As winter sets in at Bangalore, we, at FSL, begin the new season with a series of winter camps. Planned for long-term volunteers who are involved in teaching, these camps are conducted during school holidays. Take a look at what we did recently: Makkala Mitra Sparsha Trust Our winter camp in Bangalore took place at the Sparsha Trust from 7th to 18th October. Sparsha Trust works to ensure children are not deprived of their constitutional rights and are provided a…
On April 5th the Eco-team, visited “The English Academy” (TEA) in Kundapur. After a brief introduction of the facility, Mr. Pradeep, the man in-charge, held a session on environmental issues. Around 35 children participated in the program, interacting with the volunteers during their English class.
This year, volunteers can be a part of up to 10 environmental projects initiated by FSL – India. Underpinning these initiatives is a strong focus on awareness raising, with volunteers reaching out to local, underdeveloped communities to highlight the socio-economic benefits of conserving their natural resources. Designed around the importance of education as a tool for conservation, our Environment Education (EE) projects require volunteers to visit schools, youth groups and colleges to initiate dialogue on environmental concerns. This ‘Eco Team’…
My name is Mariona. I am 23 years old and I originally from Catalonia (Spain). I came to India as it had always been a dream for me. I had heard about it, read about it, and wandered how the life is there in reality. I have been living in this country for two months now, and I already feel as part of it. A part of me belongs to all the kids who have been calling me “Akka”, to…
About Me: My name is Paul Wullenweber, I am from Germany and now very close to completing my third month here in India. I left Germany in early August to join FSL India’s home-based-project “Environmental Education” in the course of my year in the German IJFD-programme. My Host Family: At the moment and for the next eight months, I am living in a host family a little outside of Kundapura. Although only my host mother Prathiba speaks English quite well,…
Namaskara! We are Lea and Insa from Germany. By now we are in India since two months and we do a one year volunteer service at the Seon Ashram Trust. It is located in the small village Gandibagilu which is in the south of the state Karnataka. We are doing social work with physically and mentally challenged children people as well as people who have psychological disorder. Every person who lives at the Ashram has his or her own story and fate: Old people, widows,…
FSL-India organized Winter Camp at Sevalaya, Chennai for duration of two weeks from 9th to 19th October 2012. There were 18 German volunteers in the camp who participated in various activities such as construction of pathway from the entrance to main school building which is 140 meters. They painted 24 Black Boards at Sevalaya and drew pictures of vegetables, animals and flowers in three kindergartens. Volunteers also participated in agriculture activities such as kitchen garden, banana plantation and cleaning…
In early October 2012, a total of 17 new volunteers from eight countries across the world (Germany – 6, Spain – 2, France – 2, Belgium – 3, Netherlands – 1, USA – 1, Finland – 1 and Austria -1) arrived for long-term volunteering service. Keeping in mind the importance of inter-cultural dimension of volunteering effort, FSL-India organised a week-long orientation for the new volunteers. The orientation program was organised at Kundapur and Bangalore from 1st to 7th October 2012. While…
India honours the teachers on 5th September every year. The Teachers’ Day celebration in Kundapur this year wore a special event. Miss Larissa Haesler, an FSL-India volunteer from Germany was honoured on Teachers’ Day by Woman and Children Development Society and Keeleshwari Youth Club for her volunteering service and teaching in Keeleshwari Kindergarten School.
FSL-India has placed Miss Kusaka Miyako from Japan at Sneha Care Home. The Sneha Care Home primarily focuses on empowering and educating the HIV/AIDS infected children and the children who are orphans children with single parent. The project is running a home for the children. The children are within the age group of 4 to 12 years.