FSL-India has been implementing CSR project titled Happy Move Global Youth Volunteers and Model Village (MVP) in Tamil Nadu.  The program primarily aimed to serve the communities of Sriperumbudur and Kanchipuram districts. It is supported by Hyundai Motors Company (HMC) as part of corporate social responsibility.

 

FSL-India hosted the 9^th Happy Move Global Youth Camp for South Korean Volunteers. The program was organized for 13 days in Kancheepuram District from 15^th to 27^th July 2012. Altogether 128 Korean volunteers, 30 Indian University Students, 33 Hyundai Graduate Engineer Trainees (Indian Participants), 16 Korean Open society doctors, 18 nurses, 3 IWO members, 2 HMC delegates and 14 FSL-India staff participated in this camp. These Korean volunteers facilitated medical camp, health awareness campaign, education and renovation work in the proposed schools and villages.

 

In this camp FSL-India covered 15 villages for Medical Camp and 5 villages for Education and Renovation Activities. Altogether 20 village communities have been immensely benefited from 9^th Happy Move Camp. The benefits reached to the people by way of renovation activities, conducting medical camp, health and hygiene program for school and community.

 

During the batch of medical camp a total 2122 community people from 9 villages were treated for various kinds of illness. Volunteers also conducted health and hygiene sessions for school children. During the camp a total of 1280 children and 11 schools benefitted from health and hygiene sessions. Children were taught about on hand wash techniques, painting on the wall and fruit/ vegetable card games etc.

 

Under the EDRN interventions volunteers completed all renovation activities proposed in 5 villages. School toilet renovation by providing all the facilities, complete the school building work, construction of stage, fixing of floor and weather-proof tiles in the class room, plumbing & electrical work, promoting kitchen garden, clean kitchen construction, shadow tree planting and fruit bearing trees, creative arts painting and drawing of pictures in the school are some of the major EDRN activities. Volunteers also conducted health & hygiene classes for 1280 school children.

 

Inter-culture learning was one of the special programs facilitated during Happy Move Camp. All Korean and Indian volunteers, on the last day of the camp performed cultural program in their project site allowing the local community and school children learn about Korean culture. Each team prepared their own schedule and performed more than five events at the project they worked. School children also performed in honour of Korean volunteers. This was the great event said the villagers who attended the cultural event.

 

International Work Camp Organization (IWO) organized a farewell party at Research and Development Center of Hyundai Factory. Valedictory dinner was hosted where volunteers were served with special Korean Dish. After the dinner the Indian volunteers were honored with certificates which was organised by senior official from South- Korea. Feedback session was also organized where volunteers, IWO, FSL-India, HMI and HMC team participants and expressed their views and opinions regarding the camp activities. The farewell party came to end with a cultural program performed by the volunteers.