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IJGD Mentor’s training

IJGD Mentor’s training

IJGD has organised first Mentors Training in 2009 in Berlin. Participants from all over the world has participated in that event. Mentors training 2010 consisted of  following sessions to keep minimum standard to make the WW program successful. The sessions are,self reflection on past performance, updating IJGD procedures, Quality management, coordination system, Finance, conflict management and drafting handbook and dialogue meeting with IJGD volunteers.Also some field trip to project, inaguration of public drinking water filter and eco tourism boat trip….

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Eco-Clubs Get-together

Eco-Clubs Get-together

On the 20th February 2010 FSL and the Eco-Clubs project organized an Eco-Clubs Get Together at Lions Hall at Chaitanya Special School, Kundapura. The 8 schools which are part of the FSL Eco-Clubs project were invited. The children had to prepare a speech competition on the topic “What would the world without plastic?” and they also had to set-up a environmental project that they will realize in their school. The children as well as the teachers were very well prepared…

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Welcome! – Orientation Week Feb. 2010

Welcome! – Orientation Week Feb. 2010

This month we welcome four new volunteers from Germany and Italy. Have a great stay with lot’s of meaningful, inter-cultural moments. We also welcome Girish, our newest addition to FSL staff in Kundapur. From left to right: Julia (Spandana), Giulia (Kishkinda Trust), Juliane (Kanchugodu School), Aline (DhaniDevelopment, Bangalore), Austin (FSL coordinator) and Girish (new FSL staff)

LTV GTG, 14th – 15th Jan. 2010

LTV GTG, 14th – 15th Jan. 2010

This month’s Long Term Volunteer Get-together took place at the Silver Sand Beach Resort in Malpe. As always, it turned out to be a great mix of project, host family and personal evaluation, as well as a lot of fun. The Get-together is an important event for many volunteers and their coordinators, because it gives us the opportunity to talk face to face about the volunteer’s experiences, their problems and challenges and their plans and hopes.

Welcome! – Orientation Week Dec. 09

Welcome! – Orientation Week Dec. 09

In this last month of the year, nine new volunteers from South Korea, Japan, France, Italy and Spain joined us here at FSL-India. Standing: Sara (Kishkinda Trust, Hampi,) Elena (Tent School, Kundapur), Anne-Clotilde (Enable India, Bangalore), Jean-Philippe (Parisara, Bangalore), Young Guk (Ashrama, Kundapur), Daisuke (Litle Flowers Svhool, Karkala). Sitting: Mar (Chikkansal School, Kundapur), Naho (Sea Turtle Conservation), Lim (Shanti ashrama)

BMZ Quarterly Evaluation, Nov. 2009

BMZ Quarterly Evaluation, Nov. 2009

Last month saw the first quarterly evaluation of this year’s new Weltwärts batch that arrived mostly in August and September. For some few volunteers, who arrived with Weltwärts in January, it was the second event. Weltwärts (“world-wards”) is a program by the German BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) that sends young, open-minded Germans into countries like ours. FSL-India is proud to currently host 27 Weltwärts volunteers, who all stay for a year and contribute enormously to their…

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Sea Turtle News

Sea Turtle News

As part of our sea turtle project a huge green turtle weighing nearly 100 kilograms was spotted near Uppunda, 25 kilometers north of Kundapur. This turtle was accidentally caught in the fishing net of a fisherman here and he informed our new contact person Mr Kamalaksha who called the project immeadiatly. FSL sea turtle team rushed to the spot immediately and released this turtle to the sea. It is  very good motivation to the sea turtle volunteers who worked very…

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Welcome! – Orientation Week Nov. 09

Welcome! – Orientation Week Nov. 09

Welcome to our 12 new volunteers from France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Germany! Standing: Carolina (Shanti Ashrama), Christina and Marianne (Balabalaga), Emmanuelle (Sheon Ashrama), Cecile (St. Marys old age home), Caroline (Little Flowers, Karkala), Janina (Shanti Ashrama). Sitting: Margrit (Manasa Pamboor), Ilha (Ashrama School, Kundapur), Nadine (Shanti Ashrama). On the pictures two french girls are missing: Yasmine (Matruchaya) and Jasmine (Sea Turtle).

Orienation Week – October 2009

Orienation Week – October 2009

This month FSL welcomed 14 new volunteers from countries like Germany, Italy, France and Finland. During our monthly orientation week, they learned a little bit of the kannada language, visited some of the projects and prepared themselves with their roles and responsibilities in the project and in general. “I think the Orientation week is a lot of fun. I have learned a lot about the Indian culture in the different sessions. People are friendly, food is good!” said one volunteer,…

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Winter Camps – 21st August to 27th August 2009

Winter Camps – 21st August to 27th August 2009

Every year during  holidays, FSL organizes two „Winter Camps“. They are called this way, because right now is the coldest time of the year in India. Children of nomadic families, that normally stay in and around Kundapur for as long as they can find work, can visit these camps to play games, learn about the environment and paint the playground – to name a few examples. These children normally get no regular education – they’re not elligible for government schools…

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