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Self-help Groups of Gangolli Participate in Sea-Turtle Conservation

Self-help Groups of Gangolli Participate in Sea-Turtle Conservation

It has been always an endeavour of FSL-India to ensure community participation in Sea-Turtle Conservation Program. In this move, on 1st September 2012, Gangolli Percin Fisher-folk Self-Help Group (SHG) held meeting at Gangolli harbor. On behalf of FSL-India and Sea-Turtle Conservation Project Team, Mr. Manjunath participated in the meeting.   As per the schedule discussion started and Mr. Shekar Chathar Beta, President of the SHG presided over the meeting and led the members to a lively discussion on issues and…

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Work Camp Updates (August 2012)

Work Camp Updates (August 2012)

Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 6th to 26th August -2012) Number of Volunteers: 19 Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga Class every day from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. They were also involved with painting and conducting games with the children in Special school. The special attraction of the camp was the sessions on Ayurveda for volunteers. Sessions were conducted at the Parassini Kadava Ayurvedic College.   Inter-cultural Learning: As part of the inter-cultural exposures, volunteers visited Muthappan Temple, and…

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My Experience in Indian Host Family

My Experience in Indian Host Family

Jathanna School – Moodubidri Host Family: Lenet Rodrigues   It is since two weeks that I am staying with the Rodrigues family in the Padumarnadu, Moodubidri village which is close to Mangalore.   My day starts at 8 a.m. with a nice cup of chai (tea) and a typical Indian breakfast. For example Dosa with chicken curry. Afterwards I take my bag and go to the Jathanna School from which I leave at 16 p.m. When I return another cup…

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The Game of Lagori (Nittur Aided School, Udupi District, Kundapur)

The Game of Lagori (Nittur Aided School, Udupi District, Kundapur)

Teaching in an Indian school is a nice experience in many respect, but I think what I liked the most was learning the games played by the Indian children. My favorite game is called Lagori. It is a traditional Indian game, very popular in Karnataka. Here are the rules from what I understood of it. The official ones might be slightly different. Two teams play against each other. There are usually 3 to 6 players in each team. One team…

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Update on 9th Happy Move Camp – 2012

Update on 9th Happy Move Camp – 2012

FSL-India has been implementing CSR project titled Happy Move Global Youth Volunteers and Model Village (MVP) in Tamil Nadu.  The program primarily aimed to serve the communities of Sriperumbudur and Kanchipuram districts. It is supported by Hyundai Motors Company (HMC) as part of corporate social responsibility.   FSL-India hosted the 9th Happy Move Global Youth Camp for South Korean Volunteers. The program was organized for 13 days in Kancheepuram District from 15th to 27th July 2012. Altogether 128 Korean volunteers,…

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LTV Get Together – August 2012

LTV Get Together – August 2012

FSL-India organised LTV get-together at two different locations for the long term volunteers on 16th and 17th August 2012. While the LTV Program Team of Bangalore Region organised at Chandrashekar School, Bangalore with the theme Paint the School; Kundapur Region organised the get together at Mundigemane, Madodi, Shivmoga. In Bangalore out of fourteen invited only nine volunteers participated. From Kundapur region ten volunteers participated in the get together. The objectives of the GTG are as follows:   to share their…

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Updates of Health on Stage (Report of Third Week)

Updates of Health on Stage (Report of Third Week)

We will always remember those three wonderful weeks we spent in India!   After two weeks in Mysore the HOS team left for Bangalore with their luggage. Most of the group members were very curious to travel by Indian Train and enjoyed the journey a lot.    Rain, traffic jam, humans, cars, rickshaws and animals on the same road in a very chaotic traffic. Noise, pollution, heap of garbage at each street corner. These were our first impressions of Bangalore….

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Health on Stage During Second Week

Health on Stage During Second Week

During the second week we could implement all the theory about forum theatre that we learned. All the training we have undergone with Chakrapani & Team dancing and acting helped us feel more confident with the performance we had to do in slums, a village and in a school. At the beginning of the week it seemed for us very complicated to create our own script after the different social mappings. We were eleven people with different opinions and points…

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Long Term Volunteers (August 2012 Arrival)

Long Term Volunteers (August 2012 Arrival)

  Promotion of volunteerism for field services and inter-cultural learning is the important channel for development cooperation. Every month new volunteers across the world join FSL-India. August 2012, is yet another eventful occasion for FSL-India to welcome new volunteers. For as many as 47 volunteers from five countries arrived in India to begin their voluntary service. FSL-India organised a week-long orientation for the new volunteers at Hotel Julie-Yo International, Kundapur between from 6th to 11th August 2012. It was facilitated…

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Volunteers Begin their work with Independence Day Celebration

Volunteers Begin their work with Independence Day Celebration

August 15th, when India celebrated its 66th Independence Day, Miss Silvia Franke from Germany and Miss Marion Robert from France arrived to work for teaching project at Irunkattukottai village where FSL-India is currently implementing Model Village Project. This is the first day for volunteers to begin their volunteering work at Model Village Project. They are immensely pleased to join the community to celebrate 66th Independence Day of India. They attended the celebration at the local school and later participated in…

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