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Dharamasala workcamp- November

Dharamasala workcamp- November

 Theme: Culture/ Environment/Construction  Place: Dharamasala;                          Camp dates: 3rd to 23rd November, 2014    Team leader: Chandan Volunteers: 13 , 4- America, 4-France, 3-S.Korea, 1-Germany and 1-Belgium Environment: In this workcamp, we had 13 international volunteers. Our team leader aided the volunteers to achieve their satisfaction and fulfillment that they seek through volunteerism. The volunteers actively took part in various activities in the Forsythgang  government primary school, the activities are renovating school wall, school wall painting and educational drawing. The volunteers also involved in…

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Sea turtle conservation camp in Kundapur, October

Sea turtle conservation camp in Kundapur, October

We had total 7 international volunteers participated in our camp.The volunteers are from Britan, Japan, Czech and Spain. The international volunteers built Turtle Information Centres in Maravente beach, Mural painting in Gangulli harbor and built hatchery at Gangulli.  

Construction/Environment/Tibetan Culture in Dharamshala

Construction/Environment/Tibetan Culture in Dharamshala

          From the 3rd of March to the 23rd of March, we had two volunteers from the United States participate in a Construction/Environment/Tibetan Culture themed workcamp in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Even though it was a small group, our two team leaders aided the two international volunteers to achieve satisfaction and fulfilment that they sought through volunteerism.They actively took part in various activities including painting a school wall and black board, and educational drawing at Dharamkot Government…

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Education/Environment/Renovation/Children workcamp in Kundapura

Education/Environment/Renovation/Children workcamp in Kundapura

      A second workcamp (WC) took place in Kundapura, Karnataka in the month of February. Its theme was Education/Environment/Renovation/Children. Attending this WC were seven international volunteers, one national volunteer and two WC team leaders.       Volunteers worked at a government school and constructed hand washing sinks, painted two classrooms and taught students basic English, Maths, sports and environmental issues such as pollution and conservation. Over a 100 children benefited from the activities of this WC.      …

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Sea-turtle conservation and environment workcamp in Kundapura

Sea-turtle conservation and environment workcamp in Kundapura

           A sea turtle conservation/environment themed workcamp (WC) took place in Kundapura, Karnataka in the month of February 2014. Attending were two international volunteers, one national volunteer and one team leader.         Participants built a sea-turtle information center in Kodi beach and raised awareness to the fishermen community on the importance of sea-turtle conservation. Volunteers also put on a puppet-show in Berary Primary School for 60 children, spreading the same idea of sea-turtle…

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Social/Children/Culture workcamp in Jodhpur

Social/Children/Culture workcamp in Jodhpur

      In February 2014, four international volunteers from South Korea and the Netherlands joined two workcamp (WC) team leaders in Jodhpur, Rajasthan for a Social/Children/Culture themed WC. Almost 80 school children benefited from the activities of this WC.      All participants worked in the Samaj Shishu Shiksan Sansthan School; doing renovation and painting, as well as teaching basic English and Maths and carrying out sports activities and educational games.       Volunteers also put on an environmental awareness programme…

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Sea-turtle conservation work camp in Kundapura

Sea-turtle conservation work camp in Kundapura

      In the month of January, our work camp team leader, Deepak Poojary, led a sea-turtle conservation and environment themed work camp in Kundapura. Joining the team were three international volunteers from South Korea and one national volunteer.       Their activities included an awareness raising programme on sea-turtle conservation for school children and the fishermen community, as well as building a Turtle Information Centre. Volunteers also had the chance to visit local temples and go on…

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Education, environment and children’s bilateral camp in Bangalore

Education, environment and children’s bilateral camp in Bangalore

        In the month of January 2014, work camp team leader, Manjunath, led a bilateral camp for six volunteers from South Korea. The theme of this work camp was education, environment and children. The volunteers worked in a government school in Bangalore, teaching around 80 children about environment related issues such as pollution and conservation, as well as basic Engish schools, educational drawing and wall painting.                     The…

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Organic farming/ environment work camp in Pondicherry

Organic farming/ environment work camp in Pondicherry

      During the month of January 2014, two of our work camp team leaders; Sandesh and Vinoth, led an organic farming and environment themed work camp in Pondicherry. Attending this work camp were five volunteers from three different countries; the Netherlands, South Korea and India.               The work camp participants collaborated with the Center for Environment and Agricultural Development (CEAD) in a vermicompost activity during which the volunteers learned about vermiflitration, vermiwash…

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Kerala Work Camp December 2013

Kerala Work Camp December 2013

Theme: Yoga/Ayurveda/Culture Place: Kerala, South India Camp Activities: One international volunteer from Holland participated and dedicated himself wholly to the special children by responsibly undertaking the task of teaching, playing with them and making them feel loved and cared. In the evenings, the volunteer participate in Yoga classes and the Ayurveda Classes. Intercultural Learning: As part of intercultural learning the Team leaders took the volunteer to visit Muthappan temple, snake park. He was lucky to have witness the famous ‘Theyyam’ dance performed…

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