India is incredible with all its traditions, festivals and especially its people!!! I am Nils, FSL India volunteers for the last nine months. I am placed at Hunsur, near Mysore passed way too fast. I lived in an Indian family, went to traditional Indian weddings, learned to read the local language Kannada. I became friends to auto-rickshaw drivers and the most contended. I worked during the day time with tribal children. The first four months I worked for…
We have the most natural gym here, but carrying water buckets and milk cans is so much nicer than sitting on a cross trainer Living in a small village in the middle of nature has been a new experience for us. In our home towns, the milk as well as the vegetables comes from the supermarket, the water out of the tab and the energy out of the power points, 24 hours a day. In Shanti Ashram, most of the…
Antonin an FSL India Volunteers Speaks on Mantra of Harvesting Everyday Harvesting everyday could be the mantra of Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) where we are placed as volunteers to work on water issues. Based in Bangalore, this organisation is specialized in addressing water problems through efforts like rainwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is a new concept for us as foreigner volunteers. We did not have experienced of rainwater harvesting in our home country. Indeed water problems and issues largely vary from…
I want to describe how much I enjoy with the children and my stay in the project My name is Dennis Jan. I am an FSL India volunteer from Germany sponsored by BMZ through AFS-Germany. Since the 7th August 2011, I have been working as a teacher in the project “DEED – Development through education”. The main target of the project is to visit the tribal community in the area and search for orphan children and children from very poor…
Some differences I could notice between Indian and French cultures! I would say people are friendly India. They come to me freely to ask questions about me, in the street, in the bus and in shops. In France people are more closed, it is less easy to start a conversation with a stranger. Except from small town, in France you would not greet people that you do not know while you walk in the street. If you do so, they…
Looking back to your expectations and goals, would you like to comment on your overall experience here? Don’t regret at all that I took the time to do this project. I learned a lot hear about India and also about myself. I also had a lot of fun staying here. Although there are people who want to cheat you there are at least as many who are very open interested and willing to help you. Johan Albert Saelens, Germany We…
“Life is like a roller coaster ride and if you don’t hold on to your values, principles and morals in life, the roller coaster will take the better of you”. Hi, I would take time to have a brief introduction about myself. My Name is Sonia Wright. I am born and brought up in Bangalore. I have completed my Bachelors in Psychology & intend to pursue diplomas in Child Care. My Passion is to work with Children as a final…
The Education and Renovation Team for the 1st batch has about 75 Korean volunteers who will stay for a duration of 2 weeks. The visiting volunteers will take up education and renovation works in the Government schools and villages. The Education team is responsible for conducting teaching sessions for the school children related to basic English and Mathematics, Environmental awareness, Health and Hygiene awareness. Creative learning methods are used to conduct the sessions, through art, drawing, games, music, dance, flash…
The “5th Happy Move Camp” started on the 16th of July in Chennai. A total of 250 Korean volunteers will arrive in 2 batches of 125 volunteers each, along with a group of 20 Korean doctors. Each batch stays for a period of 2 weeks. 1 st Batch – 16 th July to 28 th July – 125 volunteers and 10 doctors 2 nd Batch – 30 th July to 11 th August – 125 volunteers and 10 doctors The…
Namaste! My name is Martha Pinsker and I work in Chaitanya Special School. It provides mental and physical handicapped children with education, recreational activities and medical care. There are about 30 students at the age of 5-25 attending school. I work at Chaitanya for 11 month now and I really like the work here. The children are lovely and they make me smile every day. My stay in India is almost over as I will leave in two weeks. I…