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Month: September 2013

When Work and Fun Collide!

When Work and Fun Collide!

To celebrate the hard work, introspect the progress plus performances, understand the programs better, achieve a common resolution for the future years and above all to Get together and have fun, FSL India arranges an Annual Meet for the staff every year. This year, the event was arranged at Out2Learn campus located 40Kms away from Bangalore city from 16th to 18th of May, 2013. The calm, scenic and the serene campus of Out2Learn provided a perfect platform for this Annual…

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India or not India, that is the question?

India or not India, that is the question?

Our volunteer Elise Duquenne writes about her experience in India, volunteering for women’s empowerment in Chetpet town, Tiruvannamalai District, State of Tamil Nadu. Dear readers, You surely have this question in your mind, what to expect of volunteering in India within FSL India? At first, when you arrive in India, you still wonder whether you did the right choice, everything is so different: the landscape, the language, the food, the religion, the body language… You just can not grasp onto…

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GTG Kundapur – August 2013

GTG Kundapur – August 2013

Interesting sessions like – Mood Chart and Suitcase (I will take back home)– Washing machine (I would like to improve) – Dust bin (I could not change) was conducted to enable the volunteers share their good experiences and challenges that they faced or are facing  in their project, host family and during travel. The FSL India coordinators who facilitated these sessions, concluded them by giving valuable suggestions and appreciating the volunteers work and effort in their projects.

What do students learn from volunteering?

What do students learn from volunteering?

Rakesh S. Soans, President of FSL – India, recently wrote on the transformation that volunteering brings about in the individual. The article which appeared on Monday, July 8 2013 in the ‘Education Times’, is here republished:  Undoubtedly modern higher education has undergone a radical and unprecedented change in the last few decades. New age learners have diverse learning needs, and the scope and methodology of learning for new millennium learners is immense. Education is all about personal development that imbibes…

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August 2013 – Orientation – Full House!!

August 2013 – Orientation – Full House!!

With monsoon in its full bloom especially in the coastal region of Kundapur, when everybody confines to their rooms, hesitant to go outside, FSL India was bursting with energy and enthusiasm for the Orientation week for the August arrivals. 51 Participants – 43 Germans, 4 French, 1 Finnish, Swedish, Irish and an Austrian altogether along with the 15 staffs from FSL India’s Bangalore and Kundapur office, made this Orientation, the best ever.  Among these 51 Participants – 37 Participants were…

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LTV Get Together – July 2013

LTV Get Together – July 2013

Kundapur : Every month Get Togethers (GTG) are conducted to give all the Long and Mid Term volunteers of FSL India, a chance to share their experiences with the group and also a one to one talk with their coordinators and this month’s GTG met its goal too. With 4 International Long term volunteers and 3 Staffs, the GTG in the month of June was conducted on 12th of July at the Green Wood Resort in Senapur. Although the group…

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Work camps in July

Work camps in July

Health on Stage Team leader: Deepak, Bharathi The “Health on Stage” workcamp is a unique model that attempts to involve young international volunteers and engage them in intensive dialogue with local community by using “forum theatre” as the medium for communication. The Health on stage camp was implemented in the slums of Bangalore and rural areas in Mysore. Water related issues and waterborne diseases were the important components of Health on Stage camp. Initially the volunteers was involved in social…

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LTV Orientation – July 2013

LTV Orientation – July 2013

Bangalore: From 1st to 5th of July, FSL India’s Bangalore office received and held the Orientation week for Anna Švagrová from INEX-SDA, Czech Republic, Yui Nakashima from NICE, Japan, Jakob Dirksen from IJGD, Germany  and Joanna Tomanek from SCI-Poland. Joanna Tomanek was the fifth EVS (European Voluntary Service) for 3 Months. Like all the Orientation week, this orientation was no different, with 4 participants from 4 different countries, there was lots of fun and scope for inter-cultural learning. The Country…

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LTV Get Together – June 2013

LTV Get Together – June 2013

Bangalore  : A fruitful Get Together (GTG) at Maralkunte on 13th and 14th of June. Participants – 8 International Volunteers and 5 FSL India Staffs. The day started with a visit to the Maralkunte village, a hour and half journey by Bus from Bangalore. This beautiful village had a variety of farms and greenery around and the kind hearted villagers were very welcoming and generous. Mr. Bala the contact person, took the participants on a village tour and the volunteers…

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Work Camps in June

Work Camps in June

Yoga in God’s own country Team Leaders: Rahul and Raghavan Kerala, known more often as ‘God’s own country’, is famous for its beautiful backwaters and lush greenery. Volunteers to the camp divide their day between activities at the Marine Special School in the mornings and yoga and ayurveda classes in the evenings. Intercultural learning includes a visit to the Muthappan Temple, followed by a visit to a school that teaches Kalaripayattu, an ancient Indian martial art form. In this camp,…

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