With an objective to make an assessment of progress made, impact created and changes brought about in social development and education projects, FSL India organised a three-day Mid-Term Evaluation of Weltwarts/IJFD  volunteers. The participatory evaluation was held between 21^st and 23^rd March 2012. A total of 34 Weltwarts/IJFD volunteers representing AFS, IJGD and YAP-CFD participated in the Mid-Term Evaluation. It was conducted at Simha Farm, Nittur in Udupi District of Karnataka state. A thirteen-member team led by Mr. Alred Rohan D’Souza the Director of FSL India facilitated the Mid-Term evaluation. During the evaluation the following subjects were dealt with:

• Learning about the local culture and the way volunteers could influence the Host Families.
• The challenges faced and how the volunteer could manage to overcome them.
• Results achieved and challenges encountered in the projects.
• Personal Development (skills and knowledge gained by volunteers) and the future outlook.
• Extent to which volunteers were able to fulfil the needs and expectations of their project.
• Understanding of the cultural differences between India and Germany.
• Improvement in the local language that helped to integrate in the project and local community.
• Support from FSL India and the project that helped in implementation of project plan.
• Level of inter-cultural learning, reflection on cultural difference and inter-cultural sensitivity.

Volunteers who participated in the Mid-Term Evaluation are: Anja, Moritiz, Andreas, Clara, Susanne, Cornelia, Carlotte, Aaron, Johanna, Nikolas, Johannes, Maria, Larissa, Louisa, Kerstin Angela, Anselm, Daniela, Mortan, Gesa, Leonie, Clara Sophie, Lukas, Marco, Antonia, Yuonne, Maria, Dennis, Lillian, Nils, Simon, Caroline Alexandra, Liza, Meret, Julia, and Sarah.

With lots of fun and frolic the Mid-Term Evaluation was conducted. All the volunteers actively participated in the evaluation. Indeed it was an enriching and edifying experience for the volunteers as well as FSL India. While reflecting on the inter-cultural learning and impact created in the project, the experience gained has helped each volunteer to develop a future perspective and interest for development work which each one is expected to fulfil after returning to Germany. It was an opportunity for volunteers to articulate about a great deal of changes that they have experienced in themselves.