Work Camp Updates (June 2012)
Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 4th to 24th June 2012)
Number of Volunteers: 15
Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga Class every day from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. They were also involved with painting and conducting games with the children in Special school. The special attraction of the camp was the sessions on Ayurveda for volunteers. Sessions were conducted at the Parassini Kadava Ayurvedic College.
Inter-cultural Learning: As part of the inter-cultural exposures, volunteers visited Muthappan Temple, and watched the Teyyam dance. They learnt about Indian cooking during a visit to an Indian family and participated in country presentation. The other visits included the Snake Park, Toddy (local alcohol) collection centre and Kallari Payat (Martial Arts) School.
Social / Kids (Bangalore- 11th to 24th June 2012)
Number of Volunteers- 9
Camp Activities: Volunteers participated in wall Painting- educational painting- Alphabets, parts of body, numbers, days of week, months of year etc. Volunteers also taught English to the children, participated in a campaign “Marali Shlige – Return to School” to ensure enrolment of children in the school. “
Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers visited Temples. Session on Henna application, how to wear Saree by girls and Dhoti by boys was organised during the camp. Volunteers also watched Bollywood movie show DIL-SE and participated in Indian Cooking demonstration Mrs. Parijata.
Tibetan culture/ Renovation (Dharamsala – 4th to 24th June)
Total Number of volunteers: 21
Camp Activities: As part of the camp activities volunteer participated in school wall painting, construction and renovation work and organised fun activities with the school children.
Inter-cultural Learning: As part of inter-cultural learning volunteers spent a good deal of their time in interacting with Tibetan Monks. They also had Tibetan cooking session, visited a Hindu temple and waterfalls, visit to Main Dalai Lama Temple and museum, Tibetan Art Gallery and Carpet Factory. They enjoyed visiting Tibetan children village and spent time in Four-day trekking at the Himalayas.
Social/ Kids (Kundapura – 4th to 17th June)
Number of Volunteers: 6
Camp Activities: Volunteers at Kundapur work camp were engaged in School Wall Painting. They also visited to special school and had interaction with the school children. They conducted some activities with the school children such as teaching English, Mathematics and Health and Hygiene awareness through songs, art, games and painting etc.
Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers during the camp had special session on Henna decoration and local language class. Indian family visit and visit to light house, tile factory and temples area special features inter-cultural learning facilitated during the training.
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