On 25th of December we, the tent school volunteers Johanna and Hester, together with teacher Shalini organized a Christmas party in the Yedthadi tent school. With the help of the children, Geetha – teacher and Monica – volunteer of the other tent school in Baikadi, our small school was decorated nicely with stars, glitter and a Christmas tree, which the children crafted the day before by themselves.
Last Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, around 50 children from Mavinakatte Primary School came to our training centre in Shetrakatte for a session on Health and Hygiene. The session took 3 hours in the morning and we developed many different activities in this short time regarding health and hygiene and environment.
During January -16 FSL-India, HBP team along with Work camp team conducted drawing competition and prize distribution program at Government higher primary school Mavinkatte, 54 children from 6th & 7th standard participated. Theme of the competition about Environmental issues & agriculture, where the participants are encouraged to visualize their environment as well as current negative influences upon it.
This time LTV team Kundapura planned to conduct Play for Peace session at Gulwadi School on 4th February. The session was planned for 1.30 hours. Children really enjoyed participating in the activity. We used energizers and communication methods for this activity. Gulawdi Primary school, located in Kundapura Udupi District in the Indian state of Karnataka. The school is Kannada Medium School for children from economically backward community.
FSL India has hosted 4 long Term Volunteers from Germany, Sweden and America. Volunteer has gone through the different sessions, to prepare themselves for their successful journey in India. Regarding orientation, we usually carry out different activities during orientation week such as Indian welcome, expectation and fear conflict in communication, Safety, Understand cultural indicator, Introduction about FSL India, Indian lifestyle, Social concerns of India, project information, Indian pedagogy, volunteer’s role and responsibility and Hindu philosophy.
On 2nd of February – 16, FSL-India’s tent school team organized an education trip for Yedthadi and Bykadi tent school children to Pilikula Nisargadhama. It was the first excursion trip to Yedthadi & Bykadi children. Usually tent school children will not get a chance to go for exposure trip, because of that we organizes trips which makes children happy.
Chaitanya Special School Children from Kundapura had day out on 2nd February at FSL India Training Center at Kundapura.
Probationary District collector Ms. Shikha Dahiya visited training center on 3rd February with Gulwadi panchayath village accountant and panchayath members. She wanted to know about FSL intervention, projects and volunteer experience . FSL staff Mr. Jeevan briefed her about FSL, volunteer services, HBP projects, work camp, YDP, TC,CSR, host family concept etc.
Usually I would wake up at 7:30 am,looking forward to the delicious breakfast with chai tmy host mother would prepare for me. Afterwards I would clean my room or go outside under some palms to wash my clothes with veil water while enjoying the bright morning sunlight. Because my work at the Chaitanya Special School started at 10 am, I would leave the house 20 minutes earlier.Walking down my road and later the main road in Kundapur I often met…
In the month of January 2016, FSL organized three different of Cultural visit in three places, cultural meet was in Chennai, Bangalore and Mysore. In Chennai Zone our FSL Coordinator took two volunteers to many place such as Theevui Thidal and Forums and shops. In Mysore there were two volunteers who attended the cultural meet. Our Coordinator took volunteers to Indian Family (Gayatri) House visit and Exposure visit to Devraj Market. In Bangalore there were two volunteers who attended the…