November 2019 – FSL BLOG

Winter Camp at Varanashi Organic Farms – Miriam Seffers and Selin Yenice, Germany

November 30, 2019 Asha Elisha

From the 10th-20th October, we worked with 20 German volunteers on Varanashi Organic Farms. Our work was to fertilise different trees: cacao, nutmeg, arecanut and coconut trees. We fed the plants with 45 tons of manure and covered 15 acres with it. We worked in teams of 5-10. So, we split the work in different steps. That was very good and effective. Some people filled the buckets, some drove the trollies with the buckets to the plants and some put…

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LTV Bangalore Zone’s Contact Person & Host Family Workshops – November 2019

November 29, 2019 Asha Elisha

FSL India is greatly indebted to our Project Partners and Host Families. Together, we join hands with our LTV team to make each and every volunteer’s journey in India both meaningful and comfortable. Every year, our LTV team organises a Contact Person workshop for our Project Partners and Host Families, to build a stronger relationship with FSL India and help them to have a better understanding of our volunteers. In all, 47 Contact Persons attended the workshops for Bangalore Region,…

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Our Volunteer in our Home – Janet, Contact Person, El-Shaddai Charitable Trust

November 28, 2019 Asha Elisha

FSL India sent 2 volunteers to us from Germany named Sophie Mueller and Veronika Michel. They were staying in our home from August 2018 to June 2019. During this period, both of them were very helpful to our home. They participated actively in our home activities. They helped us to develop spoken English and communication skills for our children. They spent quality time with our children. They are good in engaging with our children during play and festival time. They…

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Argentinian university student volunteers visit Mysore & Hunsur

November 27, 2019 Asha Elisha

From 30th September to 15th October, 15 Argentinian youth from Universidad Siglo 21, Buenos Aires visited ODP-Mysore and Hunsur to participate in FSL India’s work camp. The theme of the camp was Culture, Education and Nature. The Argentinian youth had an educational and inspiring time during their 3 weeks in India. They began their experience by an exposure visit to an agricultural farm. Here, they watched a demo of bio pesticides and prepared ‘Jeevamruta’ and ‘Panchagavya’ organic fertilisers along with…

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Winter Camp at CEL, Kundapur

November 26, 2019 Asha Elisha

From 14th-16th of October, about 24 Indian children decided to spend a part of their holidays at the Winter Camp of FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living (CEL), Kundapur. Compared to our Adventure Camps, the Winter Camp was aimed not only at having a fun time, but also at education. The children came every morning, participated in all the different activities, got lunch and left around 4 pm. To wake them up, every day started with energisers. Right from the beginning,…

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Testimonial for the Volunteering Practice done by Ms Leonie Weiler – J Stephenraj – Director, Baby Sarah’s Home, Pondicherry

November 26, 2019 Asha Elisha

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 Leonie Weiler from Germany, for a period of 12 months, from 8th August 2018 to 18th August 2019, through FSL India, Bangalore. Ms Leonie Weiler provided her valuable service at our home for the orphan and destitute, children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities…

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Transforming the Tent School

November 25, 2019 Asha Elisha

I’m Sophie von Rohden, a 19 year old volunteer from Germany. I have started as a volunteer at FSL India’s Tent School project in the month of September 2019, at Baikady Tent community. In the beginning, there were around 7 children who were coming more or less regularly to the Tent School. Right now, there are 5 children who are regularly coming. Sharavathi, who is a teacher and I started with teaching the English alphabet as well as numbers…

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Marine Mammal Stranding Response Best Practices Session – Manjesh BM, Field Officer, FSL India

November 22, 2019 Asha Elisha

FSL India has been a strong contributor towards the conservation of Sea Turtles and the marine ecosystem for more than a decade. In this connection, the HBP team of FSL India’s Centre for Experiential Living had the opportunity to participate in a Marine Life session on ‘Marine Mammal Stranding Response Best Practices’, organised by the Forest Department of Karnataka. The session was held on the 17th of October 2019, at the Forest Department’s office in Kundapura, as a workshop for…

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Volunteering at CEL, Kundapur – Niklas Dupont, Long Term Volunteer, Germany

November 20, 2019 Asha Elisha

I arrived here at CEL on 5th August this year, together with around 40 other German volunteers. I was the only one to stay longer than the orientation week. So, I had the chance to get to know the place uninstructed by other foreigners. The Centre for Experiential Living (CEL) is located close (30 minutes) to the town of Kundapura, in the State of Karnataka. It contains a number of dormitories (where people stay during various events like our orientation…

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‘Circle Up, Circle Up’ – Madhuri P, 100th Monkey Facilitator, FSL India’

November 13, 2019 Asha Elisha

My sessions usually start with a “Circle Up” song, where everyone forms a circle. Most energisers and activities are conducted in a circle along with the facilitator, as it helps to create inclusion, builds trust, togetherness and safety. However, I have never seen a complete circle formed. There is always a gap between a full circle, forming 2 semicircles, one of which is of boys and the other being girls. This shows the level of comfort they have with each…

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