Early in the morning, a few days back in Mangalore/India I passed at a shoe shop. One of those branded shoe shops that you can find in every and each big mall in the cities. Inside five, six shoe assistants were preparing for the day. Unpacking new shoe arrivals, cleaning, starting the work. Very smart,…
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Dreams in life – talking to a student in Mangalore, #India
Dreams in life -talking to a student in Mangalore, #India Watch the video (1:24 min) She is so nice and open- minded and just started to talk to me when I walked in a mall in the city. She made my day.
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 you have left the monkeys behind, the arrival in time is just a question of driver capability
It costs just 185 Indian rupees – ca. 2.50 EUR – but it includes at least six hours full of adventure. Where do you get this offer? Very simple. Just take a bus from Tarikere or Shimogga (a town in the state of Karnataka of India) to Mangalore. Ca. 200 km. Ok, the bus is…
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….
Dialysis patient in India -How 1000 rupees decide about your life
1000 Indian rupees, that means 14 EUR (!!!) decide if people can live or die. I have visited today the Father Muller Hospital in Mangalore. Founded 135 years back by a German priest is has become today one of the best hospitals in Mangalore, India. Mangalore is a city with nearly half a million…
IT skills,Dhritee & Dhitulee, a children book and and a better future
“Dhritee & Dhitulee – All about Pearl” is a story book for children that captures an interesting interaction between a child and an insect leading to an enlightening discovery. “Well”, you might say, “it could be one of the thousands and thousands of children book all over the world.” Right, but “Dhritee and Dhitulee” is NOT just…
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…
Go India, go future! 