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Development of the Mindset towards Service – Udayavani, Manipal: 27th November 2019

Development of the Mindset towards Service – Udayavani, Manipal: 27th November 2019

“It is an indispensable need for us to develop a mindset of service and a sense of belonging to our culture.” The programme of the International Volunteer Culture Exchange and Community Service was hosted by FSL India’s Zonal Advisory Committee and Heskathuru School. The event was held on 26th November, at Heskathuru School. Member of the Zillah Panchayat, Mrs SriLatha Suresh Shetty was the speaker. An elaborate welcoming ceremony called ‘Poorna Kumbha Swagatha’ was given to more than 40 foreign…

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Winter Camp at CEL, Kundapur

Winter Camp at CEL, Kundapur

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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Transforming the Tent School

Transforming the Tent School

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

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

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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Beach Clean-up at Kundapur by FSL India’s Staff and Volunteers

Beach Clean-up at Kundapur by FSL India’s Staff and Volunteers

On Tuesday, 22nd of October 2019, FSL India’s HBP Staff and Volunteers, Uppunda Panchayat, Rani Bale Fishermen Co-operative Society and Coastal Security Guard unit jointly organised a beach clean-up at Uppunda, Madikal beach. Some of the local fishermen and youth also joined us to help clean up the beach. The beach area where we collected the washed up trash was 100 metres long. The first step included collecting all items that were larger than 2.5 cm and putting them into…

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Adventure camps for Indian schoolchildren at FSL India’s CEL

Adventure camps for Indian schoolchildren at FSL India’s CEL

3rd October was the first day of our first adventure camp for Indian school children between the ages of 9 to 16, the second camp started one week later. The camps lasted for 3 days, and included their stay at our Centre for Experiential Living and all meals. Right from the beginning, FSL India played energisers with the children in order to get them to know each other. They also aimed to make them feel comfortable in the new surroundings….

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Mural painting at the Tent School

Mural painting at the Tent School

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…

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Introduction to Agricultural methods at FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

Introduction to Agricultural methods at FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

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…

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Roshni Nilaya Students visit FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

Roshni Nilaya Students visit FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living

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…

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Kundapura welcomes a King – George M Varghese & Athira KP

Kundapura welcomes a King – George M Varghese & Athira KP

Being here in Karnataka, Keralites feel homesickness in the month of September. There is a king who visits us every year – this year Keralites welcomed the king to Kundapura where we, along with FSL-India CEL’s staff and volunteers celebrated the Onam festival on 11th September. As Hu Jintao says, “Culture is a window reflecting the history, culture and spiritual world of a nation, Cultural exchange is a bridge to enhance the mutual understanding and friendship between the people of…

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