#volunteer – FSL BLOG

Forming our first SLAC (Social Leadership Action Circle)

April 12, 2021 Rohan Dsouza

Our team of facilitators conducted the Social Leadership Workshop on 18th and 19th Feb for a group of 18 college students from Milagres College (Kalyanpur), Laxmi Soma Bangera college (Kota), Rukmini Shedthi Memorial college (Barkur). The facilitator’s engaged participants in discussions which resulted in some impactful learnings and reflections: Number Punch activity A leader does not necessarily always lead. Sometimes a leader has to follow others. Remember that others are following you as well. Your actions matter. What makes a…

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Train the Trainer (T3) for Social Leadership

April 12, 2021 Rohan Dsouza

It was wonderful to come together after a year for the Social Leadership T3 which was held from 15th to 17th Feb at our Center for Experiential Living (CEL) in Kundapur. The energy that each one of us carried was very special. The 3-day workshop brought out many learnings and experiences for our facilitators and the trainees, as we went deeper into exploring the following: 1. What does a facilitator do differently from a trainer? 2. The value that “pausing”…

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The Joy of seeing the results of our efforts: It was hard, but joyful, rather than hard -The 24th Happy Move Camp at Anantapur, India

February 7, 2020 Asha Elisha

Hello Everyone… Namaste to India!!! We are all the “24th Happy Move Camp” South Korean Volunteers, and our team leaders are Mr Moon Hyun-Yung and Ms Jae-Hun from Team: 1 First of all, we were happy to be accepted as a part of the members for the 24th Happy Move Camp, but there was a little fear coming to India. We worked from 7th – 17th January 2020 at schools, and built community toilets in two villages: Guttur and Kurubavandanapalli,…

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5 1/2 months ago we came to India! – Lea Benz & Hannah Ahland, Germany

February 5, 2020 Asha Elisha

Our journey began in a very traditional family. Our host parents, our 5 host brothers and the rest of the family made us feel at home there very quickly. Through them, we learned about Indian culture and we soon became a part of their family. During the weeks, we are working in a big animal shelter with dogs, cats, horses, cows, goats, sheep, donkeys, birds and pigs. Our main tasks are horse, goat and puppy feeding, horse washing, skin care…

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My Experience in India: Lina Schumann, Germany – Regular Teaching

January 28, 2020 Asha Elisha

Last April, I arrived in India and started working with FSL. In total, I’m staying for 11 months. My project is a Government Primary School at Mavinakatte, where I teach the children mainly from 1st to 5th standard. In general, I interact with the children and encourage them to speak English through language games, simple tasks, learning vocabulary, dancing and singing. I also give computer classes and training in correct spelling with the older children. In the beginning, the work…

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Traveling with a beautiful purpose – Aarti Polavarapu, Outbound participant

January 13, 2020 Asha Elisha

If someone asks me to define my experience in Greenland, I believe these 5 words would perfectly encapsulate my 5 weeks spent there. Being an Indian who grew up in Delhi, I’ve grown accustomed to having different seasons, but never any snow. Naturally, learning about the world’s biggest island 80 percent of which is permanently covered with ice, was fascinating for me. When I heard my friend from London talk about how she volunteers during summers to work with the…

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Experience during my 3 months in India – Merle Feindt, Germany: Project – Slum Teaching and Development

January 8, 2020 Asha Elisha

Early in September 2019, I arrived in Mangalore to attend the FSL India orientation week at the Training Centre in Kundapur, before I would continue my travel to Bangalore to settle at my project. In the early morning, I was warmly welcomed by several children who just attended their daily prayer and yoga session. I was not surprised by their hospitality towards me, but still, being welcomed like that gave me a feeling of comfort. The shelter I stayed at…

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LTV Orientation – December 2019

January 4, 2020 Asha Elisha

In the month of December 2019, FSL India, Kundapura hosted 3 Long Term Volunteers from Italy, France and Denmark at our CEL (Centre for Experiential Living), at Kundapur. Our volunteers underwent different practical, theoretical and outdoor sessions for their successful journey in India and actively took part in each session. FSL India’s facilitators have taken extra care in organising this Orientation, in which some sessions included conflict management, roles and responsibilities, culture and Indian lifestyle, safety guidelines information, project introduction…

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Contact Person and Host Family Workshop – Kundapur and Mangalore

December 26, 2019 Asha Elisha

FSL India, LTV team organised a “Contact Person and Host Family Workshop” on 15th November 2019 at FSL India’s CEL (Centre for Experiential Living), Kundapur for both Udupi and Mangalore zones. Totally, 52 participants including the contact person and host families from different places attended the workshop. The workshop started with energisers and games, and the participants enjoyed themselves and had a lot of fun. The CPHF workshop mainly focused on safety, group discussion on how best the host family…

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Kannada Rajyotsava Celebrations at Baikadi Tent School

December 16, 2019 Asha Elisha

Kannada Rajyotsava or Kannada Day, also known as Karnataka Formation Day or Karnataka Rajyotsava, is celebrated on 1st November of every year. This was the day in 1973, when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of ‘‘Karnataka.” In memory of that day, we celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava Day along with FSL India’s volunteers, locals and children at Baikadi Tent School. Rajyotsava day is celebrated with great joy and vigour all over the state…

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