From the 24th to the 30th April Katharina, Daya, Rohan and Steffi participated in the International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS) in Panjim, Goa. The ISTS is an international meeting on sea turtle biology and conservation which takes place every year, but was for the first time in South Asia. It is unique in its nature [...]
Rotaract Club Kundapur has invited Laura Brücker, volunteering in our tent school project, to talk about her opinion on Kundapur, Indian lifestyle, language, etc. She spoke about her experiences and opinions on Indian family life and in her project, all in our local language Kannada. Her work and the interest and curiosity in learning other [...]
Every now and then, we volunteers are asked to take part in some function and prepare a little entertainment program. For our batch it started last year at the annual JC-event, for which we wrote a gripping English fairy-tale – a heavily altered version of Snow White with a strong environmental message -, learned an [...]
…organized by Karnataka Forest Department Mangalore circle and Western Ghat Task Force, Government of Karnataka. FSL India was invited by the Forest Department of Mangalore to give a talk about the work of NGOs for sea turtle protection and problems caused by the modern fishing methods to the sea turtle population. Participants were officers of [...]
“Where can I buy postcards of Kundapur?”. This is a question we’re often asked. The sad answer is: There are none. The goods news: The “Eco tourism” project is going to change the situation and will create them! Please sent us your 5 most beautiful pictures from Kundapur and sourrounding (as normal: as fast as [...]
IJGD has organised first Mentors Training in 2009 in Berlin. Participants from all over the world has participated in that event. Mentors training 2010 consisted of following sessions to keep minimum standard to make the WW program successful. The sessions are,self reflection on past performance, updating IJGD procedures, Quality management, coordination system, Finance, conflict management [...]
On the 20th February 2010 FSL and the Eco-Clubs project organized an Eco-Clubs Get Together at Lions Hall at Chaitanya Special School, Kundapura. The 8 schools which are part of the FSL Eco-Clubs project were invited. The children had to prepare a speech competition on the topic “What would the world without plastic?” and they [...]
This month we welcome four new volunteers from Germany and Italy. Have a great stay with lot’s of meaningful, inter-cultural moments. We also welcome Girish, our newest addition to FSL staff in Kundapur. From left to right: Julia (Spandana), Giulia (Kishkinda Trust), Juliane (Kanchugodu School), Aline (DhaniDevelopment, Bangalore), Austin (FSL coordinator) and Girish (new FSL [...]
This month’s Long Term Volunteer Get-together took place at the Silver Sand Beach Resort in Malpe. As always, it turned out to be a great mix of project, host family and personal evaluation, as well as a lot of fun. The Get-together is an important event for many volunteers and their coordinators, because it gives [...]
