With a view to assessing the progress made, impact created and changes brought about in social development and education projects, FSL-India organised a three-day Quarterly Evaluation of BMZ volunteers. The participatory evaluation was held between 21^st and 23^rd November 2012. A total of 45 BMZ volunteers representing AFS, IJFD, IJGD and YAP-CFD participated in the Quarterly Evaluation. It was conducted at Simha Farm, Nittur in Udupi District of Karnataka state. A twelve-member team FSL-India facilitated the 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 Qaurterly Evaluation are: Angela, Anna, Carola Rebeccam, Dominik Marcel, Judith, Katharina, Lena Juliet, Lilia, Marlene, Marlene Luise, Moritz Fortunat, Paula Lena, Silvia, Vinzent Georg Ferdinand, Joel Morgen, Jasmin, Anne- Mareen, Carolin Moehlig, Estelle Joy, Ferdinand Maximilian, Jakob, Josephine, Magdalena Wohlhuenter, Mareike, Mareike Verena, Marlene, Paul Jacob, Pia Charlotte, Vanessa, Yannek Karim, Sophia, Manuel, Hannah, Tanja, Grischa, Anna, Julia, Pauline Charlotte, Jonas, Lea Sophie, Insa, Rosa Lotte, Constanze, Birgitta and Benjamin.

All the volunteers actively participated in the evaluation. With lots of fun quarterly evaluation was conducted. 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 fulfill after returning to Germany. It was an opportunity for volunteers to articulate about a great deal of changes that they have experienced in themselves.