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Happy Movers at Anantapur

Happy Movers at Anantapur

FSL-India has been conducting Happy Move Camps for the last 11 years at Chennia, Delhi and from last year, at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The purpose of the HMC is to foster global leadership of volunteers through the Happy Move Program, while providing a higher quality of life to the rural communities. The 22nd Happy Move Camp was conducted from 15th-24th January 2019 at Kuruvandlapalli village, close to Penakonda in Anantapur, along with volunteers from Kia Motors, South Korea and students…

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My first 3 months in India – Chantal Steckroth, Germany

My first 3 months in India – Chantal Steckroth, Germany

This is my first report about my volunteering in India 2018-19 and I will describe my first impressions of India, my normal days, my experiences and challenges so far. My stay in India started with a bus ride from the airport in Mangalore to the FSL-India Training  Centre, where all the volunteers had a “preparation week”. The vehicle was smaller than the buses we were used to, mostly because all of the luggage, which was inside of the bus. Anyway,…

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YDP’s Book Drive

YDP’s Book Drive

The first chapter of the Book Drive was kick-started in February 2017. FSL-India’s Youth Development Program helped a Naxalite-affected school in Kapsi, Chattisgarh set up a library. Posters were put up in colleges and book stores in and around the city to encourage people to donate books. Goobe’s Book Republic in Bangalore was one of the biggest donors for the bookdrive. We successfully collected close to 300 books for the school in Kapsi. The book drive is a bi-monthly affair….

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Building Bridges in Blue Mahal

Building Bridges in Blue Mahal

In August 2017, 15 international volunteers from Europe joined the 2 week long ‘Blue Mahal’ work camp at Jodhpur Rajasthan, organized by FSL-India for an Environment / Kids / Culture theme. Around 230 school children benefited from the camp activities of this 2 week program.

Solveig’s experiences so far…

Solveig’s experiences so far…

     Solveig Freiling, a long-term volunteer (LTV) from Germany has been working at Nallurpala School in Mysore, Karnataka since August 2013. With four months to go, she writes to us about her experiences and insights so far.        “I was brought up in a very creative family in Germany. My Mother is an artist and my father is a musician. So since I was small, I was in contact with all different kinds of arts. I think…

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India – You should come see it on your own…

India – You should come see it on your own…

      Antonia Hauser, one of our long-term volunteers from Germany, volunteered for four months at the Paramedical Educational Trust in Tamil Nadu. The organisation believes in “Health for the Rural Mass in India.” Antonia conducted awareness programmes for community members on the topics of health and hygiene and taught school children English and environmental studies. Following is her reflection of her stay in India.        “When I planned my trip to India, I was talking to…

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Education, environment and children’s bilateral camp in Bangalore

Education, environment and children’s bilateral camp in Bangalore

        In the month of January 2014, work camp team leader, Manjunath, led a bilateral camp for six volunteers from South Korea. The theme of this work camp was education, environment and children. The volunteers worked in a government school in Bangalore, teaching around 80 children about environment related issues such as pollution and conservation, as well as basic Engish schools, educational drawing and wall painting.                     The…

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Update on 9th Happy Move Camp – 2012

Update on 9th Happy Move Camp – 2012

FSL-India has been implementing CSR project titled Happy Move Global Youth Volunteers and Model Village (MVP) in Tamil Nadu.  The program primarily aimed to serve the communities of Sriperumbudur and Kanchipuram districts. It is supported by Hyundai Motors Company (HMC) as part of corporate social responsibility.   FSL-India hosted the 9th Happy Move Global Youth Camp for South Korean Volunteers. The program was organized for 13 days in Kancheepuram District from 15th to 27th July 2012. Altogether 128 Korean volunteers,…

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Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in July 2012

Long Term Volunteers – New Arrivals in July 2012

In early July 2012, a group of 14 volunteers from 6 countries arrived FSL- India for long-term volunteering program. FSL-India organised a week-long orientation for volunteers in Bangalore and Kundapur. While twelve volunteers participated in the orientation in Bangalore two were given orientation at Kundapur. The orientation was scheduled from 2nd to 68th July 2012.    FSL-India team cordially welcomed the volunteers with garlands of jasmine, vermilion tilak marks on the forehead and Aarathi. Several sessions were conducted to provide…

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