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Dobrain – Providing digital cognitive development support for children between the age 3-7

Dobrain – Providing digital cognitive development support for children between the age 3-7

Dobrain is an educational app created for assessing and helping cognitive development for children of ages 3-7. Through research Dobrain  developers found that the cognition development in mankind is maximum in the ages 3-7 after which the information absorbing capacity or the development slows down with time. Dobrain has concentrated on this age group and developed an app to help children between 3 to 7 age group develop their cognition to full potential. Dobrain provides a milestone report which is obtained…

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VOLUNTEER VOICE: “INDIA IS A COUNTRY LIKE NO OTHER”

VOLUNTEER VOICE: “INDIA IS A COUNTRY LIKE NO OTHER”

How can I describe my last 6 months here in India? Here I have gone through thehighest highs and lowest lows of my life. I can still remember how my host fatherpicked me up from the bus stop. I was so excited for my host family and new home.But the fear was unfounded. I received a very warm welcome from my host familywith food and a string of flowers. My host family consists of the parents, my twoyounger host brothers…

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India surprises you, every time new: Jenny Neumann, Germany – Women Empowerment Project

India surprises you, every time new: Jenny Neumann, Germany – Women Empowerment Project

I am living in a Ladies Hostel in Pondicherry, together with 3 other German volunteers. My first working place was the Tulir Uthavi Karam Foundation but some weeks ago I changed it to the Sri Annai Raani Convent Higher Secondary School in Katterikuppam (a small village 1 hour away from lovely Pondy). There, I teach the students from LKG to 5th Standard in spoken English. Teaching these young students can be really challenging sometimes, but I think the more I…

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I like to see something different a lot – Amelie Hagemann, Germany

I like to see something different a lot – Amelie Hagemann, Germany

By now, I am 5 months in India. The orientation week in the beginning, at the FSL Centre, was very good to get to know some Indian habits, but in the light version. I also met some other volunteers who would work in the same area as me, so I did not feel alone at all. In my project – Regular Teaching at Moodugiliyaru School, is a second volunteer, Luise. She already was there 1 month earlier, so I immediately…

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Village Development Programme by Kia – Eenadu, 9th January 2020

Village Development Programme by Kia – Eenadu, 9th January 2020

Kundavandanapalli Village Development Program by Kia Motors. Local collector requested  Kia to develop other villages also. FSL India, Better World, Kia Motors’ CSR project team all participated in the Village Development Programme Nishanti, Penukond’s Sub-Collector requested for educational equipments, toilets to be constructed and good school developments in other villages also.

My Experience in India: Lina Schumann, Germany – Regular Teaching

My Experience in India: Lina Schumann, Germany – Regular Teaching

Last April, I arrived in India and started working with FSL. In total, I’m staying for 11 months. My project is a Government Primary School at Mavinakatte, where I teach the children mainly from 1st to 5th standard. In general, I interact with the children and encourage them to speak English through language games, simple tasks, learning vocabulary, dancing and singing. I also give computer classes and training in correct spelling with the older children. In the beginning, the work…

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I have had a lot of interesting experiences so far – Lena Henke, Uthavi Karam Foundation (Thulir) – Women Empowerment

I have had a lot of interesting experiences so far – Lena Henke, Uthavi Karam Foundation (Thulir) – Women Empowerment

Vanakkam! My name is Lena and since 6 months now, I am living as a volunteer in Pondicherry, in the state of Tamil Nadu, in a ladies hostel. After spending the first half of my 11 months volunteer service in an NGO for community development, called Thulir Uthavi Karam Foundation, I decided to spend the second half in a school for disabled people, the Sharon Special School, where I started about 2 weeks ago. I deliberately used the first half…

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Kannada Rajyotsava Celebrations at Baikadi Tent School

Kannada Rajyotsava Celebrations at Baikadi Tent School

Kannada Rajyotsava or Kannada Day, also known as Karnataka Formation Day or Karnataka Rajyotsava, is celebrated on 1st November of every year. This was the day in 1973, when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of ‘‘Karnataka.” In memory of that day, we celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava Day along with FSL India’s  volunteers, locals and children at Baikadi Tent School. Rajyotsava day is celebrated with great joy and vigour all over the state…

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Tent School’s Children Day Celebration & Health Camp Event at Baikadi

Tent School’s Children Day Celebration & Health Camp Event at Baikadi

On 19th November, FSL India’s staff and HBP volunteers were gathered at Baikadi Tent Community to celebrate Children’s Day and help run a Health Camp with the collaboration of Haradi Grama Panchayat, Community Health Centre-Bramhavara, Tent  Community and Master of Social Work  college students from Milagres and Tenkanidiyoor colleges, Udupi. On the occasion of Children’s Day, the Haradi Panchayat  President  – Mrs. Jayalakshmi  A Shetty, Vice-President – Mr Kumar Suvarna, Taluk Panchayat Member – Mrs Vasanathi and  SELCO foundation staff…

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AFS NH-19, IJGD and EG Quarterly Evaluation at CEL

AFS NH-19, IJGD and EG Quarterly Evaluation at CEL

LTV team, Kundapur organised a Quarterly Evaluation for our Long Term Volunteers. The program was held for 3 days, from 27th-29th November 2019.  In total, 30 volunteers from AFS took part in this evaluation. The QTE was organised at FSL India’s Centre for Experiential Living, Kundapur. The objective of the QTE is to ensure that the volunteers understand about their project, host family and the intercultural acceptance through evaluation and to help them to prepare themselves for their future actions….

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