I’m back in India. It’s Saturday morning and before going back to our project area in the hinterland of Coimbatore I talk to a few local people at Fort Cochin, in Cochin: Here are the famous Chinese Fishing nets and a tourist place, too. How does life look here? A young artist gives some…
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Good News from our past Manager trip in India
In November 2015, some international Corporate managers have run a leadership session in the tribal areas of Coimbatore staying and collaborating with a NGO, the Karl Kübel Institute for Development Education. Based on the Makingmorehealth program (www.makingmorehealth.com) they learned a lot about the local health challenges and discussed topics on social entrepreneurship. It was a…
Where humans need more than medicine – A tribal hospital with empathy and a leadership lesson
We all know that staying in a hospital is not really fun. Staying in a poor hospital in the very rural areas in South India is even worse. There are many challenges to overcome and it is too easy to criticize what is missing and what should be done. But not everything depends on money…
Colourful kindergarten paintings in India and an innovative learning culture for better managers
During the last year I have visited some Indian kindergarten – mostly in rural areas in the South where nature, water and animals play a huge role in many people’s life. There are still a lot of old small buildings and often the surroundings are quite unhealthy: Inhouse smoking (cooking places), wet walls,…
Go India, go future! 