First Harvest! Zero Dumping Waste Management in Action from Food and Vegetable Waste After just 50 days of hands-on learning and community dedication, something remarkable has taken root — not just in the soil, but in the mindset of three unique locations in Southern India. We’re proud to celebrate the first harvest from our Zero…
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Bridging Corporate and work at the bottom line – Stepping Into Reality: A Transformative Field Visit from managers to an Anganwadi in India
Since 2015 we run now the 28th Insights Week with Corporate managers from different countries „on the ground“ in India, interacting with vulnerable communities living at the poverty line. Our first field visit in India has begun. For managers visiting from across the world, this is more than just a trip—it’s an immersion into real-world…
Women and men build our next MMH kindergarten
The kindergarten buildings are ready soon. At the moment the wall plastering is taking place. Get an idea on how women and men engage to finalize the building: video
More Health, Better Care – Two additional Making More Health kindergarten under construction
The Corona crisis is a huge challenge for the population, in the Indian cities and also in the villages. Also in our project area close to Coimbatore and the villages the situation is obvious: besides the risks of the virus itself the direct and indirect consequences are huge. The income situation in many families is…
More than facts and figures – it’s only the reality that counts: so what happens after five years of making more health in India?
Last week Jorge, our video specialist, went to our tribal and suburban project areas in the Anaikatti area (close to Coimbatore, South India) and Coimbatore city to do a video of impact. After five years it is time to check how our activities and trainings last, which effect they have on the people on the…
Autism and early childhood – an Indian trust that cares
“There is still a huge lack of awareness when it comes to autism and children,” Dr. Prathibha Karanth explains. She is a very engaged and warm-hearted person and known for her lifetime engagement for children with autism all over India. “Often parents do not recognize it at an early stage, they don’t want to see…
Imagine there are no vessels for cooking in a rural kindergarten – sometimes small contributions can make a big impact!
Today, three interior anganwadis (rural kindergarten in India) received vessels like plates, thumplers, other cooking vessels as well as chairs for children and adults. The three anganwadis are in poor south Indian villages, approachable only by walking and climbing up the hills. Children and teachers are very happy. These anganwadi did not have basic vessels…
More social entrepreneurial activities in rural South India – where health meets wealth!
A lot of programs have been launched under the umbrella of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Making More Health initiative in India in the past three years and are ongoing, such as our health awareness program driven by the company’s managers and experts that helps selfhelp group members of rural South India to get more knowledge in mental…
Happy workers, happy children and why social engagement should start now.
A rural village in Kerala, South India. The last preparations are ongoing. The inauguration of the kindergarten will take ok e next week. Today I have met the local architect, artisans and painters. They are all very proud of the work they have done: a new kindergarten building with an innovative rain harvesting system, a…
A kindergarten teacher of rural India talks about digital access
Digital is simply key to education, health and wealth. After a first digital training with 15 kindergarten teacher from rural India we run an interview with one of the participants. Watch the video Related content: In South India, in the rural areas of Attappadi, 15 kindergarten teachers received their first tablets, participated in a…