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Volunteer Voice: ‘Discovering myself through India’

Volunteer Voice: ‘Discovering myself through India’

My time in India was very wonderful. I got to meet very nice people and learn a lot about India and about myself. The project where I worked and lived gave me this opportunity. I am working in an agricultural project. The project belongs to the Mount Rosary Institute, a Catholic organisation. Here, they grow coconut and arecanut trees as well as various plants from beautiful flowers to vegetables like ladyfingers and cucumbers. This place is very peaceful and nice….

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India so far..

India so far..

My overall experience of India is very positive!After the first weeks of constant confrontation with new things I got to see all the beautiful things about Indian culture, people and the land. Because literally everything is different to Germany it was obviously a lot to handle in the first place, though I had a very warm welcome and felt home soon! Indian people have been so welcoming and open towards me and for that I am very thankful. I got…

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Argentinian university student volunteers visit Mysore & Hunsur

Argentinian university student volunteers visit Mysore & Hunsur

From 30th September to 15th October, 15 Argentinian youth from Universidad Siglo 21, Buenos Aires visited ODP-Mysore and Hunsur to participate in FSL India’s work camp. The theme of the camp was Culture, Education and Nature. The Argentinian youth had an educational and inspiring time during their 3 weeks in India. They began their experience by an exposure visit to an agricultural farm. Here, they watched a demo of bio pesticides and prepared ‘Jeevamruta’ and ‘Panchagavya’ organic fertilisers along with…

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FSL-India Volunteers Visit Kannada Kudru Island!

FSL-India Volunteers Visit Kannada Kudru Island!

On 19th June during a rainy morning, 3 FSL-India volunteers Hanan, Alex and Linda, along with Venkatesh, Senior Program Manager of FSL-India, set out to discover the beauty of Kannada Kundru, an island around 10 kilometres from Kundapura. This small island is surrounded by salty water and the people living there used to get to the mainland by boats. Since 4 years, it is connected with a long, firm bridge. In this way, the inhabitants can easily get to the…

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Kitchen Garden in Pappankuzhi

Kitchen Garden in Pappankuzhi

       During the months of July and August, 2013, FSL-India had collaborated with Better World Korea, Hyundai Motors India and Hyundai Motor Company Korea for the 11th Happy Move Camp in Pappankuzhi, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu.             A kitchen garden had been promoted then and on the 22nd of April, 2014, a field office of our Chennai team went to visit it. To their great pleasure, the field officer found the small 10 ft…

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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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