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Month: December 2013

Your first week in India

Your first week in India

The month of November saw another set of 18 mid- to long-term volunteers (MLTV) join us in India. Their first few days were carefully planned out for a week-long orientation session that discussed various aspects of what their stay in India would entail. The volunteers joined us from 9 different nationalities and the orientations took place at both our Bengaluru (Head Office) and Kundapura offices. Here is what you can expect from an orientation week:

Spreading the spirit of voluntarism

Spreading the spirit of voluntarism

Voluntarism forms the core of FSL-India’s activities, driving many of its initiatives. From our Home Based Projects (HBPs) to our workcamps, the spirit of giving back to a community for its betterment is a key pillar of our work. We therefore work to spread this spirit of voluntarism by speaking to high schools, youth clubs and colleges. Recently, we conducted presentations in Udupi District of Karnataka to facilitate discussions on the importance of volunteering. Through such activities, we work to…

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A GTG exercise: what do you appreciate about India?

A GTG exercise: what do you appreciate about India?

  We recently asked volunteers in our mid- to long-term volunteering (MLTV) projects what they appreciated about India, and received some interesting responses. We share them with you here, to give you a glimpse of what you might enjoy in India: ‘I appreciate… The Indian people their open- minded and caring way of treating us volunteersThe chance to live in a family to get to know the culture quite closely Yoga Helping people Delicious food Happiness of the children when…

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A ‘Smart Class’

A ‘Smart Class’

What could we accomplish in India if we joined together with people from a different part of the world for a common purpose, put behind them the muscle and strength of a large multinational company and then supported them with 13 years of experience and knowledge of our country? One answer is a ‘Smart Class’.

Keeping an ‘I’ on Culture

Keeping an ‘I’ on Culture

What does culture mean to you? How much are you governed by your culture in everyday life? How do your cultural ties or cultural expectations affect you in your everyday life?  The Youth Development Programme (YDP) of FSL-India wants to explore exactly that. Cultural relativity is key! In a country that is constantly evolving and changing, understanding the self in relation to culture, and understanding the self’s culture in relation to India, and the rest of the world is an…

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What does volunteering mean to you?

What does volunteering mean to you?

“Founded on the values of solidarity and mutual trust, volunteerism transcends all cultural, linguistic and geographic boundaries. By giving their time and skills without expectation of material reward, volunteers themselves are uplifted by a singular sense of purpose.”                                                                                                                 – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, A movement that was born 93 years ago,…

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