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The Joy of Learning: Raju, Nisarga Grama, Sparsha Trust, Bangalore

The Joy of Learning: Raju, Nisarga Grama, Sparsha Trust, Bangalore

Hello to one and all! My name is Raju. Since April 2018, I am working at Nisarga Grama, Sparsha Trust. As the person in charge of Nisarga Grama, I am responsible for all the 133 children which are living here at the moment. In the morning. the children wake up at 6 am to do yoga and their prayers. After that. they get ready for school, eat their breakfast and leave for school around 9 am. Between 3.30 pm and…

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Attending an Indian wedding: LTV Cultural Event, Mysore – January 2019

Attending an Indian wedding: LTV Cultural Event, Mysore – January 2019

On 26th January 2019, FSL-India-Mysore’s Coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on an Indian Cultural theme, and we took our volunteers to an Indian Christian wedding. Our idea of a typical Christian wedding revolves around frothy white dresses, tons of…

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11 months, 334 days, 8016 hours in India – Thorben Johannes Werner Roth, Germany

11 months, 334 days, 8016 hours in India – Thorben Johannes Werner Roth, Germany

Vanakkam! My name is Thorben Roth and I am a volunteer from Germany, and I came this year, in April, to India. I am doing a social service, which will last 11 months and I came with a group of people, who are also doing the same. My organisation is AFS-Germany, but the partner organisation which is the organization I am working with is FSL-India, located in India. My project in which I am working is a school for special…

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Looking forward to collecting more amazing experiences with the children at Sparsha Trust (Street Children Teaching): Marthe Kiesler & Charlotte Mertz, Germany

Looking forward to collecting more amazing experiences with the children at Sparsha Trust (Street Children Teaching): Marthe Kiesler & Charlotte Mertz, Germany

We are Marthe Kiesler and Charlotte Mertz, 2 volunteers from Germany, working in a shelter for underprivileged children in Hesaraghatta, a village on the outskirts of Bangalore City. The shelter, called “Nisarga Grama” is one of 6 shelters that belong to the organization “Sparsha Trust”, founded in 2005 by R Gopinath.

Cultural Event, Mysore – December 2018

Cultural Event, Mysore – December 2018

On 11th December 2018, FSL-India’s Mysore coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on the theme of Religion and we took our 5 volunteers to St Philomena’s Church.