On the 10th of March 2014 our hopes finally came true. The first Olive Ridley sea-turtles of this season hatched in our hatchery in Maravanthe, Kundapura. Nearly two months after their mother came ashore to lay her eggs, seventeen little babies made their way through the eggshell out of the nest. With the support of the Forest Department, our Home Based Project team released them a few meters before the sea to give them a…
On the 11th of March, our Home Based Project team decided to tackle the growing concern of improper waste management systems in Kundapura. Waste mismanagement was leading to debris in the ocean, causing harm to marine life, and littering the roads of the areas. The team, in order to draw the attention of the Municipality Authorities, met and consulted with Kodi Bearys College of Management, the NSS wing,…
In November 2013, the Samsung Electronics Employees Volunteering Programme of Samsung Electronics Ltd. (South Korea), in collaboration with Better World Organisation (South Korea) and FSL-India built the Government High School in Keeranallur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu a “Smart Class”. This new building came fully equipped with desks, chairs and 20 new laptops. Due to the new “Smart Class” building, students have taken a special interest in their computer classes, and now several use their free time…
Dorit Schuler, a long-term volunteer (LTV) from Germany has been working at Need Base India in Bangalore since August 2013. Her project is at “Rainbow Home”, a home for abandoned and abused girls. She writes to us about her life as a volunteer… “Every day I am walking down the street to “Rainbow Home”, Vidyaranyapura, B’lore. In the distance I can see the girls waving: “Good afternoon, Miss!” As I am entering the school…