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FSL Bilateral Work Camp in January 2010
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Camp code : FSL-IWO Place : Mysore Number of volunteers: 19
Theme : SOCIAL/KIDS Team leaders : Joy & Manjunath
This was a bilateral workcamp with our Koran partner IWO. The Korean volunteers renovated a school in this bilateral camp. They painted the school walls and also repaired the roof of the school. The volunteers conducted activities like games, creative workshop for the children. The volunteers also prepared special Korean food for all students and staffs in the school. There was also a day of sight-seeing for the volunteers in Mysore where they were taken to palaces, gardens, temples, markets etc.
Camp code : FSL-IWO Place : Bangalore Number of volunteers: 17
Theme : SOCIAL/KIDS Team leaders : Pratap & Stephen
This was the second bilateral workcamp in January with our partner IWO. The Korean volunteers renovated a school. They painted the interior and exterior of the school building. They also painted educational pictures on the wall. The volunteers cleaned a drainage near the school and made a playground. The volunteers conducted creative workshops for the children like how to make soap, photos frame etc. There was also a day of sight-seeing in Bangalore where the volunteers were taken to temples, gardens, market place etc.
Camp code : FSL-KNCU Place : Kundapur Number of volunteers: 20
Theme : SOCIAL/TOILET CONSTRUCTION Team leaders : Daya, Dinesh & Steffie
This is the first time that FSL conducted a bilateral camp along with our Korean partner KNCU. In this camp, the volunteers constructed 5 toilets along with the local community. The toilets were constructed on the beach to improve the hygiene as most of the fishermen do not have access to toilets. The volunteers also visited houses of the local people and painted one of the schools. A day of sight-seeing was organized for the volunteers including a boat trip in the backwaters of Kundapur.
FSL Work Camp in January 2010
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Camp code : FSL-WC-452 Place : Bangalore Number of volunteers: 14
Theme : SOCIAL/KIDS Team leaders : Dinesh Saranga & Ashley
The volunteers painted a school with educational charts and cleaned the surroundings of the school. They also did some activities with children like conducting games, art and nursery rhymes. The volunteers also taught basic English and mathematics to the children. The teachers were really happy of the volunteer’s efforts in the work camp.
Camp code : FSL-SPL-108 Place : Calcutta Number of volunteers: 10
Theme : TEACHING/HAPPY HEARTS Team leaders : Goutham & Rahul
The volunteers renovated the school and painted the school premises. They also painted educational charts on the walls. They taught the children basic English and Mathematics through creative learning methods like songs, drawing, games etc.
Camp code : FSL-WC-453 Place : Rajasthan – Jodhpur Number of volunteers: 8
Theme : RAINWATER HARVESTING/RURAL/KIDS Team leaders : Deepak, Arun & Katharina
The Volunteers renovated the Rajakia Prathmiea Shala School – they painted the school premises, cleaned the school, they also painted educational charts on the walls. The volunteers interacted with the children and also taught the children songs and games and conducted art activities.
Camp code : FSL-SPL-107 Place : Kundapur Number of volunteers: 12
Theme : SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT Team leaders : Daya,Dinesh & Steffie
The volunteers and campers built Turtle Information Centers at the beach. They slept in the beach for one night so they could see the turtle eggs hatch. To promote awareness of sea turtle protection, Puppet shows were performed in the schools and Beach ( Kodi School , Uppunda School and Aramakodi Beach). The volunteers also conducted surveys about the turtles and spread awareness to the local people in the villages about the effects of reducing turtle population.
