Last Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, around 50 children from Mavinakatte Primary School came to our training centre in Shetrakatte for a session on Health and Hygiene. The session took 3 hours in the morning and we developed many different activities in this short time regarding health and hygiene and environment.
During January -16 FSL-India, HBP team along with Work camp team conducted drawing competition and prize distribution program at Government higher primary school Mavinkatte, 54 children from 6th & 7th standard participated. Theme of the competition about Environmental issues & agriculture, where the participants are encouraged to visualize their environment as well as current negative influences upon it.
On 2nd of February – 16, FSL-India’s tent school team organized an education trip for Yedthadi and Bykadi tent school children to Pilikula Nisargadhama. It was the first excursion trip to Yedthadi & Bykadi children. Usually tent school children will not get a chance to go for exposure trip, because of that we organizes trips which makes children happy.
Chaitanya Special School Children from Kundapura had day out on 2nd February at FSL India Training Center at Kundapura.
Probationary District collector Ms. Shikha Dahiya visited training center on 3rd February with Gulwadi panchayath village accountant and panchayath members. She wanted to know about FSL intervention, projects and volunteer experience . FSL staff Mr. Jeevan briefed her about FSL, volunteer services, HBP projects, work camp, YDP, TC,CSR, host family concept etc.
On 30th January -2016 FSL-India’s Kundapur team organized free Ayurvedic health Check-up & free medicines distribution camp for community at our Shetrakatte training centre with collaboration of Rotary club Kundapur South, Rotary community unit – Tallur, Mr. Janab M. Chareyabba Saheb – Mavinkatte, Dharmasthala rural development SHG federation – Mavinkatte and Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara ayurveda hospital Kutpadi. In this camp 237 community people from Mavinkatte, Karki, Gulvadi, Tallur, Shetrakatte, Kenchanur, Hattiangadi, Neralkatte enrolled and availed free medicines.
The camp theme focused on Sustainable Agriculture/Yoga/Kids.There were total of 5 volunteers with 4 Koreans and 1 French.The main objective was to give an exposure to the volunteers about the sustainable agriculture activities at our training Centre at Shetrakatte, Kundpura.Meanwhile the volunteers learned about Yoga and other cultural aspects of India.They also took part in activities in school based on Plastic and Waste Management.
On 20th January FSL India Kundapura organized YDP and FSL promotional activity for Bhandarkars college at Kundapura. Mr. Sathya Narayan lecturer from college, welcomed FSL staff ,volunteers and introduced all staff also explained us about college activities.
On 16th Saturday MSW students from School of social work Roshni Nilaya Mangalore visited and interacted with volunteers and staff of FSL-India Kundapura.
Youth Day in India is celebrated which is takes place on January 12, on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984, the Government of India declared and decided to observe the Birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India’s Communication, “ It was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian…