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Mr. Mustafa Represented FSL India in the NGO Network

Global Vision is an NGO working in development sector in Salem District of Tamil Nadu. Global Vision organized three-day workshop on fund raising for national and international organisations. The objective of the program is to equip NGO leaders to successfully run the organisations by ensuring financial sustainability. How to write effective project proposal and importance [...]


My Experience at Rural Medical Project

My name is Franziska Greiser. I am a BMZ volunteer from AFS Germany. I came to FSL India in the month of March for 11 months to volunteer in a project. I was placed to Kukkarahalli School for regular teaching. After one month I moved to Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement for medical project, because in [...]


SUMMER CAMP FOR TENT SCHOOL CHILDREN

The international volunteers and Home Base Project staff of FSL India organised Summer Camp for the children of three tent schools at Navayuga, Marvante and Kumbhashi. The camp was organised between 17th to 28th April 2012 where 35 children from three tent school participated and benefitted from various child-centred activities. The camp was organised between [...]


Sean Gilhooly Speaks on his Inter-cultural Experience

FSL India has given to me is the opportunity to gain a unique insight into life in an Indian family which remains the country’s most powerful institution                                                            When FSL India coordinator asked me to write this piece on my inter-cultural experience in India, my first thoughts were about editorship in the sense [...]


Work Camps Updates (February 2012)

Social/Culture (Konark – 13th to 26th February 2012) Camp Activities: Volunteers cleaned and painted class room of the Ashram School and painted the fence, made a garden, taught children English to children, organised some puzzle games, conducted games taught and songs to 220 children. Intercultural Learning: Volunteers visited the beach, music festival, interacted with Nalakana [...]


Exploring Eco Tourism in Kundapur

Promotion of Eco Tourism under the Home Based Project (HBP) is one of the important interventions of FSL India. With an effort to spread information and create awareness on the importance of being eco- friendly, FSL India volunteers organised bicycle trip in and around Kundapur. Volunteers selected the routes that had along the way old   [...]


Trapped Sea Turtle was Rescued!

Launched in 2005, Sea Turtle Conservation Project in Kundapur is one of the most successful programs of FSL India. It is a self-funded home based project which is undertaken in collaboration with Forest and Wildlife Department of Karnataka state. The primary objective of this project is to undertake survey of Sea Turtles in this area, [...]


Summer Camp at Basrur

“We Love Basrur Summer Camp” were the enchanting words of the children repeatedly echoed during the Summer Camp at Basrur. The Summer Camp was organised by the international volunteers and HBP staff of FSL India. It was organised between 30th March and 5th April 2012. Five international volunteers (Anna Lena, Caro, Lisa, Lukas and Niko) [...]


My Intercultural Experience

India is incredible with all its traditions, festivals and especially its people!!!     I am Nils, FSL India volunteers for the last nine months. I am placed at Hunsur, near Mysore passed way too fast. I lived in an Indian family, went to traditional Indian weddings, learned to read the local language Kannada. I [...]


Honored to be a part of FSL India…..

I, Vandana Tallur am honored to be a part of FSL India as the Work Camp Communicator & Talent Management Coordinator. I am nurtured by the ideals of Gandhiji, Swami Vivekananda, and The Dalai Lama. Being in a country with a blend of rich cultures and a myriad of languages has made me empathic and [...]