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Month: January 2019

22nd Happy Move Camp on Education and Renovation (EDRN), 14th-25th January 2019: Nagoor Kani J, FSL-India Team Leader

22nd Happy Move Camp on Education and Renovation (EDRN), 14th-25th January 2019: Nagoor Kani J, FSL-India Team Leader

80 Korean volunteers, 16 Indian volunteers, 4 mentors, 1 chief mentor, 1 nurse, 14 FSL-India staff, 4 Better World staff from India and South Korea worked together in a village called Kurubavandanapalli, in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh during this work camp. I was an FSL-India Team Leader for Team A of 25 participants – 20 Korean Volunteers + 1 mentor + 4 Indian volunteers all working together at Kurubavandanapalli village for Education and Renovation. Here, the activities were constructing community toilets,…

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LTV Mid-Term Evaluation-January 2019

LTV Mid-Term Evaluation-January 2019

LTV team-Kundapur organised a Mid-Term Evaluation for 2 Long Term Volunteers. The program was held for 2 days, from 18th-19th January 2019. In total, 2 Erasmus volunteers from Italy and Spain took part in this evaluation. The MTE was organised at FSL-India’s Youth Centre for Experiential Living. The objective was to ensure that the volunteers understand about their project, host family and the intercultural acceptance through evaluation and to help participants to prepare themselves for their future actions. The LTV…

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Happy Movers at Anantapur

Happy Movers at Anantapur

FSL-India has been conducting Happy Move Camps for the last 11 years at Chennia, Delhi and from last year, at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The purpose of the HMC is to foster global leadership of volunteers through the Happy Move Program, while providing a higher quality of life to the rural communities. The 22nd Happy Move Camp was conducted from 15th-24th January 2019 at Kuruvandlapalli village, close to Penakonda in Anantapur, along with volunteers from Kia Motors, South Korea and students…

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Apply for a fully sponsored Volunteering program in Germany, 2019-2020

Apply for a fully sponsored Volunteering program in Germany, 2019-2020

Experience an exciting volunteering opportunity in Germany! Take a break for a year, challenge and discover yourself, make new friends, explore a different culture, while you make a valuable contribution to society.  If you are between the ages of 18-28 years, and would like to volunteer with an NGO in Germany, this is just perfect for you. Program dates are from 21st November 2019 – 20th November 2020. If interested, write to us at outbound@fsl-india.org on, or before 15th February 2019, for…

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Career Guidance Session At Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College, Kundapur

Career Guidance Session At Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College, Kundapur

On 16th January 2019, a mixed group of students from Bhandarkar’s Arts & Science College in Kundapur joined a Career Guidance session in the afternoon. The session was facilitated by FSL-India’s Field Officer, Manjesh and 2 international volunteers, Linda and Carlota. The session included many different activities: some energisers, an individual reflection activity, a discussion in pairs, and a group brainstorming. All these activities were related to the topic of the session, so the primary intention was that the students…

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Volunteering in Germany – Sneha Susan John, Outbound Participant

Volunteering in Germany – Sneha Susan John, Outbound Participant

On the 2nd of September 2018, I moved from India to Germany for the  Weltwärts volunteer program, facilitated by FSL-India. I was excited like everybody else, as this was a huge transition in every way. The last 3 ½  months in the city of Berlin has given me many fresh experiences I will never forget. My host organisation IJGD has been such a great support over the last few months. From the first day at the airport till we got to…

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Intoducing Azolla to the Rural Community

Intoducing Azolla to the Rural Community

On Friday, the 11th of January 2019, all the volunteers of  FSL-India’s Home base Projects -Sustainable Agriculture, Environment Education as well as  the Youth Development, joined together to build an Azolla pool. Azolla is a water plant that lives on the surface of the water, and is able to reproduce very quickly, even under changing or challenging circumstances.  That, plus the fact that Azolla is very rich in protein and other nutrients makes it a perfect plant to grow when…

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LTV Kundapur Orientation – January 2019

LTV Kundapur Orientation – January 2019

In the month of January 2019, FSL-India Kundapur hosted 9 Long Term Volunteers, i.e. 5 from France, 2 from Germany, 1 from Sweden and 1 from Finland at our CEL (Centre for Experiential Living), Kundapur for a week-long orientation. At every orientation, our volunteers are taken through different practical, theoretical and outdoor sessions for their successful journey in India. Some sessions include conflict management, roles and responsibilities, Culture and Indian lifestyle, Safety guidelines, an introduction to their project and preparation…

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My first 3 months in India – Chantal Steckroth, Germany

My first 3 months in India – Chantal Steckroth, Germany

This is my first report about my volunteering in India 2018-19 and I will describe my first impressions of India, my normal days, my experiences and challenges so far. My stay in India started with a bus ride from the airport in Mangalore to the FSL-India Training  Centre, where all the volunteers had a “preparation week”. The vehicle was smaller than the buses we were used to, mostly because all of the luggage, which was inside of the bus. Anyway,…

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FSL-India’s 22nd Happy Move Camp, Anantapur – January 2019

FSL-India’s 22nd Happy Move Camp, Anantapur – January 2019

On the 14th of January 2019, FSL-India’s 22nd Happy Move Camp kicked off at Anantapur. FSL-India’s team and 80 South Korean Volunteers along with 16 Indian volunteers and 5 artists participated in the renovation and construction work at ITI college, Anantapur. On the 19th of January, the Korean and Indian volunteers divided into 4 groups and each group carried out different activities: Team A was involved in making a garden fence and construction of a wash basin. Team B constructed…

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