Working with people living in deprived conditions has taught me many things, and I hope to always keep learning more about us humans, our behavior, and the world we live in. Even though I usually enjoy being the one who listens and learns, there are times when I need to be the one who teaches. … More All Different, All Equal
A vision, a dream turning into reality, requires lots of hard work – and someone who is driven by passion. Better World Events was created based on my experiences and ideas. The road up to this point has been long, but every bump, every hill, every twist and turn, they have all been important in … More Bringing in the passion
For Better World Events, the new year has started off with an even sharper focus and lots of great ideas. To ensure that we are moving in the right direction, we have sought out partner organizations that share our values: honesty and transparency, respect, open-mindedness and tolerance, cooperation, and commitment. We have been very … More Working together
The TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE on sustainable investing last week was a good learning experience, and it was great to connect with people who understand handling money – and who are committed to sustainability. Moderating the workshop on sustainable energy production was a pleasure, the panelists shared their robust experiences with the sustainable energy domain, from Central America to … More Learning and connecting
22 brave people participated in our pilot events in Birgunj and Kathmandu. Their ideas were recorded and will be presented at the TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE this week. Later on, we will do our best to match these ideas with organizations that have the resources to make them a reality. The topics of the ideas are … More From ideas to action
The ideas presented during our pilot events in Nepal will be presented at a conference on sustainable investing next week. The hundreds of conference participants will have a unique opportunity to watch the videos and discuss the Better World Events initiative during two days in Zurich. Robert Rubinstein, a pioneer in matching sustainable values with … More Sneak peek at videos at TBLI Conference
Birgunj is an important town of industry and trade, thanks to closeness to the Indian border. Strongly affected by the country’s dissatisfaction with the new constitution and the following strikes, violent protests and daily curfews, organizing an event at Birgunj required some improvising. Our local partner organizations worked hard on making the event happen: Sanskriti with their … More Ideas from burning Birgunj
There has been a slight hiccup with the first pilot event in Birgunj, Nepal. Due to the unrest in the area, the officials have enforced a curfew. Under these conditions, it is not possible to organize the event in its current format. However, Better World Events is based on seeing solutions when surrounded by problems, … More Finding solutions – by improvising!
The time has come for Better World Events to spread its wings and fly! We will be organizing pilots to test the event format in Nepal, first in Birgunj and then in Kathmandu. The next two weeks will be very exciting, there are many things we want to test in practice. Updates on the pilot … More The journey begins
