How quiet inclusion creates lasting business value / series #3

Series Beyond tech: From unseen lives to untapped value—rethinking sustainable investment #3 I just came across a new call for sustainability pitch applications, and it’s exciting to see how vibrant and active this space has become. Over the past few years, I’ve attended startup events in Berlin, Nairobi, and other cities worldwide. The energy is…

series #2: Inclusive Innovation at Lake Victoria: A Business Case for Health, Livelihoods & Sustainable Impact

Series #2: Beyond tech: What can a fish cage teach us about inclusive growth and business sustainability? At Lake Victoria in Kenya, our System Changer Network partner Wa-Wa Kenya is advancing a transformative model that connects aquaculture, women’s empowerment, and healthcare access—with valuable lessons for business leaders worldwide. In partnership with Rio Fish Farm, Wa-Wa…

The future of innovation is relational

Leadership Lessons from Bungoma: Innovation Starts with Listening—and Should Be Mirrored Globally In Bungoma County, Kenya, local farmers recently took part in a practical training on how to set planting beds for drip irrigation. The result? A 50% boost in water efficiency. This simple, low-tech intervention is more than just smart farming—it’s a powerful reminder…

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…

Working with youth communities in Kenya

If we want to make the world a better, a more sustainable one, we have to to start from where the people are and to understand their needs first. This means in community based countries as Kenya to understand the community structures, too! Community plays a central role in the Kenyan social fabric, influencing various…

When Valentine created a big impact

Our System Changer Network partner Solasa in Eldoret, Kenya had a very special gift for Valentine’s Day:They met with women prisoners and donated a pad or a dipper for children born in prison. As the team said: “We are looking to sharing love and inspiring hope for these women and children in the smallest ways…any…

System changer meeting (SCN) 2024 in Kenya – we have great news!

Diversity helps us, passion for humanity leads us! We belief that the impact of the past cannot be the impact of the future. That’s why we take new ways! We are on our fourth year now. The System changer network was launched in January 2022. In the first year (2021), In 2022, we officially launched…

Our SCN Kenya meeting 2024 started

Webuye, Kenya: yesterday evening (23 Jan 2024) we started for the third time our annual System Changer Network (SCN) Kenya meeting – a 3 days meeting where the nine NGOs from Central and Western Kenya who form the SCN Kenya exchange, learn and plan together how develop communities who live at the poverty line in…