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Training/Awareness/Exposure Visit

FSL India’s HBP team visits SELCO Foundation, Manipal

FSL India’s HBP team visits SELCO Foundation, Manipal

We saw a lot of clever machines last week in Manipal! Rope making machine Sewing machine Photocopier Milking machine Pottery machine FSL India’s HBP-Team from Kundapur was invited to SELCO Foundation’s event of presenting a new batch of useful products for small businesses. What all these inventions had in common was their independency from the power grid. Even though many of the inventions shown in this event were technical machines with the need of energy supply, SELCO Foundation managed to…

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Human Trafficking Session at Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore

Human Trafficking Session at Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore

On 10th December 2019, the School of Social Work at Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore invited FSL India and its volunteers to the one-day Seminar on “Human Trafficking: Challenges & Responses“. Almost 100 students from several colleges, and our volunteers from Sweden, France, Italy, Norway and Germany participated.  It was a beautiful coincidence that 10th December was the international “Human Rights Day”. The session was opened by some students in traditional clothes that made an emotional performance about the act of human…

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Roshni Nilaya Students visit FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

Roshni Nilaya Students visit FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

FSL India’s CEL at Kundapura had the honour to welcome a group of 50 students from Roshni Nilaya College, Mangalore on 25th of September. The students used this chance to get some information on how NGOs work, getting insights on voluntary work and different projects. The day started with some fun activities. The students also got a tour around the Training Centre. Then they heard a short introduction on FSL India by our staff and attended a presentation of 2…

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My Experience of attending the UNESCO WHV Workshop at France – Manjunath KM, Work Camp Area Coordinator, FSL-India

My Experience of attending the UNESCO WHV Workshop at France – Manjunath KM, Work Camp Area Coordinator, FSL-India

I had heard a lot about “UNESCO” from when I was young.  So, when I got a chance to attend the workshop at UNESCO Head Quarters at Paris, from 11th -15th March 2019, I felt really proud of myself, to be a part of FSL–India, which gave me this unique opportunity to attend the workshop. This workshop was mainly to strengthen the team leaders who are a part of the World Heritage Volunteers Work Camp. As a team leader, I…

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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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Youth Team Leader Training at Bhandarkars College, Kundapur

Youth Team Leader Training at Bhandarkars College, Kundapur

FSL-India conducted a 1-day Team Leader Training at Bhandarkars’ College, Kundapur on 13th January 2019. As per the organisation’s vision, our target audience is the youth to make them sustainable, overcome their stage fright and provide a safe environment through our sessions and activities. FSL-India’s team consisting of Mr Venkatesh, Mr Manjesh and Mr Dinesh were the facilitators. They took extra care to prepare the session plan, which was conducted by our President, Mr Rakesh Soans. Totally, 29 students and…

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‘Career Guidance’ – Session at Sri Sharada College (Basrur)

‘Career Guidance’ – Session at Sri Sharada College (Basrur)

On the 10th of January, FSL-India’s volunteers Linda (from Italy) and Carlota (from Spain) accompanied FSL-India’s Field Officer, Manjesh to do a session at the Sri Sharada College located at Basrur. The session, attended by 16 female final-year Bachelor of Commerce students, was focused on “Career Guidance”. Before the session, there was a short introduction of the facilitators, by the college’s Principal. After that, the session started with an ice-breaker/ energiser to create a congenial atmosphere. To start with, the…

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Self-Help Group Training at CEL

Self-Help Group Training at CEL

On Friday 1st September, in Kundapura FSL India- CEL, staff, interns from Delhi, MSW students and volunteers, totally 20 members participated in SHG training, conducted by Mr. Doreswamy, Joint Director of FSL-India. In this training, we gained the knowledge of formation and running of SHG and how it is useful for the community. What is SHG? SHG is a group of around 10 to 20 people who come together to save regular small sums of money which can be used…

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Self-made Soap at CEL!

Self-made Soap at CEL!

Hi everyone… greetings from Kundapur! We bring you new updates on our experiments at the Centre for Experiential Living. This time, it’s all about how to make home-made soap. Making soap is easier than one might think. All that is needed is fat, oil or wax, NaOH Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) and water. Instead, one might also use Potasssium Hydroxide (KOH), which will give liquid soap. To make solid soap you first need to mix the NaOH with the water. It…

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Health and Hygiene session at CEL, Kundapur – August 2017

Health and Hygiene session at CEL, Kundapur – August 2017

And for one more month, FSL-India is happy to inform you about the successful Health and Hygiene session conducted at FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living, for high school children from our neighbouring villages. This time, 50 children from IXth standard participated in it, from morning to evening and they learned about personal and community hygiene, physical and psychological, stress management, exam preparation and even sexual abuse, from doctors and interns from the Psychiatry Department of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. These…

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