Why local women self help groups play an important role when farmers bring huge arid areas back to life Vibha Varghees, CEO from the organization Vikasana, is one of our nine core NGO partners in the System Changer Network India. Vikasana is located in Karnataka, South India – a 6 hours drive away from Bangalore….
A mind blowing week to discover opportunities of change and sustainability
Our first Making More Health Leadership week this year in India has started two days ago. We visit several core partner NGOs from our System Changer Network India, interact with underserved communities, reflect and share also- based on their needs- some skills to empower them. The training given by us will be done by end…
A successful outcome for our NGOs and ambassadors under the umbrella of the SCN India
What an excitement among our System Changer Network India (SCN India) members! Yesterday, in the early evening we have run a 30 minutes multiple choice test on all the topics we had trained during the year. Would they be able to answer more than 70% in the right way – out of 62 questions? Boehringer…
Today, our annual meeting of the SYSTEM CHANGER NETWORK INDIA starts
21/2/2024 – For the 2nd time – after the launch of the System Changer Network India (SCN India) in April 2023 – the leaders and ambassadors of eight NGOs come together at the Karl Kuebel Institute for Development Education Coimbatore, India in Coimbatore. The NGOs are active in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as well…
When sustainability investments have some bad site effects…
When sustainability investments have some bad site effects… Sustainable is good. Thinking sustainably, acting sustainably. Investing sustainably and, above all, in an impactful and socially entrepreneurial manner is a big trend. But what if there are unwanted side effects? Yesterday, I was in a children’s home in Tarikere, India. 25 girls between 11 and 17…
Working with underserved communities: Are we doing the right things in the right way? What role does culture and mindset play? Where would you invest in?
Working with underserved communities: Are we doing the right things in the right way? What role does culture and mindset play? Where do we/ would you invest in? In all the years working with underserved communities I realized that long-lasting change in people’s life and in underserved communities needs more than the execution of single…
Repaying 9000 rupees (100 EUR) in 5 years – about business struggles of people living at the poverty line
Just imagine you have grown up in poor surroundings, maybe a slum area or maybe a remote village. Some years of schools – maybe. Your life has been mostly about finding ways to survive. Getting fresh water, enough food. Sometimes your family had a little income. Daily wages. But also many days without. Many critical…
System Changer Network India – here we are!
There are many networks in the world, mostly topic- or people related, formal or informal, aiming to share or to put efforts together. There are also many networks in the NGO world, on national and international level. So, why another one? The System Changer Network India aims to build system solutions, following system of systems…
Strawberries and more from Nandurbar
During a two day visit at Nandurbar, Maharashtra we visited several tribal villages in the mountains of Satpuda Range, one of the mountain chains that separates North from South India. The people live up in the mountains, their houses are distant from each other. The roads are small and people move mainly with bikes or…
Learnings from a training with women living at the poverty line, India
During the Making More Health (MMH) Insights week 12 managers from around the world have participated in a very disruptive leadership program while interacting with vulnerable communities, getting insights from local NGOs and other local stakeholders and visiting several MMH projects. However – for getting a real experience – theory needs to meet practice… One…
Go India, go future! 