In the month of July, FSL hosted 10 work camps in different parts of India including bilateral camps. Four work camps were bilateral camps. Eighty two volunteers from eighteen different countries took part in these work camps.

In Kudapur, 14 volunteers worked for 2 weeks in a school. They painted the walls of the school and did some educational paintings. Planted trees, made trash bins and educated the children about awareness of Sea turtle. Volunteers made presentations about their culture to the children and among themselves. They also learnt about Indian culture by visiting the local houses, a Hindu temple and they painted their hands with Henna.

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In Pondicherry, 5 volunteers did construction activities like shifted stones, sand, bricks and   mixed cement and helped mason. They have cleaned and painted the walls and also did some activities with the children like singing songs and playing games of different countries. They conducted sport, dance, drawing competition for children. They also visited local places of interest like a temple, a beach and a market.

           

             

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Rajasthan – Mount Abu was another place where FSL conducted a work camp to help a school. Seventeen volunteers did educational drawings, taught the children about the awareness health and hygiene and had various activities with the school students. They also learnt about Indian culture by visiting the local houses, a Hindu temple and attended Hindu wedding.  They also painted their hands with Henna.

           

           

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In Dharamsala, 20 volunteers participated from different countries worked in the school for 2 weeks and one week was trekking. The volunteers did educational, cultural and construction activities. They rebuilt a wall and made playground, did educational paintings and learn about Tibetan culture. They also interacted with the children, Tibetan youth and Tibetan Monk. The cultural program included a visit to the Dalai Lama temple, Bagru temple and waterfall. On international cooking day, they cooked dishes of their country and shared them with each other

           

           

            

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Bilateral Work Camps

In Mysore, Bangalore and Kundapur, FSL held work camps exclusively for volunteers from two of our South Korean partner organizations. The volunteers taught English, games, origami and educated the children about hygiene and also planted plants. They conducted sport, dance, and drawing Competitions for the children. They did educational paintings about environment and hygiene, painted walls, blackboards, toilet walls and pillars of the school.  The volunteers worked in the garden and play ground. On international cooking day, they cooked dishes of their country and shared with the children. They also learnt about Indian culture by visiting the local houses and they painted their hands with Henna. The volunteers did an extensive tour of historical locations to learn about Indian history and culture.

          

            

          

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