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Work Camp Updates (July 2012)

Work Camp Updates (July 2012)

Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 2nd to 22nd July -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. Volunteers also engaged in activities at the Dayaniketan Orphanage. They had activities with the kids of the Marian Centre for the mentally challenged.  …

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Inter-Cultural Learning Takes Roots at Kundapur!!

Inter-Cultural Learning Takes Roots at Kundapur!!

Kundapura Work Camp (FSL-WC-524 ) Number of Volunteers- 18 Theme: Social / Kids   This is Vandana, the Work Camp Communicator reporting the highlights of the FSL-WC 524 Kundapura Camp. The camp began on 9th July and ended on 22nd July 2012. The camp had 18 highly motivated volunteers whose spirits were never dampened by the heavy monsoon rains of Kundapur!!! The team chose two schools- U.B.M.C School and Government Primary School for their activities. The Camp began with wall…

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FSL-India Launched the First High School Student Exchange Program

FSL-India Launched the First High School Student Exchange Program

German student will go to Indian School and Indian student will go to the German school!   Indeed a phenomenal upshot worth sharing.  FSL-India kicked-off the First High School Student Exchange Program on 16th July 2012 by hosting 5 five German students for a six-week duration. Although the number looks miniature but certainly a step for a great vision to be realised in the days to come. Apparently it is one of the much awaited and long cherished desires of…

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LTV Get Together June 2012

LTV Get Together June 2012

LTV Get-together for the month of June was organised on 14th and 16th for Kundapur Region and on 18th and 19th for Bangalore Region. It was organised at two different locations. While Kundapur Region organised at Simha Farms, Madodi, Shivmoga district in Karnataka, Bangalore Region organised at Chettikuppam, Pondicherry. Seven volunteers from Kundapur Region and four volunteers from Bangalore Region participated in in the get together.  The LTV team FSL-India facilitated the get-together.   The get together primarily focussed on…

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Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in July 2012

Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in July 2012

In early July 2012, a group of 14 volunteers from 6 countries arrived FSL- India for long-term volunteering program. FSL-India organised a week-long orientation for volunteers in Bangalore and Kundapur. While twelve volunteers participated in the orientation in Bangalore two were given orientation at Kundapur. The orientation was scheduled from 2nd to 68th July 2012.    FSL-India team cordially welcomed the volunteers with garlands of jasmine, vermilion tilak marks on the forehead and Aarathi. Several sessions were conducted to provide…

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Work Camp Updates (June 2012)

Work Camp Updates (June 2012)

Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 4th to 24th June 2012)   Number of Volunteers: 15   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…

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FSL-India Hosts 9th Happy Move Camp

FSL-India Hosts 9th Happy Move Camp

FSL-India has been implementing CSR projects, titled Happy Move Global Youth Volunteers and Model Village (MVP) in Tamil Nadu. FSL-India hosted 9th Happy Move Global Youth Camp for South Korean Volunteers. The program primarily aims to serve the communities of Sriperumbudur and Kanchipuram districts. It is supported by Hyundai Motors Company (HMC) as part of corporate social responsibility. The Chennai Facility team of FSL-India has been making all arrangement for 9th Happy Move Camp. During this program it is planned…

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Work Camp Updates (April 2012)

Work Camp Updates (April 2012)

Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 2nd to 22nd April -2012)   Number of Volunteers: 10   Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga lesson every day. They also painted the Special School and cleaned the garden and performed activities with kids and visually challenged children.   Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers visited Muthappan Temple, learnt about Indian cooking, participated in country presentation and visited snake park and Kalari Payat (Martial Arts).   Tibetan Culture / Renovation (Dharamsala – 9th to 29tjh April)…

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Work Camp Updates (March 2012)

Work Camp Updates (March 2012)

Wildlife / Environment (Mysore 12th to 25th March 2012)   Total Volunteers: 6   Camp Activities: In the first week of the camp volunteers were engaged in wall painting at a local Anganwadi Centre. They also did educational drawing and taught to school children of Primary School at Periyapatna. During the second week of the camp volunteers participated in educational drawing, teaching English to the children at Periyapatna Government School and country presentation.     Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers were invited…

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Wounded Sea-turtle Found at Kanchugodu

Wounded Sea-turtle Found at Kanchugodu

It was on 4th July 2012, HBP team of FSL-India rescued a wounded Olive riddle Sea-Turtles from Sanyasibailu near Kanchugodu (Trasi) village which is located near Kundapura coast in Udupi District. We received the information from local fisherman. As soon as the team got information about wounded turtle FSL-India team member Mr. Manjunath went to the spot at once. Olive riddle Sea-Turtles got wounded due to the tidal waves.    The turtle had lost left flipper. The left leg too was…

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