Pushkar Work Camp December 2013

Pushkar Work Camp December 2013

Place: Pushkar Theme: Tribal / Culture / Kids Camp activities: Three international volunteers from Italy, Belgium and France actively participated in this camp. The camp was held in Aryavrat School started by a young team of motivated youngsters. The volunteers helped the Organisation in painting school walls. The children had a joyous time engaged in activities with the volunteers. The school has 80 children.    Intercultural Learning: The intercultural activities included trekking to Savitri temple, Henna and Indian family visit….

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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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Culture Shock – Non-formal education ICL module Session 3

Culture Shock – Non-formal education ICL module Session 3

On the 18th of January 2014, the Youth Development Programme (YDP) of FSL-India hosted its third and final session  of its three-part series on culture. This time, the session took place at Cubbon Park in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was a perfect Saturday afternoon for a gathering of 22 individuals (college students, young professionals and FSL-India staff), along with Shalini Menon and Bopanna (Educators Collective) and Shreya Talwar (YDP).   Again, using methods of experiential learning, participants were taken on an…

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“India – Multiple Ethnicities (Dis)order” – Non-formal education ICL module Session 2

“India – Multiple Ethnicities (Dis)order” – Non-formal education ICL module Session 2

On the 11th of January, the Youth Development Programme (YDP) of FSL-India hosted the second part of its three-part non-formal educational series on culture at our head office in Bangalore, Karnataka. Being in a country that consists of paradoxes, both ends of any extreme, contrast and differences, the YDP realised the significance of exploring this further. Shalini Menon (founder of Educators Collective and facilitator of the session) joined us again, along with Shreya Talwar (YDP), to present participants with an…

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“Keeping an “I” on Culture” – Non-formal education ICL module Session 1

“Keeping an “I” on Culture” – Non-formal education ICL module Session 1

On the 21st of December, the Youth Development Programme (YDP) of FSL-India hosted its first non-formal education session at our head office in Bangalore, Karnataka. The 13 participants consisted of college students and one of our very own FSL-India staff members. The YDP decided to launch non-formal education sessions because we truly believe that significant learning takes place outside the classroom, and off the desks and chairs.  Through activity based methods of experiential learning, 13 participants were invited to begin…

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Your first week in India

Your first week in India

The month of November saw another set of 18 mid- to long-term volunteers (MLTV) join us in India. Their first few days were carefully planned out for a week-long orientation session that discussed various aspects of what their stay in India would entail. The volunteers joined us from 9 different nationalities and the orientations took place at both our Bengaluru (Head Office) and Kundapura offices. Here is what you can expect from an orientation week:

Spreading the spirit of voluntarism

Spreading the spirit of voluntarism

Voluntarism forms the core of FSL-India’s activities, driving many of its initiatives. From our Home Based Projects (HBPs) to our workcamps, the spirit of giving back to a community for its betterment is a key pillar of our work. We therefore work to spread this spirit of voluntarism by speaking to high schools, youth clubs and colleges. Recently, we conducted presentations in Udupi District of Karnataka to facilitate discussions on the importance of volunteering. Through such activities, we work to…

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A GTG exercise: what do you appreciate about India?

A GTG exercise: what do you appreciate about India?

  We recently asked volunteers in our mid- to long-term volunteering (MLTV) projects what they appreciated about India, and received some interesting responses. We share them with you here, to give you a glimpse of what you might enjoy in India: ‘I appreciate… The Indian people their open- minded and caring way of treating us volunteersThe chance to live in a family to get to know the culture quite closely Yoga Helping people Delicious food Happiness of the children when…

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