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Volunteer Voice: “India has shaped me in a way that only this beautiful country can do”

Volunteer Voice: “India has shaped me in a way that only this beautiful country can do”

Going to India with FSL brought me so much of joy, adventure and growth!It gave me the chance to experience a hell lot of things, in a safe environment and with the right preparation. Whether it was going on my first chaotic bus rides, moving in with my host family, struggling with the language or getting on my first weekend trips. There were always people that supported me, that had prepared me or that were waiting for me to discuss…

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Few of my firsts as a volunteer!

Few of my firsts as a volunteer!

In this article I will describe some of my experiences and learnings from the first four weeks of my stay as a volunteer. Below I will drag the key of my first experiences when it comes to: Host family stays CREDIT I – projects Darasa Festival – Mysore I landed in Bangalore on the 14th of September 2022. FSL coordinator Manjunath met me at the Airport and followed me to Hunsur, where I was warmly welcomed by my first host…

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India so far..

India so far..

My overall experience of India is very positive!After the first weeks of constant confrontation with new things I got to see all the beautiful things about Indian culture, people and the land. Because literally everything is different to Germany it was obviously a lot to handle in the first place, though I had a very warm welcome and felt home soon! Indian people have been so welcoming and open towards me and for that I am very thankful. I got…

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GoTeens Camp!!

GoTeens Camp!!

FSL India has partnered with Solidarities Jeunesses– France and partners from Canada, Spain, Italy, Greece and Japan for the Erasmus+ project named “GoTeens” The main aim of the project “GO with Teenagers Engagement and Empowerment through Networking” is to support the quality development of youth work by elaborating and formalising tools and improving competences to prepare, implement and evaluate international projects for teenagers. Furthermore, the project will strengthen the exchange among youth organisations and young people. It will also improve…

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Permaculture at CEL, Kundapur

Permaculture at CEL, Kundapur

Permaculture is a fundamental part of “Sustainable Agriculture” and it is what we have adopted at the “Centre for Experiential Living” (CEL), Kundapur. It is a whole system for providing human needs, using natural resources by maintaining its state of resilience, avoiding the use of limited resources. During December 2019, we reset the organic garden of the Centre using an organic “Synergic” method, based on the respect of the natural cycle, re-use of the resources already existing around the site,…

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Introduction to Agricultural methods at FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

Introduction to Agricultural methods at FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

Some days ago, our CEL shared some of their favourite agricultural methods with new, international volunteers, i.e. NADEP composting and Permaculture. NADEP compost is a type of compost consisting of 4 different layers: green leaves, kitchen waste, cow dung and soil. NADEP method of making miracle compost was first invented by a farmer named Narayan Deotao Pandharipande (also popularly known as “Nadepkaka”) living in Maharashtra, India. The NADEP method uses a permanently built tank of mud, or cement to make…

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Banana Circle Implementation at Mavinakatte Primary School

Banana Circle Implementation at Mavinakatte Primary School

During the morning of 19th of February, FSL-India implemented 2 banana circles at Mavinakatte Government Primary School. This task was carried out by some of FSL-India’s volunteers – Jan, Florian, Anna and Carlota, as well as Manjesh and Manju – FSL-India’s staff. The team could count on the help and support of the school staff, as well as the huge involvement of some students. The choice to implement a banana circle is because it follows a permaculture design. Permaculture is…

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Bag Garden Implementation at Angali Primary School, Kundapur

Bag Garden Implementation at Angali Primary School, Kundapur

On the 23rd of January 2019, FSL-India’s Sea Turtle Conservation (STC), Environmental Education (EE), Sustainable Agriculture Project-Kundapur (SAP-K), Social Entrepreneurship (SE) and Work Camp volunteers went to Angali Primary School with FSL-India’s Field Officer, Manjesh. It is a very small school with around 40 students who live nearby – some of them can see their houses from the school, and the classes have reduced groups. In that school, another FSL-India Long-Term Volunteer who teaches the schoolchildren, took the initiative 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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Azolla Training at CEL, Kundapur

Azolla Training at CEL, Kundapur

Greetings from FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living, Kundapur! As part of our training goal of empowering and educating all our staff and volunteers, we had a new training this month, conducted by Mr. C. Doreswamy, our Joint Director. As agriculture plays an important role in rural areas (like the area where CEL is located), finding new ways of enabling the local community to make food production more sustainable can have a huge, beneficial impact on the local environment, as well…

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