kanthari: Empowering the marginalised Interview with Giraffe Hero Sabriye Tenberken A kanthari is a plant that grows wild in every backyard of Kerala, a small but very spicy chili with a number of medicinal values. A kanthari is also a symbol for those who have the guts to challenge harmful traditions and the status quo, […]
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“Everyone has two lives. The second starts when you realize you only have one.”- Confucius This quote from Confucius gets (a new) momentum with the Corona crisis. Sabriye and I are in Kerala, India where, since March 25th, 2020, there has been a 21-day national lockdown that affects 1.3 Billion people. What immediately struck us
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Quarterly Newsletter 4-2019 “Where is everybody when the children on the streets are crying? Where is everybody when the children on the street are dying? I see nobody when I look left or right. I see thousands of children when I look back from where I came and it is bleak and unclear when I
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“Today we had a great experience. Leaving our campus, busy traffic slowed us down and we knew it was going to be tight to catch the train. When we made it to the platform, the train had already started to move. With a last sprint in the heat of the afternoon and with a big
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Trivandrum : 16-DEC-2016 The 8th batch of social visionaries at kanthari completed their 7 months leadership for social change training course. The theme of this year’s certification event was “Change from within”. Chief Guest, Dr M.A. Oommen inaugurated the eighth certification ceremony at kanthari. In his speech, Dr. Oommen said: Development is not the rate of
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kanthari TALKS Ever experienced the pungent spice of a kanthari? “kanthari TALKS is an event i recommend joining; A unique opportunity to get inspired by 19 change-makers who come from the margins of society and who present their solutions for a better tomorrow.“ Mr Narayana Murthy – Founder – Infosys Limited Join the kanthari talks
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Documentary “KANTHARI – change from within” “KANTHARI – change from within” is the title of a feature documentary about kanthari and some of its African graduates. Director/Film-maker: Marijn Poels (Dutch) Producer: Tomek Kozakiewicz (Polish)and the SolidarityFilmDoc Foundation. The film documents a journey of Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg visiting “kantharis”, social change makers, each with
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MISSING: CHANGEMAKER CARRIES A PLAN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE! TRAINING COURSE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Here a call to social entrepreneurs who want to make a difference! The next kanthari course starts in May 2016. Applications are now welcome. Please do inform those who you think are potential candidates and ask them to apply now via https://www.kanthari.org/. The world needs
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kanthari from Kampala Harriet Kamashanyu is a 2013 kanthari graduate. She just participated in an SE Outreach Accelerator program in Sweden. Here a blogpost about her work and experiences; Rhythm of Life, Bringing Hope to the Red-Light District in Kampala The first impression you would get of 24 year Harriet Kamashanyu is that of a high
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News from Bats in Action Anja Pfaffenzeller is a 2011 kanthari graduate. Anja’s project is named Bats in Action and is based in Brasil. Anja just shared the following news: “Today, there is good news to share. In Sobral, a city in Northeastern Brazil and the surrounding areas, more and more Bats are in Action