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India’s Famous Pink City: FSL-WC-839

India’s Famous Pink City: FSL-WC-839

We were a group of 9 volunteers from Italy, Hong Kong, Spain and France participating in FSL-India’s work camp at Jaipur for 2 action-packed weeks. The focus of the camp was on education and heritage conservation activities.  During this camp, we had several activities which really made us feel very happy to be a part of this program. We had the opportunity to learn and understand many things on Social, Education and Culture through working with the schoolchildren in teaching…

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LTV Orientation – September 2019

LTV Orientation – September 2019

In the month of September 2019, FSL India hosted 16 Long Term Volunteers from Germany at our CEL (Centre for Experiential Living). The volunteers underwent different practical, theoretical and outdoor sessions for their successful journey in India and actively took part in each session. The sessions included conflict management, roles and responsibilities, culture and Indian life style, safety guidelines, information and project introduction and also, preparation with their coordinators. The roles and responsibilities session started with asking questions on the…

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Of Temples and Gardens: LTV Cultural Event, Pondicherry

Of Temples and Gardens: LTV Cultural Event, Pondicherry

On 19th September 2019, FSL-India, Pondicherry’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a Cultural Event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Pondicherry. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Nature/Religion. Sri Karaneswara Temple is located on the Pudhukuppam Beach in Pondicherry, 12 kms north of Auroville. Sri Karneshwar Nataraja Temple is the most unusual and yet,…

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A unique humanitarian experience at Balenahalli tribal village – Morgane Herry

A unique humanitarian experience at Balenahalli tribal village – Morgane Herry

Hi! My name is Morgane. We are 4 French people studying in a Civil Engineering school in France. We lived together in a host family in Hunsur, Karnataka. We went to India with FSL India to build toilets and bathroom in a tribal village named Ballenahalli and to go to school. First, living in a host family is a really good experience. I learned a lot of things about Indian habits and I shared beautiful daily moments with the family….

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We Felt Welcome All Along – Mathilde Maurichere, Work Camp volunteer at Balenahalli Tribal Village, Hunsur

We Felt Welcome All Along – Mathilde Maurichere, Work Camp volunteer at Balenahalli Tribal Village, Hunsur

I’m Mathilde, I’m 20 years old, and when, with 3 other friends from my school, we sat down in the plane, I didn’t know I was going to live the best experience of my life. How could I even imagine what I was going to live? 6 weeks of amazing meetings, 6 weeks to discover Indian and Karnataka culture, 6 weeks working at Ballenahalli’s work camp. The first person we met was Manjunath, our team leader from FSL-India, the most…

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Project, Host family, Volunteer Intro Meeting – August 2019

Project, Host family, Volunteer Intro Meeting – August 2019

On 17th August 2019, FSL India’s contact persons, volunteers and host families from Kanchipuram, Pondicherry and Mysore met and interacted with each other at their respective locations. This Intro meeting was organised by Bangalore Region’s LTV team, in order to build relationships with each other and ensure support during their volunteering programme. The project staff, host families and our volunteers bonded together very easily thanks to the icebreakers and friendly atmosphere. They got to know about the different projects and…

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Cultural Day at Maharani’s College, Mysore: FSL-India’s Long Term Volunteers bond with college students

Cultural Day at Maharani’s College, Mysore: FSL-India’s Long Term Volunteers bond with college students

In our Mysore zone, FSL-India’s volunteers were invited to participate in a Cultural Day celebration at Maharani’s College. At the annual cultural event, our volunteers were warmly welcomed by the students. It was good to see the celebrations where the whole college was decorated with colours and all the students were dressed in traditional outfits. As soon as they saw the volunteers, they began to shout out a smiling welcome to them. 5 volunteers participated in this event and FSL-India’s coordinator…

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LTV Orientation – August 2019

LTV Orientation – August 2019

In the month of August, FSL-India hosted 39 Long-Term Volunteers from Germany, from 5th-10th. For this orientation, our LTV team organised different events for the exchange of ICL (Inter-Cultural Learning). The sessions conducted on diverse topics like ‘Indian’ welcome, introduction to FSL-India, local language class, practical information, Indian lifestyle, safety and project information, each volunteer’s role and responsibilities. It was observed that the participants were interested to know about Indian culture and practices. The volunteers actively participated in the orientation….

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My Family’s Experience with FSL-India volunteers – Shoba, Host Mother

My Family’s Experience with FSL-India volunteers – Shoba, Host Mother

My name is Shoba, there are 4 people in my family – my husband Annappa, my 2 children Ashwath and Ashwith and myself. I work at Asha Karya Kartha, Gulvady. For the last 4 years, my family and I have been hosting volunteers from FSL-India. So far, we have hosted 12 volunteers from different countries. My family and I have greatly benefited from this experience. I learnt to speak English and so did my children. The volunteers and my children…

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We learned a lot about this part of the world (Dharmashala) – Jakub & Eliška, the Czech Republic

We learned a lot about this part of the world (Dharmashala) – Jakub & Eliška, the Czech Republic

McLeod Ganj is a busy town where diverse people and stories cross their paths. In its streets you can meet  Buddhist monks, Indian tourists coming there to visit the Bhagsu temple and waterfall, Europeans coming to attend yoga or meditation classes, or representatives of the Tibetan nation, as McLeod Ganj is both a seat of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile and permanent residence of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. We came here to attend a work camp focused on Tibetan and…

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