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Day: September 11, 2013

Raising awareness, breaking cultural barriers, conserving sea turtles

Raising awareness, breaking cultural barriers, conserving sea turtles

For the first time in FSL –  India’s history, more than 250 participants, including children, teachers, local community members of Kundapur and FSL staff came together for an awareness raising initiative of a different kind. In March of 2013, we held a drawing competition to highlight the importance and challenges of conserving sea turtles for future generations. Children were given various themes and topics for illustration, such as, the dangers sea turtles face, their life cycle etc.

LTV Orientation – March 2013

LTV Orientation – March 2013

Bangalore : 7 Volunteers arrived on 4th of March and attended an orientation week until the 8th of March at the FSL India’s Head office in Bangalore. The participants were namely : Baukelien Vogelaar from Netherlands, Adila Berramdame, Mathieu Bossis, Julia REGOT from France, Clara Lacomini and Paul Levrez from Belgium and Anastasia-Areti GAVRILI from Greece.

Adopting technology to local communities

Adopting technology to local communities

At the heart of FSL – India and its work is intercultural learning through a spirit of voluntarism. Our activities, therefore, bring together various cultures and interests for a common purpose that benefits the communities we aim to impact as much as the people who volunteer their services. Partnerships with corporate sector entities and their social responsibility (CSR) initiatives support our efforts. They harness the potential of the private sector to bring about social change.

LTV Orientation – February 2013

LTV Orientation – February 2013

Bangalore : 7 volunteers from 6 different countries – Julia Jewell from USA, Gautier Zoé and Simon VAN POUCKE from Belgium, Cornelia Groiss from Austria, Shoko SEKI from Japan, Linda Hillberg from Sweden and Camille GOUWY from France were the participants for February month with their projects in different fields like – Physically Handicapped and Mentally Challenged Children’s project, Orphan Children Teaching, Women Empowerment, Ethnic Tribe Teaching, Eco tourism and Street Children Teaching. The volunteers arrived on 4th of February…

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Sea Turtle Rescue Project: Visit to Honnavar

Sea Turtle Rescue Project: Visit to Honnavar

All of the 3 species of sea turtles known to nest on India’s West Coast are now classified as an endangered species. They have been around for than a 100 million years, and even outlived the dinosaurs, but today, Man’s actions are threatening their survival. Human encroachment into their natural habitat, indiscriminate fishing practices and egg predation in the areas where they hatch are fast driving them towards extinction. Our Sea Turtle Conservation project in Kundapur, aims to conserve these…

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LTV Get together – Feb 2013

LTV Get together – Feb 2013

LTV Get together Feb – 2013 Bangalore : For the volunteers of Bangalore region, the Get together in the month of February was held in the beautiful town called Kushalnagar and the volunteers were accommodated at The Kushal Lodge, located at the heart of the town.a The Theme of this Get Together was “Braveheart” and a range of activities were conducted to understand the rich and lively Kodava culture. The Kodavas (anglicised as Coorgs) are a patrilineal ethno-lingual group from…

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