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Month: May 2019

Edu HK Work Camp: 20th-31st March 2019

Edu HK Work Camp: 20th-31st March 2019

FSL-India is a youth development organisation which promotes both national as well as international volunteering. Twice every year, we facilitate the Leadership Enhancement and Development (LEAD) programme of the Education University of Hong Kong for their students, with cultural exposure in Karnataka. From the 20th-31st March this year, 15 students visited India with a focus on intercultural learning. They toured Mysore and also Bangalore, absorbing the rich heritage of these cities. In addition to this, they volunteered their services at…

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NH-18 Mid-Term Evaluation, February 19, 2019

NH-18 Mid-Term Evaluation, February 19, 2019

FSL-India’s LTV team, Kundapur organised a Mid-Term Evaluation for our Long Term Volunteers. The programme was held for 3 days, from 20th-22nd February 2019. In total, 35 volunteers from AFS and IJGD took part in this evaluation. The MTE was organised at FSL-India’s Youth Centre for Experiential Living (CEL). The objective of the MTE is to ensure that the volunteers understand about their project, host family and the intercultural acceptance through evaluation, and to help participants to prepare themselves for…

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Cultural Event at Kundapur for the FSL-India Volunteers: Holi Celebration!!

Cultural Event at Kundapur for the FSL-India Volunteers: Holi Celebration!!

On the 22nd of March, 3 FSL-India volunteers Hannan, Linda and Orane had the super occasion to participate in the Cultural Event organized by FSL-India at Kundapura. The Holi Celebration is called also as the Festival of love and colours. It starts every year by ligting up the bonfire the night before the day of Holi and this process symbolises the triumph of good over bad. The volunteers met at 10 am with FSL-India’S Chief Coordiator, Dinesh at the Shri…

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100th Monkey Programme at Vandse Government Primary School

100th Monkey Programme at Vandse Government Primary School

In December 2018, FSL-India’s 100th Monkey program started its journey in Vandse Government Primary School. The 100th Monkey program uses Experiential Education and Play based learning as a platform for youth to develop skills, knowledge, behaviours, attitudes that will encourage them become Social Leaders and Active Citizens. Since December 2018, our Field officer Manjesh and two of our long term volunteers Linda and Carlota have been visiting Vandse school on a weekly basis to implement the 100th Monkey sessions. Many…

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Turtles Catch Our Attention – Vijay Karnataka, Mangalore Region – 2nd May 2019

Turtles Catch Our Attention – Vijay Karnataka, Mangalore Region – 2nd May 2019

Maravanthe: Babies out of the eggs before their time. Kundapura: A month ago, in Kanchugodu, near Sanyasibele beach, close to Maravanthe, 101 sea turtle eggs were found. On Wednesday, baby turtles emerged from the eggs, this made the locals very surprised and happy, because of the unexpected date of emerging. Conservation: The Olive Ridley and the Green Sea Turtles are 2 of the species existing in the ocean. They lay their eggs on beaches in the month of March. On…

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Shri Siddhi Vinayaka Residential School visits FSL-India’s CEL for 100th Monkey Session

Shri Siddhi Vinayaka Residential School visits FSL-India’s CEL for 100th Monkey Session

On the 7th March 2019 FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living received 40 students and 3 teachers from the Shri Siddhi Vinayaka Residential School located in the nearby village of Hattiangadi. The reason for this visit was to do the last 100th Monkey session in a special way, learning and discovering more about FSL-India, and the different projects it runs. Moreover, this opportunity also gave room to do several activities in such a natural environment as our CEL. The students arrived…

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Sharing colours in Holi, Supply Happiness by celebrating Holi

Sharing colours in Holi, Supply Happiness by celebrating Holi

On 22nd of March 2019, FSL-India Kundapur organised a Cultural Event for 2 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 Kundapur. This month, the Cultural Event revolved around the Holi Festival, also known as the Festival of Colours. According to Hindu mythology, Holi is based on a legend about the Asura (Demon) King Hiranyakashipu. Hiranyakashipu had a son,…

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Final Evaluation for Experiment Germany volunteers – March 2019

Final Evaluation for Experiment Germany volunteers – March 2019

FSL-India’s LTV Kundapur team organised the Final-Evaluation for our Long Term Volunteers from Experiment Germany. The programme was held for 1 day, on 25th March 2019. In total, 8 volunteers from EG took part in this evaluation. The FE was organised at FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living. Through the FE, the LTV-Kundapur team collected the volunteers’ final feedback and impact study details about their project, host family and their intercultural experience. On the first day, LTV’s Kundapur team organised different…

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Changing society one step at a time at SRISTI village – Peer Poremba, Germany

Changing society one step at a time at SRISTI village – Peer Poremba, Germany

My name is Peer, I am from Germany and currently working in Sristi village as a 11-months volunteer with the “Weltwärts”program. I am living with my friend and co-long term volunteer Bjoern and other volunteers together in the so- called “Orange House”, not only experiencing the Indian culture, but many others from all around the world. It is amazing to get to know so many people from different continents, cooking together and playing games. Our accommodation is just 4 kms…

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Wall Painting Project – “Who runs the World? GIRLS!” – Kyra Trific, Germany

Wall Painting Project – “Who runs the World? GIRLS!” – Kyra Trific, Germany

I am Kyra from Germany. I am currently working in an orphanage called “Free Basics Girls Home” which is located in Bangalore. My main tasks here are teaching basic English, playing and dancing with the children and supervising them. It is very heart-warming to me, to have such a beautiful connection with them, and to empower them in who they are. Of course, the idea to paint exactly this phrase on the wall, came to me while I was listening…

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