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Claudiah Wanjiru

Claudiah Wanjiru – why I am proud to be a model for Urban Change Lab

blog by Claudiah Wanjiru

My name is Claudiah Wanjiru and I am proud to be a model for Urban Change Lab. Urban Change Lab makes unique pieces of art customized for each individual. This is what makes me such a great fit for Urban Change Lab. Each item is unique in it’s own way and has a story to …

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Noela

Using gifts, talents and skills to change the world

blog by Prisca Noela Waiganjo

Imagine a world with no gifts, talents or skills. Gloomy, right? I believe our gifts are like diamonds, attractive in appearance and great in the value they carry. Our gifts connect us to greater things, things that are much bigger than who we are as individuals. Talents are our birth rights, manuals that help us …

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Racism in Germany – “My wife is a medical doctor”

blog by Jochen Baumeister

“My wife is a medical doctor”, whenever possible I insert this sentence in a suitable or unsuitable place. I do this in full awareness of what I am doing. A part of me inserts the sentence with a bad feeling, a part of me with pride. “My wife is a medical doctor”. How is that …

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Naftal Mageto Momanyi and Jochen Baumeister

Looking back – Our first order

blog by Jochen Baumeister
Similar products: History

This sculpture of a “Female African Buddha” is based on an idea from John from Starnberg, Germany. John had seen a sculpture of a buddha at a friends house and wanted something related as he has an interest in Buddhism. His concrete idea was “I want a statue of a Buddha made of carved hardwood. …

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Archana Golla

You might wonder why we want to have a psychoanalyst on the board?

blog by Jochen Baumeister
Similar products: History

We are growing! Archana Golla is a psychoanalyst based in Berlin and joins our advisory board. You might wonder why we want to have a psychoanalyst on the board? The reason: We operate in a sensitive area, in a context where we need to make sure that our clients, the craftsmen and women and us …

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Jochen Baumeister in Brussels Airline Magazine

We made it to the Brussels Airline Magazine

blog by Jochen Baumeister

We made it to the Brussels Airlines Magazine!! They have been doing a series on founders and Jochen Baumeister, our founder, was featured in this month’s issue. In this feature, we get an insight of how the Urban Change Lab idea was birthed and how it works. © binspired by Brussels Airlines

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Climate Change

Why you can order in Africa with a clear conscience – climate change and the Urban Change Lab

blog, Uncategorized by Jochen Baumeister
Similar products: CO2

Sometimes customers ask us whether it is possible to order handicraft products in Africa with a clear conscience in view of climate change? They wonder whether it would not be better to have their items made by the local craftsman considering the CO2 effect of an order. For this reason, we did some calculations. The …

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Mama Valerie & Mama Jochen

How automated translation can change the world

blog, Uncategorized by Jochen Baumeister

Automated translation, i.e. the translation of text via an IT system, offers the opportunity to translate back and forth between different languages in milliseconds. We at the Urban Change Lab have recently started using automated translation with DeepL to enable dialogue between our customers in Europe and our craftsmen in Africa so that everyone can …

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StartUp Night Africa

Invitation from Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany to present the Urban Change Lab

blog, Uncategorized by Jochen Baumeister

We were very proud to be invited to the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany to present the Urban Change Lab at the Start-up Night! Afrika 2018. Have a look: our Presentation slot starts at minute 1:21:10 Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

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Craftsmen meet up

Craftsmen meet up 2017

blog, Uncategorized by Herman Sikoyo Busuru
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I was just entering the shade hotel in the green area of Karen and immediately being greeted by a huge banner at the entrance of Kivuli garden written Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It was the day for the annual Urban Change Lab meet up for craftsmen and I being the Local operation …

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Urban Change Lab - Jochen Baumeister

The Urban Change Lab – Why did I create it?

blog, Uncategorized by Jochen Baumeister
Similar products: blog, History, personal

The Urban Change Lab is very special to me. Setting it up is a labour of love. This first blog post is long overdue, frankly I have been procrastinating. Why? Because I prefer to implement an idea rather than to write about it. Because I really like doing something concrete. The Urban Change Lab, and …

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custom made fabric backpack with an extra compartment

Two custom made face mask plus a matching headscarf

Custom made unisex duffle bag made from dark brown leather

custom made feminin field bag made from fabric

100 custom made face masks with logo “That Girl”

Two custom made favourite wax print dresses

Custom made wallet

Custom made insert made of beech wood

Custom made blue laptop bag for a 15.6″ laptop

custom made cover for my calendar

custom made cutlery tray

custom made insert made of wood (46 x 48 cm) for a drawer

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