The Youth Development Programme of FSL-India will be conducting its second Skills Acquisition Workshop in the month of December. The workshop will be on First Aid Training, certified by the Indian Red Cross Society Karnataka.
Volunteer’s Experience- World in the Classroom- It’s wonderfull !! Hi ! I am Pooja from Delhi. Bored with monotonous working life, I was looking for doing something meaningful and just by chance got through the website of FSL India. Being a cultural lover, the outbound volunteering concept highly fascinated me, and I contacted them and had a luck to have words with Julien Soyer, Directer of Outbound Department there. I was well guided through all the way until I got…
Background The Sparsha Trust Field Learning Session (FLS) will take place on the 2nd of August. Sparsha Trust is an organisation that works to create a society free of exploitation of children and help children manifest their inherent potential and talents Approach Considering that close to 42% of India’s population is below the age of 18, education is key to the country’s development and future. It was this motivation that led to the establishment of Sparsha Trust in the year…
On the 6th of July 2014, the Youth Development Programme (YDP) finally hosted its General Assembly (GA) of the Bangalore Chapter. Attending the GA were 15 participants and FSL-India staff members. Amongst others, some of the objectives of the GA was to formalise the Bangalore Chapter, finalise upcoming social projects and elect board members. By the end of the evening, many decisions were made and many debates were had! The Bangalore Chapter now has a solid group of board members,…
On the 5th of July 2014, the YDP organised its second Field Learning Session (FLS) which took place at Vidyanikethan. Vidyanikethan has been a local partner organisation of FSL-India for a while, and many of our long-term volunteers (LTV) have worked there. Participants were given a presentation on Vidyanikethan and were shown around one of Vidyanikethan’s schools. Participants also had the chance to meet Ms. Susheela, the founder of Vidyanikethan. The organisation works to…
On the 12th and 13th of June, a monthly get-together (GTG) took place in Mysore, Karnataka. Attending this GTG were three long-term volunteers (LTV) and four FSL-India staff members. Besides experience sharing and one-to-one talks with their coordinators, LTVs got a chance to meet local farmers to discuss agriculture, the kinds of crops they grow, irrigation systems, labour and more. Participants also visited a small-scale sugarcane industry, Nimishamba Temple and Sangama.
Background The Vidyaniketan Field Learning Session (FLS) will take place on the 5th of July. Vidyaniketan, a non-governmental organisation, came into being in 1988 with a view to impart quality education to children from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. The organization envisions ‘an exploitation free and environmentally sustainable society’. Approach What started as a small, formal kindergarten for 7 children has today grown to include close to 220 children from nursery to 7th standard (around 13…
On Saturday, the 14th of June, the Youth Development Programme (YDP) ran its first Field Learning Session (FLS) at Sarakki Lake. The theme of this FLS was environmental conservation, in particular, reviving Sarakki Lake. For this FLS, we partnered with the Sarakki Lake Area Improvement Trust (SLAIT); an organisation made up of ordinary, yet dedicated citizens working towards the revival of Sarakki Lake. Participants were first introduced to the problems of Sarakki Lake and…
On the 28th and 29th of May, our Chennai team, along with Margaux, a long-term volunteer (LTV), conducted a workshop on Home Remedies for Diseases in the villages of Thenneri and Echoor in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. The aim of the workshop was to show participants how diseases or illnesses such as cholera, malaria and the common cold can be cured by natural resources that are available at home. The session began with an…
Sarakki Lake, one of the largest lakes in South Bangalore, is an important lake that is fast deteriorating due to unplanned urbanization, encroachments, littering and carelessness. Due to unplanned urbanization, encroachments, littering, the lake has completely changed for the worse, and its condition is worsening every day. SLAIT, the Sarakki Lake Area Improvement Trust, are working towards reviving and saving the lake, and restoring it back to the way it used to be. As part of an awareness raising campaign…