Practical insights while working with vulnerable communities

Why local women self help groups play an important role when farmers bring huge arid areas back to life Vibha Varghees, CEO from the organization Vikasana, is one of our nine core NGO partners in the System Changer Network India. Vikasana is located in Karnataka, South India – a 6 hours drive away from Bangalore….

Today, our annual meeting of the SYSTEM CHANGER NETWORK INDIA starts

21/2/2024 – For the 2nd time – after the launch of the System Changer Network India (SCN India) in April 2023 – the leaders and ambassadors of eight NGOs come together at the Karl Kuebel Institute for Development Education Coimbatore, India in Coimbatore. The NGOs are active in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as well…

When sustainability investments have some bad site effects…

When sustainability investments have some bad site effects… Sustainable is good. Thinking sustainably, acting sustainably. Investing sustainably and, above all, in an impactful and socially entrepreneurial manner is a big trend. But what if there are unwanted side effects? Yesterday, I was in a children’s home in Tarikere, India. 25 girls between 11 and 17…

System Changer Network India – here we are!

There are many networks in the world, mostly topic- or people related, formal or informal, aiming to share or to put efforts together. There are also many networks in the NGO world, on national and international level. So, why another one? The System Changer Network India aims to build system solutions, following system of systems…

Learnings from a training with women living at the poverty line, India

During the Making More Health (MMH) Insights week 12 managers from around the world have participated in a very disruptive leadership program while interacting with vulnerable communities, getting insights from local NGOs and other local stakeholders and visiting several MMH projects. However – for getting a real experience – theory needs to meet practice… One…

Understanding the impact of our hygiene program at primary schools

During the Making More Health Insights week, a very disruptive and experience based global leadership program, our colleagues visit also school projects that we run under the Making More Health Initiative. The hygiene awareness program has several components, from toilet and wash basin installations to a very powerful set of hygiene games developed under MMH…

Some impressions from our MMH insights week in India

It‘s the 14th MMH insights week in India where employees from different backgrounds and countries are joining together at our local partner location (KKID) to get deeper insights into Making More Health (MMH) projects and activities, they learn about other values and other ways of life, but also about themselves, interact directly with vulnerable communities,…