Exposure to other realities is not a luxury—it’s essential for growth, development, and innovation. And it’s a powerful tool for bridging the gap between rich and poor! In the past weeks, I’ve shared insights from our colleagues and leaders , managers from different countries, who visited the System Changer Network India, engaging with local NGOs…
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Caring for the Carers – Learning from the Field in Tamil Nadu, India
Have you ever thought about what it really means to be a long-term carer? The emotional, physical, and financial toll it takes? How it affects personal relationships, self-confidence, and mental health? Around the world, carers—those who dedicate their lives to supporting family members with disabilities, mental health conditions, or chronic illnesses—often go unnoticed and unsupported….
Social workers need digital access and skills to optimize impact
In the last years, one of our activities and programs in South India also supported the digital access for our local kindergarten teachers ( who work as informal health care workers in the tribal villages, too) and for our local NGO partners. Often it is difficult – especially for smaller NGOs – to finance their…
Appalam Making – a crispy bread, a better future
After two years of crises due to Covid-19 also in India normal life is coming back. This is happening at all social levels and means a lot to less wealthier people. The lockdowns and curfews as well as the situation at schools and job losses hit them the most. It is just a few days…
A hybrid training on mental health with Indian social workers and NGO partners
Finally. After 18 months this was the first health training that we could run at our local partnership campus of the Karl Kuebel institute for development education (KKID) in rural South India. The past months we could support with food kits and hygiene measurements, but due to lockdowns and the overall situation it was not…
Moving from Local Corporate Social Responsibility to Global Social Engagement
How society and companies can practice innovative social engagement and profit from doing so In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a number of international social organizations were founded. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund increasingly broadened their scope of activity and soon began promoting “international development.” In addition to the large development…
Share your Indian moments – Photo competition for my Indian friends
How does life look at the moment in India? What is special, different, topical right now in these times in your surroundings? Traveling and staying together is not possible at the moment. Meeting you neither. I hope that this will change for better soon. To share some interesting Indian moments with all of you I…
Do you know Maps of India?
Often I’m asked where to find more information on India: information about the Country, Festivals, Food, business, news etc. India’s # 1 Maps Site, Maps of India is the largest resource of maps on India. This site provides all types of India map – Outline maps, physical maps, Political maps, Reference maps and India news…
Understanding more about values, people and nature – a visit at Ooty
During our leadership week under the umbrella of Making More Health we look also into the power of values and what is important to people living here. Have a look at the video and learn about a tribe, called Todas, Tea production and about roles and responsibilities.
Visiting Nasscom, one of the big tech startup hubs in Bangalore
From field visits in tribal villages in Tamil Nadu to one of the biggest and most known Innovation hubs in Bangalore: just a 50 minutes flight away. A short flight that connects ancient times and the future! Today, I had a meeting with Nasscom startup warehouse and I have met some startups who are part…
Go India, go future! 