You might have seen already that I engage a lot for people with albinism in Kenya. In Kenya and the countries around in south East Africa the average number of people with albinism (PwAs) is much higher than the world average. These people live under very poor and life threading conditions. Often they are victims…
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Our school grows in West Kenya and we engage. Because a good school needs more than just a good building
We are happy to see that the school construction which we have started under the Making More Health Initiative is going on. After the ground work the first walls are visible now. More than 700 students and teachers will be hosted here. Education needs a wealthier home, too In the meantime, we have started also…
When it rains cats and dogs in Nairobi, where do you stay- hotel or slums ?
It’s close to midnight when I get this WhatsApp message: “I can’t get to the house due to raining water. The river has cut off our access for tonight😢“ The friend texting me is a social entrepreneur, one of the people in the slums (and still living there). He has achieved so much in life…
A chair for life – thanks, colleagues!!! By
I met Molly in Homabay. A young woman with three children and a 27 years old husband who had an accident recently. With huge consequences. Paralyzed. Molly who needs to care for him. Molly who tries to earn some money with growing some small fish eggs. Still waiting that this business will start soon (…
Yes, we can make more health happen – and more hope for people with albinism
Thanks to all our colleagues at Boehringer Ingelheim!!! With a Making More Health donation of our employees we can make the next steps happen! Directly, short term and with a huge impact for some people with albinism in need! The first big step for people with albinism is ongoing What has happened? Already two weeks…
News from our Engagement for people with albinism
Sometimes change happens slowly, sometimes it can just take a few days. But always it depends on people who decide to make a difference. Thanks to my colleagues at Boehringer Ingelheim and the money they donated. And thanks to Chris, our social worker and Making More Health partner on the ground. For sure, we cannot…
When girls suffer and drop out of school because of menstruation
By end of September 2019 the newspapers in Kenya reported about a suicide of a teenager girl. She had committed suicide after having been blamed at school because of bleeding… Many girls and women in Kenya and many other parts of the world. have huge challenges – every month, again and again. They don’t have…
First steps to support people with Albinism in Webuye
It all began a few years ago when I met Jane Waithera, a remarkable Kenyan woman with albinism who leads Positive Exposure, an NGO dedicated to supporting People with Albinism (PwAs). Through her, I learned about the incredible—and often heartbreaking—challenges faced by people with albinism in Kenya. Many live in deep poverty, excluded from society,…
Managers on tour: loosing control, gaining disruptive insights, creating shared value! Join us!
The Insights weeks, started in 2015 under the umbrella of the Making More Health Initiative, are making a difference for the participants and for society. These are leadership & disruptive innovation driven weeks with a Shared Value! Now opening up to managers and decision makers from your companies! Because we can change the world for…
Washable sanitary pads, many girls & women who cannot afford and a crazy world
In the time of too many plastics and environmental damage also hygiene articles such as pampers and sanitary pads should be questioned. New products are a must. Although the motivation for alternative products might be a different one in Emerging countries compared to the big discussions in the rich countries, the result might go in…
WA-WA and the women at Victoria Lake
Today, I have spent time in Homa Bay, Southwestern Kenya. It was a long, very emotional and amazing day with Cavin and his team. And a nice evening in a huge family of amazing people: WA-WA means “fishing women” Cavin Odero has established WA-WA, a social entrepreneurship organization. Cavin and his team take care of…
Farmers enjoy soap making – a disruptive health and wealth program in Kenya
Life in the rural areas is not easy. Farming itself, but also hygiene practices and income generation are huge challenges. That’s why we offer practical trainings on how to produce soap and cremes. This helps to get access to hygiene articles, but also to create some extra income source for the rural population. Just see…
Go Kenya, go future! 