August 2012 – FSL BLOG

LTV Get Together – August 2012

August 28, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

FSL-India organised LTV get-together at two different locations for the long term volunteers on 16th and 17th August 2012. While the LTV Program Team of Bangalore Region organised at Chandrashekar School, Bangalore with the theme Paint the School; Kundapur Region organised the get together at Mundigemane, Madodi, Shivmoga. In Bangalore out of fourteen invited only nine volunteers participated. From Kundapur region ten volunteers participated in the get together. The objectives of the GTG are as follows: to share their…

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Updates of Health on Stage (Report of Third Week)

August 28, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

We will always remember those three wonderful weeks we spent in India! After two weeks in Mysore the HOS team left for Bangalore with their luggage. Most of the group members were very curious to travel by Indian Train and enjoyed the journey a lot. Rain, traffic jam, humans, cars, rickshaws and animals on the same road in a very chaotic traffic. Noise, pollution, heap of garbage at each street corner. These were our first impressions of Bangalore….

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Health on Stage During Second Week

August 27, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

During the second week we could implement all the theory about forum theatre that we learned. All the training we have undergone with Chakrapani & Team dancing and acting helped us feel more confident with the performance we had to do in slums, a village and in a school. At the beginning of the week it seemed for us very complicated to create our own script after the different social mappings. We were eleven people with different opinions and points…

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Long Term Volunteers (August 2012 Arrival)

August 27, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

Promotion of volunteerism for field services and inter-cultural learning is the important channel for development cooperation. Every month new volunteers across the world join FSL-India. August 2012, is yet another eventful occasion for FSL-India to welcome new volunteers. For as many as 47 volunteers from five countries arrived in India to begin their voluntary service. FSL-India organised a week-long orientation for the new volunteers at Hotel Julie-Yo International, Kundapur between from 6th to 11th August 2012. It was facilitated…

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Volunteers Begin their work with Independence Day Celebration

August 17, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

August 15th, when India celebrated its 66th Independence Day, Miss Silvia Franke from Germany and Miss Marion Robert from France arrived to work for teaching project at Irunkattukottai village where FSL-India is currently implementing Model Village Project. This is the first day for volunteers to begin their volunteering work at Model Village Project. They are immensely pleased to join the community to celebrate 66th Independence Day of India. They attended the celebration at the local school and later participated in…

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Parent’s Meeting Organised at Brahmavara Tent School

August 17, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

Under Home Based Project (HBP) initiative, FSL-India started Tent Schools at Kundapur. Kundapur has been experiencing constant influx of migrants from north Karnataka. The migrant community lives in and around Kundapur Taluk. They come here on temporary basis in search of jobs and livelihoods opportunities. These families set up tents as their temporary homes. Children who move with their parents end up missing education. Therefore, FSL-India started Tent Schools in these localities to provide basic education to the children. The…

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Health on Stage – the Curtain Raiser!

August 14, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

A first week report by volunteers of “Health on Stage” Camp held at Mysore / Bangalore scheduled for 6th to 26th August, 2012. “Health on Stage” is an initiative that intends to promote public health dialogue among community people on water and health issues using Forum Theater. On the 6th of august, 11 volunteers from Taiwan, Germany, Spain and France arrived in Mysore to share three weeks with each other. They are helped by 3 Indian team leaders (Dinesh, Bharathi…

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LTV Get Together (July 2012)

August 13, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

The LTV Program team of FSL-India separately organised July get-together for Kundapur and Bangalore regions. While Bangalore region organised the GTG at Mysore Sindhi Dharamshala in Mysore on 19th and 20th July 2012; Kundapur region organised the get together volunteers at Turtle Bay Beach Resort, Kundapur on 26th and 27th July 2012. Thirteen volunteers from Bangalore region and eleven volunteers from Kundapur Region participated in the get together. The objectives of the GTG are as follows: To share their experience,…

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Coming Alive From Kerala

August 13, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

India was my home for 22 days. The most influential days of my life! Brittny Machel Lowe shares her experience It has been 2 months and 5 days since I first step foot in India! Even though time has passed I am still absorbing every second I lived for the 22 days. I say lived because that’s what I/we did. India was my home for 22 days. The most influential days of my life! As I am…

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FSL-India finds a Niche in Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Committee

August 9, 2012 Rohan Dsouza

Formation of Local Crisis Group at Sriperumbudur Block and Kancheepuram District is gaining momentum. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has formed Chemical Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Committee (emergency planning, preparedness and response) at Kancheepuram district. Local Administration and SIPCOT Project Office also have formed a Local Crisis Group in Sriperumbudur block where FSL-India is the only organisation of the forum and a member of the committee to facilitate the program. Representative from Government Department such as health,…

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