur is running there by working with street kids. But besides the social engagement there is much more behind. It is a travel experience to myself, to reflect on leadership and managerial skills. And to question…

Talk Love, talk Business – two different worlds 

Part-time empathy  When I meet people during lunch time, when I talk to neighbors, friends and family, whenever I meet people outside the official business hours and talk about social engagement and empathy, about making the world a little bit better,  I’m very often surprised. Most of the people around me get excited and very…

Making an impact means having a purpose – we all will win, wherever we stay

  CSR, corporate social responsibility in business is no longer a “nice to have”, but it is becoming a part and even an important one of the core business. The social request from inside/from the employees and the external push to behave differently, to take responsibility for others, to engage “beyond the borders” is  obvious.  Time…

A shelter for battered women on time and a marriage

   “Eightyseven women have been here since the beginning of this year, and every year more and more contact us via the help line or come directly to the shelter”,  H. tells me. H. is an Indian woman who fourty years ago started as s social worker in the surroundings of Mangalore and dedicated her…

The Secret of a successful training for tribal women

Development means more than knowledge transfer At the learning center in the rural surroundings of Coimbatore the tribal women of the villages around join in large groups. Today there is a workshop on hygiene. I noticed it already some months ago. There is a huge interest in education.  The interest in getting to know, in…

7weeks in India – What’s your good name, M’am?

Wherever I have been in India during the last weeks – in huge cities, smaller towns or tribal areas – I found them everywhere: Curiosity and the Indian way of fun. “What’s your good name, Mam?” – A short smile, a kind eye-contact … and you can be sure that you are asked several times…