Kundapur : 2 volunteers – Julie Schneider from JR, France and Céline Moquet from SJ, France reached Kundapur on 3rd of June to participate in an orientation seminar before they started their projects. As there were only 2 volunteers, the Orientation week was held from 3rd to the 5th of June. The volunteers were picked up from the Meeting point by a staff of FSL India and the day started with the traditional Indian welcome with Vermillion Tilak, Arati with…
The Get together (GTG) for Bangalore and Kundapur region volunteers was conducted together on the 23rd and 24thof May at Yercaud, a hill station in Salem District of Tamil Nadu, a popular summer tourist destination often referred to as the Jewel of the South.
One of our volunteers, Marta Troc, writes about her experience in India: What can I say about India after being here almost three months? I didn’t expect that it’ll happen so soon, but I already found MY OWN India and I must admit – it is incredible. Five paragraphs to prove it: Intercultural experience
Bangalore : After a gap of 3 long Years, FSL India in the month of May received 4 Polish female ( Anna Paczes, Marta Anna Troc, Marta Chodacka and Ewelina Wadelik) EVS (European Voluntary Service) volunteers from our partner organization Service Civil International, Poland. Together with them there were 7 more international participants – Clara Vanessa Backes from IJGD, Germany, Milka Kahn and Janice Leonard from SVI, Belgium, Cedric Balzard, Alex Choquet and Marion Houillot from JR, France, Miriam Garcia…
Two of our volunteers Marlene and Paula write about their experiences in India:
Bangalore : At the Princess of Hill Stations, Kodaikanal, with a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination, a batch of 18 volunteers and 6 FSL India staff landed at “Greenland youth Hostel & International Tourist Home” on 11th Morning and stayed until the 12th of April to conduct the Get Together (GTG) for the month of April.
On April 5th the Eco-team, visited “The English Academy” (TEA) in Kundapur. After a brief introduction of the facility, Mr. Pradeep, the man in-charge, held a session on environmental issues. Around 35 children participated in the program, interacting with the volunteers during their English class.
The Orientation week in April from 1st to the 5th of April saw 14 International volunteers. Among these 14, were 7 volunteers from AFS Germany, namely: Franziska Nathalie Aß, Jule Böhm, Katharina Huelscher, Niklas Veltmann, Christian Ronny Singer, Magda Below and Marle Kraft for a duration of 11 Months. These volunteers came on a sponsored program by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. The other participants in this orientation were : Cees Zweistra, from SIW The…
Teaching rural children: work camp in March We recently hosted a work camp in Kodagu, a South Western District in the Indian State of Karnataka, where volunteers were involved in teaching close to 130 children in Milinda Vidhya Samsthe School, for Tribal community children various environment-related topics. The project also provided the volunteers with an opportunity for intercultural learning. They visited the ginger and tobacco fields in the locality, spent some time at the Dubera elephant camp and picnicked on…
This year, volunteers can be a part of up to 10 environmental projects initiated by FSL – India. Underpinning these initiatives is a strong focus on awareness raising, with volunteers reaching out to local, underdeveloped communities to highlight the socio-economic benefits of conserving their natural resources. Designed around the importance of education as a tool for conservation, our Environment Education (EE) projects require volunteers to visit schools, youth groups and colleges to initiate dialogue on environmental concerns. This ‘Eco Team’…