Archive for May, 2009

The sparrow in Austria

The sparrow in Austria: In Museum Quarter in Vienna, a little sparrow came and sat next to me. And then I remembered,  around  25 years back there used to be lots and lots of of sparrows in Kundapur and the surrounding areas. One could see great flocks of 50 to 100 sparrows flying down like [...]


what we did in summer holiday???

FSL Kundapur regional office had its holidays on the third week of May. All the staff members and volunteers of home based projects enjoyed this week, some cooling off at homes and with families and some traveling around. We all needed a break from the stresses of work. It is interesting to know about our [...]


What is UBUNTU ?

Ubuntu is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people’s allegiances and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. Ubuntu (pronounced “oo-boon-too”) is seen as a traditional African concept, is regarded as one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa and is connected to the [...]


Small group, Big interest!!!

Ciao… The May month Orientation week has been started on 4th Monday. It is the most quiet orientation with only 2 volunteers. They are Julie and Hong Kyu from Italy and South Korea. The group may be small but not in participation. Even though being in a small group, they can bring big changes in [...]


Environment Summer camp 2009

Volunteers from Environment Education and Eco Club projects jointly organised sumer camp for the students of local public high school in Kundapur. It has started on 20th April 2009, inaugurated by the school Eco Club teacher. Sessions were on environment pollution situation, recycling system, energy and climate change. Also with this theoretical sessions volunteers took [...]