Tent School – FSL BLOG

Following in the footsteps of IVS – Supporting the needy

April 15, 2020 Asha Elisha

FSL India has been supporting the migrant communities in and around Kundapur for more than a decade, providing them with basic education, supplementing their diet with the necessary nutrients, and organising health camps with free consultations, checkups and medicines. Ever since the COVID 19 pandemic reared its ugly head, FSL India and its dedicated staff have been on their toes, providing support to the needy at this stressful time. On 10th April, FSL India’s HBP staff requested Baikady Panchayat’s President…

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International Voluntary Service (IVS) Work Carried On By Local Community – Kind Hearts Supplied Food For Hungry Stomachs

April 6, 2020 Asha Elisha

It was almost 10 days, and around 40 migrant families at Baikady were worried, staying put in their own little tents. They weren’t going anywhere out of the shelter for work, to bring water, to wash clothes, the children weren’t even going to school! Why were they doing this??? The reason behind this is the Coronavirus, COVID-19. It made them feel fear, panic and worry about their lives and families. But, there was a ray of light in this dark…

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My experience with my little Butterflies at Baikady Tent School Project – Sophie von Rohden, Germany

March 17, 2020 Asha Elisha

Since almost 6 months, I can’t imagine! I have been working in the Tent School Project. It has given me quite a few challenges that I had to face, but even more joyful moments and great experiences I can take with me. For me, especially the first weeks were the most difficult, because I had never taught children before, and didn’t really have a clue how to manage it, and secondly, I had to get used to the circumstances we…

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Kannada Rajyotsava Celebrations at Baikadi Tent School

December 16, 2019 Asha Elisha

Kannada Rajyotsava or Kannada Day, also known as Karnataka Formation Day or Karnataka Rajyotsava, is celebrated on 1st November of every year. This was the day in 1973, when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of ‘‘Karnataka.” In memory of that day, we celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava Day along with FSL India’s volunteers, locals and children at Baikadi Tent School. Rajyotsava day is celebrated with great joy and vigour all over the state…

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Tent School’s Children Day Celebration & Health Camp Event at Baikadi

December 4, 2019 Asha Elisha

On 19th November, FSL India’s staff and HBP volunteers were gathered at Baikadi Tent Community to celebrate Children’s Day and help run a Health Camp with the collaboration of Haradi Grama Panchayat, Community Health Centre-Bramhavara, Tent Community and Master of Social Work college students from Milagres and Tenkanidiyoor colleges, Udupi. On the occasion of Children’s Day, the Haradi Panchayat President – Mrs. Jayalakshmi A Shetty, Vice-President – Mr Kumar Suvarna, Taluk Panchayat Member – Mrs Vasanathi and SELCO foundation staff…

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Transforming the Tent School

November 25, 2019 Asha Elisha

I’m Sophie von Rohden, a 19 year old volunteer from Germany. I have started as a volunteer at FSL India’s Tent School project in the month of September 2019, at Baikady Tent community. In the beginning, there were around 7 children who were coming more or less regularly to the Tent School. Right now, there are 5 children who are regularly coming. Sharavathi, who is a teacher and I started with teaching the English alphabet as well as numbers…

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Mural painting at the Tent School

October 31, 2019 Asha Elisha

On 26th & 27th September, FSL India’s Home Based Project volunteers did a mural painting at Baikady Tent School. It was nice to paint on the Tent School walls with colours. We created awareness and education aids like alphabets, numbers, weeks and months, educational trees, health and hygiene to give the message to the community. It also created a good environment for the children and it made them to feel proud that it is their own school. It also created…

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Baikady Tent school’s Independence Day celebrations

September 4, 2019 Asha Elisha

On 15th August 2019, FSL-India celebrated India’s 73rd Independence Day at our Tent school project, with their own special ceremony. Both teachers came to Baikady to be present at this important moment. The community of Baikady helped prepare a temporary flag pole in front of the building. Various members of the community attended the ceremony including the Panchayat President. Speeches were given after the flag was raised and unfurled on high. The teachers brought 2 big bags of sweets, which…

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Fundraising for FSL-India’s Tent School Project – Hanan Abou Shakra, Alex Böhm, Felix Keilhack and Linda Pederzolli

August 29, 2019 Asha Elisha

On Sunday, 14th July, the FSL-India team along with us long term volunteers, organised a fundraising initiative for the tent school project at Bharath Mall, Mangalore. The tent school is a self-sustainable project run by FSL-India since 2006, in the west coast of Karnataka, located in the area of Brahmavara. The tent community is composed of migrated people coming from different part of Karnataka, due to the drought effects in their zones, which bring difficulties to the agricultural work. FSL-India…

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Case Study: Yemmanur, Tent School Child – Parashurama, Father

August 16, 2019 Asha Elisha

I am Parashurama, a labourer from Katapura, Kopla District. Due to unemployment, I came to Kundapur in search of suitable work 7 years ago. I have 2 children and both of them are unable to attend a regular school. My eldest child is a son, Yemannur. He has a birth defect of weak and paralysed limbs since birth. So, I cannot send him to a regular school like other children. We are very fortunate to have FSL-India’s school within our…

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