So happy to meet my graphic designer girls from Mangalore 

Just a year ago I met them for the first time. The girls come from a difficult family background, partly they have grown up in the orphanage in Mangalore. Every morning they come and take graphic design classes, offered by a few volunteers under the guidance of Gita. They are 16, 17 years old –…

When a cow is grown by sisters …

The story has been published yesterday on a local newspaper and the sisters proudly show me the article when I visit them.  “The story started two years back when I went for a meeting to a priest’s house who besides being a priest is taking care  of some cows, too. I really like cows and…

About donkeys, Kahwa tea and some other curiosities in Ladakh

  Meanwhile all over India you find cows on the streets, here in Ladakh, you will meet also many donkeys in the middle of the roads and some Kashmir sheep in front of shops. However, there are many other interesting things you can discover.  Kahwa tea with almonds For Kashmiris scattered all over the globe,…

In November in the land of Dalai Lama

Coming to Leh for three days only and in November?  Indeed, in many travel books it is recommended to visit this region in summer only because of the cold in winter times and because it might take more than three days to get used to the missing oxygen in the air. Leh is located at…

All my hope is to get some cash in Leh

Traveling to India with a few obstacles It’s a very special travel period at the moment when you go to India. Not because of the huge mass of people and tourists arriving 24 hours at Delhi airport, not because of the waiting time to get the visa stamp, not because of some very kind, but…

Exchange and exposure -accelerating solutions in the globalized world

German people are strict, Indian people are chaotic, some are rich, others poor, these people need this and others that …. Do you know these stereotypes?  When these stereotypes are linked to emotions and become prejudices, when the media starts to highlight again and again the same negative or positive aspects, when thoughts how entire…

Ever thought about kindergarten paintings in India?

  Have you ever thought how kindergarten paintings in the different countries might reflect the culture? What about the colours, the teaching elements, the size of the paintings? Which content is visualized? That’s how kindergarten paintings in India look – where it is possible to build new ones. The Making More Health Initiative in collaboration…

When poor girls learn about graphic design 

It’s a small project, but one of those projects which makes a difference in the lives of young adults. Directly, without  too much theoretical thinking how to do it, but just by starting and making a difference – step by step.  The idea is simple, but effective . The location? An orphanage in Mangalore, India….