The early October 2011, was yet another momentous occasion for FSL India to welcome the new volunteers. This month a total of 26 volunteers from nine different countries arrived to be part of FSL India’s mission and venture into long-term voluntary service. As inter-cultural learning is the important dimension of voluntary service, FSL India organised [...]
It is an undisputed realty that major changes have occurred in the oceans because sea turtles have been virtually eliminated from many areas of the globe. Commercial fishing, loss of nesting habitat and climate change are among the human-caused threats pushing sea turtles towards extinction. As sea turtle populations decline, so does their ability to [...]
On the 30th of September the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) along with FSL India the hosting organisation held “Health on Stage” Open Day in Bangalore. One and a half month lasting project concluded with the closing session in which participants shared their thoughts about the results and [...]
We are staying in the Rain Water Harvesting for about one month and enjoy our work there a lot. We are supporting the work of our project-leader, who is also our guest father in terms of preparing presentations or writing proposals for harvesting concepts. We are also joining our boss Mr. Masagi on his surveys [...]
On the 14th September the international volunteers of FSL India had a great entrance and reached out to the people of Kundapura. Every year a youth club called JCI organizes varieties of cultural programme. But this year’s event had a special feature and an attraction to the audience as the international volunteers of FSL India [...]
FSL India has been part of an international movement on climate action. The international volunteers associated with Home Based Projects (Eco Club and Environmental Project) of FSL India at Kundapur organised an event on International Climate Action Day 2011, which is initiated by the Organization 350. On the Climate Action day people all over the [...]
FSL India has been implementing a CSR project with the support of Hyundai Motors India (HMI). Under this CSR initiative, FSL India has promoted Model Village Project (MVP) in eight villages in Tamil Nadu. Development intervention being the multi-dimensional approach, issues pertaining to education, health, socio-economic development and environment conservation are the major components of [...]
Public health dialogue on public health issues is becoming increasingly important today in the world. Health which is the most buzz word today in the domain of global development agenda remains largely the principal factor for human progress and prosperity. If we look at the Millennium Development Goals, out of the eight four MDGs such [...]
The magnitude of our social problems will require that all citizens and institutions make a commitment to volunteering as a way of life and as a primary opportunity to create needed change…says George Romne. Monthly get together is a regular feature in the Long Term Volunteering programme facilitated by FSL India. The volunteers are placed [...]
A delegation comprised of three business management students from National School of Business, Bangalore and Business School ESC PAU, France paid a visit to learn about youth volunteerism and inter-cultural learning promoted by FSL India. Both these academic institutions have been engaging students in youth exposure activities which help the student community learn from each [...]
