Banana business and the tribal king in the Cardamom hills

If you ever want to see the beauty of tea fields in all variations you should come to the Mūnan area in Kerala, an area where old tribal families live. There are many woods around and the green covers most of the homes. It takes time to understand how many people live here.  There are…

7weeks in India – Tamil is calling

I am on my way back to India. This time I will spend seven weeks in this really interesting country, mostly in Tamil Nadu: visiting social projects, talking to people living and working in rural areas, learning and listening more in depth and identifying how business and social players together can create more win- win…

Culture of Health in India – who can help?

Culture of health in rural areas of India Since I have come back to Germany I try to understand more on health issues in India, mainly the situation in rural areas in the South (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) It is not that much about diseases, hospitals, medicines I am looking for. Nor about statistics, facts…

Women in rural India, day 7 – 7 impressions, 7 days

This is the last picture of this week dedicated to women in India. Women demonstrating power, pride and joy – if we just open our eyes and see. We should think much more positive and share these examples instead of stressing always the negative ones. What do you think?

Women in rural India, day 6 – 7 days, 7 impressions

A week dedicated to women in India: every day find here a photo on how women live in rural India. Women who are full of power, pride and joy, too – we had a lot of fun that day. Enjoy! And… you can see a short video of this dance here:

Women in rural India, day 5 – 7 days, 7 impressions

A week dedicated to women in India: every day find here a photo on how women live in rural India. Women that are not just poor, illiterate or unhappy. But there is so much power, pride and joy, too – if we just open our eyes. Enjoy!

Women in rural India, day 4 – 7 days, 7 impressions

A week dedicated to women in India: every day find here a photo on how women live in rural India. Women who are incredibly creative, build small businesses, are engaged in small self help groups and … are successful in what they do – like this business woman. There is so much power, pride and…

Women in rural India, day 2 – 7 impressions, 7 days

A week dedicated to women in India: every day find here a photo on how women live in rural India. Women who are not just poor, illiterate or unhappy. But full of energy and strong. Incredible how they manage all. Enjoy! Day 2: