Work Camps
India was my home for 22 days. The most influential days of my life! Brittny Machel Lowe shares her experience It has been 2 months and 5 days since I first step foot in India! Even though time has passed I am still absorbing every second I lived for the 22 days. I say lived because that’s what I/we did. India was my home for 22 days. The most influential days of my life! As I am…
Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 2nd to 22nd July -2012) Number of Volunteers: 19 Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga Class every day from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. They were also involved with painting and conducting games with the children in Special school. The special attraction of the camp was the sessions on Ayurveda for volunteers. Volunteers also engaged in activities at the Dayaniketan Orphanage. They had activities with the kids of the Marian Centre for the mentally challenged. …
Kundapura Work Camp (FSL-WC-524 ) Number of Volunteers- 18 Theme: Social / Kids This is Vandana, the Work Camp Communicator reporting the highlights of the FSL-WC 524 Kundapura Camp. The camp began on 9th July and ended on 22nd July 2012. The camp had 18 highly motivated volunteers whose spirits were never dampened by the heavy monsoon rains of Kundapur!!! The team chose two schools- U.B.M.C School and Government Primary School for their activities. The Camp began with wall…
Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 4th to 24th June 2012) Number of Volunteers: 15 Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga Class every day from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. They were also involved with painting and conducting games with the children in Special school. The special attraction of the camp was the sessions on Ayurveda for volunteers. Sessions were conducted at the Parassini Kadava Ayurvedic College. Inter-cultural Learning: As part of the inter-cultural exposures, volunteers visited Muthappan…
Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 2nd to 22nd April -2012) Number of Volunteers: 10 Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga lesson every day. They also painted the Special School and cleaned the garden and performed activities with kids and visually challenged children. Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers visited Muthappan Temple, learnt about Indian cooking, participated in country presentation and visited snake park and Kalari Payat (Martial Arts). Tibetan Culture / Renovation (Dharamsala – 9th to 29tjh April)…
Wildlife / Environment (Mysore 12th to 25th March 2012) Total Volunteers: 6 Camp Activities: In the first week of the camp volunteers were engaged in wall painting at a local Anganwadi Centre. They also did educational drawing and taught to school children of Primary School at Periyapatna. During the second week of the camp volunteers participated in educational drawing, teaching English to the children at Periyapatna Government School and country presentation. Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers were invited…
Number of Volunteers- 9 Theme: Social / Kids Duration: 2 Weeks Hi I am Vandana, ‘Communicator- Work Camps’. I would like to share my experience at the recently concluded Bangalore Work Camp. The Work Camp at Bangalore had a great start with the motivated volunteers enthusiastically delving into the activities from the first day. The Project site was the BBMP School at Chinnnayanapalya, Wilson Garden, Bangalore. The volunteers initiated the camp with educational paintings. In two weeks the…
Rishikesh – Uttarakhand (Meditation/Culture/Kids/) SPL–169 Hallow Everybody! In continuation to the previous blog post on 3rd July, once again I am here to update you with recent developments at Rishikesh Work Camp. In spite of little challenges, it goes without saying that the camp is running very successfully. Undoubtedly the volunteers enjoy every bit of moment which I am sure leaves an indelible mark in the heart and mind. Well, let me begin with a point to…
Rishikesh – Uttarakhand (Meditation/Culture/Kids/) SPL–169 Hallow Everybody! My name is Ranjit, Chief Documentation and Liaison Coordinator of FSL-India. Currently I am posted at Rishikesh for a very brief period to assist the Team Leader Mr. Balasubramanyam (popularly known as Bala) and the international volunteers of the camp. I am here to give you a brief snapshot about the work camp at Rishikesh. As per the schedule the camp here begun on 2nd July with an informal inauguration…
During January and February 2012, FSL-India organised work camp in Chennai for South-Korean volunteers. Puduperu is one of the villages where around 30 Korean volunteers participated in varieties of activities with school children and renovated the school building. During the camp volunteers were extremely glad and impressed by children’s affectionate gestures, communication, cultural exposure, food and so on. Children also invited the Korean volunteers to their homes and shared with them about traditional practices and socio-cultural values. Recently, with…