On Thursday 16th, the sea turtle conservation team along with seven work camp volunteers conducted an exciting Beach Event in Uppunda tarapathi alevekodi village. The first activity on this afternoon was a sand sculpture competition. The children and even some adults enjoyed building sea turtles or hatchlings out of sand and the results were impressive. Afterwards the children with the best sculptures were awarded with prizes.
On Sunday morning, October 12th , the first turtle nest of the season was found on the Beach of Gangolli by a Contact Person who informed FSL. On the same day the FSL-team went to Gangolli to observe the nest. After having a glance at the nest and the turtle tracks, the species was identified as Olive Ridley. While discussing the construction of the hatchery with the Forest Department, it was decided to set it up the following day with…
Sea-turtles are sporadic creatures and are considered to be an endangered species. In the west coast of Karnataka, on the shores of Kundapura and Byndoor, seven wounded sea-turtles were found. Injuries are caused by the rough waves of the monsoon season and getting trapped in fishing nets. Upon finding the wounded sea-turtles, local fisherman immediately called up FSL-India’s Home Based Project (HBP) team members. The rescue operation took place from the 19th of June…
On the 10th of June, 2014, the Home Based Project (HBP) team carried out an appropriate technologies demonstration in Senapur and Marvante (Kundapura). 23 children gathered for the demonstration.This activity was inspired by a demonstration that previously took place in our HYSCO camp in Tamil Nadu. The HBP team members carried out three demonstrations: Using tetra-packs to make mats By cutting and ironing out 145 tetra-packs, HBP team members, along with the children created 12 floor mats. …
World Environment Day is observed every year on the 5th of June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature. The first World Environment Day was observed in 1973. Every year FSL-India, in collaboration with different departmental and community stake holders, celebrates World Environment Day. This year FSL-India’s Home Based Project team in Kundapura organized a series of sessions on the theme of “Healthy Environment and Good Health”. The event was organized…
The Tent School project started with the aim of providing basic education for migrant children by enhancing their skills and motivating them. On the 8th of May 2014, the four members of the Tent School team (two FSL-India staff members and two international volunteers) began teaching basic computer literacy at the tent schools in Senapur and Marvante, Kundapura. Ten children from Senapur and twelve children from Marvante benefited from the computer literacy lessons. …
The Home Based Project (HBP) team of FSL-India conducted a summer camp in four tent schools in Brahmavar, Yedthadi, Maravanthe and Senapur from the 21st of April to the 7th of May. A total of 52 children participated in this summer camp. The camp was organized to create interaction between regular school going children and tent school children. The tent school team organized various recreational activities for children such as drawing, painting, outdoor games,…
On the 10th of March 2014 our hopes finally came true. The first Olive Ridley sea-turtles of this season hatched in our hatchery in Maravanthe, Kundapura. Nearly two months after their mother came ashore to lay her eggs, seventeen little babies made their way through the eggshell out of the nest. With the support of the Forest Department, our Home Based Project team released them a few meters before the sea to give them a…
On the 11th of March, our Home Based Project team decided to tackle the growing concern of improper waste management systems in Kundapura. Waste mismanagement was leading to debris in the ocean, causing harm to marine life, and littering the roads of the areas. The team, in order to draw the attention of the Municipality Authorities, met and consulted with Kodi Bearys College of Management, the NSS wing,…
On the 9th of December, 2013, our Home Based Project’s Tent School team decided to provide solar panels to migrant families in Senapur who reside in tents. Because these migrant families did not have electricity supply in their homes, come sunset, their children were unable to study or play inside. The smoke released from the candles and kerosene oil lamps would cause discomfort, thus preventing them from having a source of light indoors. The…