LTV GTG- February 2012
Once a month the international volunteers of FSL India gather together to share their experience, success stories and learn from one another.
As usual FSL India facilitated LTV get together for the international volunteers in February 2012. This time get-together was organised separately in two different locations for Kundapur and Bangalore Region.
The two-day LTV get together was organised on 16th and 17th February. In Kundapur Region GTG was organised at Simha Farm, a beautiful Organic Farm House near Kodchadri where 8 volunteers participated. The Bangalore Region organised the GTG at FSL India premises where 14 volunteers participated. A three-member FSL Indian team headed by the Chief Coordinator of LTV Program facilitated various sessions during GTG in Kundapur Region. In Bangalore Region a four-member FSL India team headed by Chief Coordinator of LTV Program facilitated the sessions for the volunteers.
The fundamental reason for organising get together is to give a chance to the international volunteers to share the experience and success stories of their projects with one another learn from one another. In the process of collective deliberation, GTG becomes an occasion to identify common issues and challenges encountered in different projects and find out appropriate strategic solutions collectively. Inter-cultural Learning evaluation, Nagara Port visit, Fire Meditation, Fruitful Tree and one-to-one talk with respective coordinator were the major events during the two-day GTG for the volunteers of Kundapur Region. For the Bangalore Region Painting of St Michael’s School, expectation and needs of volunteers towards project and one-to-one talk with respective coordinator were the major events during the two-day GTG.
During the one-to-one discussion with the coordinators the international volunteers discussed about the project work, experience in host family, inter-cultural learning experience and support needed for them to accomplish their tasks in the projects. The get-together was very interactive and all the volunteers actively participated in each and every event. It was also a moment to get and give feedback and assess the impact created through their volunteering service.