As System Changer Network in Kenya and in India we are convinced that cultural topics and exchange are essential to build partnerships and successful empowerment together with our local NGOs and vulnerable communities. Therefore, we run regularly cultural exchange club sessions. Each time with the focus on a different topic. On 22 October 2025, the SCN…
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Exposure to Other Realities: A Key to Growth and Bridging Inequality
Series #1: 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…
Our Cultural Exchange Club is a real highlight for many community members
“They (our community members) are very excited learning about other cultures and will want to share their experience in the next session…we shall do an interview with them on a variety of topics…it very nice hearing their wealth of experience..”, this is how one of our NGO partners has shared feedback on today’s cultural exchange…
When farmers form a choir it means a big step forward
This week – during our Making More Health Insights Week in Kenya – we visited also the Farmer cooperative Kibstar in Mbakalo ward, one of the cooperatives where we run – together with our local partner NGO Core Health & Wealth – a lot of programs and activities. Water purification and access support through an…
When cultural exchange makes a difference
I have worked now for several years with vulnerable communities in India and Kenya. Several activities and projects have taken place to make the life of the people a better one: training sessions on health and hygiene, income generating activities, water projects, digital training sessions, set up of infrastructure, mental health training sessions, and last,…
Osha mikono yako – Covid -19 Awareness song to inform poor communities
Getting the right messages on how to behave in time of COVID- 19 – in a simple and timely way – to people living in poverty is not easy. The official news channels, the public information does not always work well. Low education, superstition and wrong beliefs as well as low access to information on…