Kundapur : Every month Get Togethers (GTG) are conducted to give all the Long and Mid Term volunteers of FSL India, a chance to share their experiences with the group and also a one to one talk with their coordinators and this month’s GTG met its goal too. With 4 International Long term volunteers and 3 Staffs, the GTG in the month of June was conducted on 12th of July at the Green Wood Resort in Senapur. Although the group…
Health on Stage Team leader: Deepak, Bharathi The “Health on Stage” workcamp is a unique model that attempts to involve young international volunteers and engage them in intensive dialogue with local community by using “forum theatre” as the medium for communication. The Health on stage camp was implemented in the slums of Bangalore and rural areas in Mysore. Water related issues and waterborne diseases were the important components of Health on Stage camp. Initially the volunteers was involved in social…
Bangalore: From 1st to 5th of July, FSL India’s Bangalore office received and held the Orientation week for Anna Švagrová from INEX-SDA, Czech Republic, Yui Nakashima from NICE, Japan, Jakob Dirksen from IJGD, Germany and Joanna Tomanek from SCI-Poland. Joanna Tomanek was the fifth EVS (European Voluntary Service) for 3 Months. Like all the Orientation week, this orientation was no different, with 4 participants from 4 different countries, there was lots of fun and scope for inter-cultural learning. The Country…
Bangalore : A fruitful Get Together (GTG) at Maralkunte on 13th and 14th of June. Participants – 8 International Volunteers and 5 FSL India Staffs. The day started with a visit to the Maralkunte village, a hour and half journey by Bus from Bangalore. This beautiful village had a variety of farms and greenery around and the kind hearted villagers were very welcoming and generous. Mr. Bala the contact person, took the participants on a village tour and the volunteers…
Yoga in God’s own country Team Leaders: Rahul and Raghavan Kerala, known more often as ‘God’s own country’, is famous for its beautiful backwaters and lush greenery. Volunteers to the camp divide their day between activities at the Marine Special School in the mornings and yoga and ayurveda classes in the evenings. Intercultural learning includes a visit to the Muthappan Temple, followed by a visit to a school that teaches Kalaripayattu, an ancient Indian martial art form. In this camp,…
Kundapur : 2 volunteers – Julie Schneider from JR, France and Céline Moquet from SJ, France reached Kundapur on 3rd of June to participate in an orientation seminar before they started their projects. As there were only 2 volunteers, the Orientation week was held from 3rd to the 5th of June. The volunteers were picked up from the Meeting point by a staff of FSL India and the day started with the traditional Indian welcome with Vermillion Tilak, Arati with…
The Get together (GTG) for Bangalore and Kundapur region volunteers was conducted together on the 23rd and 24thof May at Yercaud, a hill station in Salem District of Tamil Nadu, a popular summer tourist destination often referred to as the Jewel of the South.
One of our volunteers, Marta Troc, writes about her experience in India: What can I say about India after being here almost three months? I didn’t expect that it’ll happen so soon, but I already found MY OWN India and I must admit – it is incredible. Five paragraphs to prove it: Intercultural experience
Bangalore : After a gap of 3 long Years, FSL India in the month of May received 4 Polish female ( Anna Paczes, Marta Anna Troc, Marta Chodacka and Ewelina Wadelik) EVS (European Voluntary Service) volunteers from our partner organization Service Civil International, Poland. Together with them there were 7 more international participants – Clara Vanessa Backes from IJGD, Germany, Milka Kahn and Janice Leonard from SVI, Belgium, Cedric Balzard, Alex Choquet and Marion Houillot from JR, France, Miriam Garcia…
Two of our volunteers Marlene and Paula write about their experiences in India: