Archive for the ‘Orientation’ Category

Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in March 2012

In early March 2012, FSL India received another batch of 9 new volunteers from 4 countries for long-term volunteering. Prior to the departure and be placed in different projects, FSL India organised a week-long orientation for new volunteers in Bangalore and Kundapur. Six volunteers underwent orientation at and three were given orientation at Kundapur between [...]


FSL India Welcomes the New Volunteers (February Arrivals)

In February 2012, a total of 11 new volunteers from 6 different countries arrived for long-term volunteering service. FSL India organised a week-long orientation for the new volunteers in two locations at Bangalore and Kundapur. While 5 volunteers participated in Bangalore orientation 6 of them had their orientation at Kundapur. Kundapur orientation event was held [...]


FSL India Welcomes the New Volunteers (January Arrivals)

In early January 2012, twelve volunteers from seven countries arrived at FSL India for long-term voluntary service. As part of the inter-cultural learning, FSL India organised a week-long orientation for the new volunteers at FSL India Guest House, Kundapur between 2nd to 7thJanuary 2012. The orientation sessions were facilitated by the LTV program team of [...]


FSL India Welcomes the New Volunteers – November Arrivals

In November 2011, a total of 25 new volunteers from 9 different countries arrived for long-term voluntary service. As inter-cultural learning is the important aspect LTV program, FSL India organised a week-long orientation for the new volunteers. The orientation event was held at Hotel Sharon, Kundapur, from 7th to 13th November 2011. There was a [...]


October: FSL India Welcomes the New Volunteers

The early October 2011, was yet another momentous occasion for FSL India to welcome the new volunteers. This month a total of 26 volunteers from nine different countries arrived to be part of FSL India’s mission and venture into long-term voluntary service. As inter-cultural learning is the important dimension of voluntary service, FSL India organised [...]


September: Orientation to the new volunteers

As promotion of volunteerism and inter-cultural learning is the heart of the matter and an in important channel for development cooperation, receiving the overseas delegation is the regular phenomenon at FSL India. Every month new volunteers across the world join FSL India and NGO stakeholders for voluntary service and inter-cultural learning. September 2011, is yet [...]


August Arrivals

In this month we have welcomed 41 participants from 9 different countries. It is very multicultural group with volunteers from different countries and age groups. Moreover, 5 local volunteers took part in the sessions, helped in organizing this big orientation week. All the participants actively took part in sessions, field visits and the heavy monsoon [...]


July Arrivals

FSL-India has welcomed 22 volunteers from 8 different countries in the first week of July. Highlighting facts about the Orientation Week are; Good mixture of different nationalities. Cultural event held at an orphanage where volunteers presented their country, children performed theatre, dance and sang songs. We involved local volunteers in all the activities as part [...]


June Arrivals

  FSL-India has welcomed 6 volunteers from 6 different countries in the first week of June. Here are volunteers comments about the ‘thoughts and feelings about the orientation week so far in general’ – It’s a very good preparation to start the voluntary service. You get to know the staff, the volunteers and I felt [...]


May Arrivals

FSL-India has welcomed 7 volunteers from 4 different countries in the first week of May. They been in a week of on-arrival orientation in FSL Guest House in Kundapur. One of the volunteer from Denmark will join a day of orientation on 19th May in Kundapur. # Country Name Project/Placed 1 Italy Camilla Stelltano DEED, [...]