On 26th & 27th September, FSL India’s Home Based Project volunteers did a mural painting at Baikady Tent School. It was nice to paint on the Tent School walls with colours. We created awareness and education aids like alphabets, numbers, weeks and months, educational trees, health and hygiene to give the message to the community. It also created a good environment for the children and it made them to feel proud that it is their own school. It also created…
On Wednesday, 11th September 2019, I got a call asking if I’d like to go to Christ University to take part in an exhibition. The first thing that came up to my mind was, “That must be fun”, but I was also worried about getting there. 2 1/2 hours, 35 kms, for the first time on my own. Back in Germany, it would take us about 30 to 40 minutes. No big deal. As expected many people were willing to…
Baby Sarah’s Home, a residential home for persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities and orphan children is highly pleased to record this testimonial for the volunteering practice done by Ms Hannah Wild from Germany, for a period of 12 months, from 8th August 2018 to 18th August 2019, through FSL India, Bangalore. Ms Hannah provided her valuable service at our home for the orphan and destitute, children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities by…
Some days ago, our CEL shared some of their favourite agricultural methods with new, international volunteers, i.e. NADEP composting and Permaculture. NADEP compost is a type of compost consisting of 4 different layers: green leaves, kitchen waste, cow dung and soil. NADEP method of making miracle compost was first invented by a farmer named Narayan Deotao Pandharipande (also popularly known as “Nadepkaka”) living in Maharashtra, India. The NADEP method uses a permanently built tank of mud, or cement to make…
Yesterday, I lay aimlessly on my bed, staring at the ceiling fan rotating at its lowest speed, wondering how I barely noticed its absence over the past year. Hoping to find something better to do, I picked up my phone and saw that I had a message from a friend – another volunteer who’d returned to Bangalore from Berlin last week. “Me too” read the message, a response to one I’d sent a few hours earlier saying “I want to…
FSL India’s CEL at Kundapura had the honour to welcome a group of 50 students from Roshni Nilaya College, Mangalore on 25th of September. The students used this chance to get some information on how NGOs work, getting insights on voluntary work and different projects. The day started with some fun activities. The students also got a tour around the Training Centre. Then they heard a short introduction on FSL India by our staff and attended a presentation of 2…
We were a group of 9 volunteers from Italy, Hong Kong, Spain and France participating in FSL-India’s work camp at Jaipur for 2 action-packed weeks. The focus of the camp was on education and heritage conservation activities. During this camp, we had several activities which really made us feel very happy to be a part of this program. We had the opportunity to learn and understand many things on Social, Education and Culture through working with the schoolchildren in teaching…
We were fortunate to participate in UNESCO’s World Heritage workcamp at the Great Himalayan National Park for the duration of 2 weeks, from 12th-25th August 2019. During this program, we had a wonderful experience to bring awareness on Natural Heritage Management among the community and the schoolchildren. We helped to organise various activities such as tree plantation, mural painting and conducted a presentation on biodiversity conservation. Our main aim was to bring unique motivation among the community and schoolchildren through…
My name is Riath; we were 4 volunteers coming from France to participate in a group work camp. The objective of this camp was to improve the sanitation and hygiene conditions of the tribal community by building bathrooms and toilets. We lived together in a host family in Hunsur. It is a good experience, because we can learn a lot about Indian culture and habits thanks to them. We bonded and formed a strong link with all the members. They…
In the month of September 2019, FSL India hosted 16 Long Term Volunteers from Germany at our CEL (Centre for Experiential Living). The volunteers underwent different practical, theoretical and outdoor sessions for their successful journey in India and actively took part in each session. The sessions included conflict management, roles and responsibilities, culture and Indian life style, safety guidelines, information and project introduction and also, preparation with their coordinators. The roles and responsibilities session started with asking questions on the…