In this last month of the year, nine new volunteers from South Korea, Japan, France, Italy and Spain joined us here at FSL-India. Standing: Sara (Kishkinda Trust, Hampi,) Elena (Tent School, Kundapur), Anne-Clotilde (Enable India, Bangalore), Jean-Philippe (Parisara, Bangalore), Young Guk (Ashrama, Kundapur), Daisuke (Litle Flowers Svhool, Karkala). Sitting: Mar (Chikkansal School, Kundapur), Naho (Sea [...]
Last month saw the first quarterly evaluation of this year’s new Weltwärts batch that arrived mostly in August and September. For some few volunteers, who arrived with Weltwärts in January, it was the second event. Weltwärts (“world-wards”) is a program by the German BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) that sends young, open-minded [...]
As part of our sea turtle project a huge green turtle weighing nearly 100 kilograms was spotted near Uppunda, 25 kilometers north of Kundapur. This turtle was accidentally caught in the fishing net of a fisherman here and he informed our new contact person Mr Kamalaksha who called the project immeadiatly. FSL sea turtle team [...]
Welcome to our 12 new volunteers from France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Germany! Standing: Carolina (Shanti Ashrama), Christina and Marianne (Balabalaga), Emmanuelle (Sheon Ashrama), Cecile (St. Marys old age home), Caroline (Little Flowers, Karkala), Janina (Shanti Ashrama). Sitting: Margrit (Manasa Pamboor), Ilha (Ashrama School, Kundapur), Nadine (Shanti Ashrama). On the pictures two french girls are [...]
This month FSL welcomed 14 new volunteers from countries like Germany, Italy, France and Finland. During our monthly orientation week, they learned a little bit of the kannada language, visited some of the projects and prepared themselves with their roles and responsibilities in the project and in general. “I think the Orientation week is a [...]
Every year during holidays, FSL organizes two „Winter Camps“. They are called this way, because right now is the coldest time of the year in India. Children of nomadic families, that normally stay in and around Kundapur for as long as they can find work, can visit these camps to play games, learn about the [...]
It’s been the annual “JC” (Junior Chamber International India) Event on September 10th. Since four years, FSL-India’s international volunteers have been one of the groups challenged to perform. This time, our volunteers showed the audience a wild mix of Indian and European culture: They sang a German song “Die Gedanken sind frei” (thoughts are free) [...]
