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Day: June 2, 2014

FSL India in the Times of India

FSL India in the Times of India

After a first publication in Bangalore, the Times of india – Delhi is publishing today an Interview of FSL’s Deputy Director for Outbound and the Youth Development Programme in it’s Education pages (page 4) about International Voluntary Service abroad, Internships, Gap years and the UNESCO World Heritage Volunteer programme it is contributing to in Hampi and Badami. Find the article in the Time’s website here ( http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Gap-years-catch-on/articleshow/35924218.cms ) It should be also published in other local editions of the newspaper in…

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Summer camp!

Summer camp!

            The Home Based Project (HBP) team of FSL-India conducted a summer camp in four tent schools in Brahmavar, Yedthadi, Maravanthe and Senapur from the 21st of April to the 7th of May. A total of 52 children participated in this summer camp. The camp was organized to create interaction between regular school going children and tent school children. The tent school team organized various recreational activities for children such as drawing, painting, outdoor games,…

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A host mother’s point of view

A host mother’s point of view

      Most of our long-term volunteers (LTV) live with Indian families during their time here. Often times, we hear experiences and feedback from our volunteers. This is our first ever testimony from a host family. Mrs. Kavya M.S. has been hosting LTVs since 2012 and has welcome 11 since then. She is well known in her community for doing charity work. She was born in 1978 in the Coorg district of Karnataka. She has two daughters; Amrutha Nayak…

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