Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in July 2012

Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in July 2012

In early July 2012, a group of 14 volunteers from 6 countries arrived FSL- India for long-term volunteering program. FSL-India organised a week-long orientation for volunteers in Bangalore and Kundapur. While twelve volunteers participated in the orientation in Bangalore two were given orientation at Kundapur. The orientation was scheduled from 2nd to 68th July 2012.

 

 FSL-India team cordially welcomed the volunteers with garlands of jasmine, vermilion tilak marks on the forehead and Aarathi. Several sessions were conducted to provide input on various topics. Introduction about FSL-India and its work, Indian life style, roles and responsibilities of the volunteers, expectations and fears among the volunteers, setting up aims and objectives and conflict management were the major topics dealt with. Volunteers had the opportunity to learn Kannada Language and during evening hour sessions were organised to introduce them on Indian culture. They visited few projects and interacted with the local community as part of inter-cultural learning and experience sharing.

 

During the orientation volunteers were asked to write a self-addressed letter to make comparative analysis between how the situation was in the beginning and how it could be when they accomplish their assignments. Host Family Tea Party, Project introduction and project visit were organised during the orientation. Final Talk was also organised to share their thoughts with the staff. Following is the brief description of volunteers’ profile:

 

  • Dorothea Reichert from Germany
  • Irina Blanche from France
  • Natacha Dépit from Belgium
  • Margot Deveze from France
  • Claire Pattn from France
  • Anais Pauchon from France
  • Audrey Salman from France
  • Marc Stegemann from Germany
  • Claire Illac from Belgium
  • Malte Olaf Werner from Germany
  • Kusaka Miyako from Japan
  • Stephanie Gut from Switzerland
  • Annick Kandelaars from Netherlands
  • Eva Maria Hund from Germany
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