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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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Sea-turtle conservation work camp in Kundapura

Sea-turtle conservation work camp in Kundapura

      In the month of January, our work camp team leader, Deepak Poojary, led a sea-turtle conservation and environment themed work camp in Kundapura. Joining the team were three international volunteers from South Korea and one national volunteer.       Their activities included an awareness raising programme on sea-turtle conservation for school children and the fishermen community, as well as building a Turtle Information Centre. Volunteers also had the chance to visit local temples and go on…

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Happy Move Camp 2014

Happy Move Camp 2014

      Our 12th Happy Move Camp (HMC) 2014 kick started on the 16th of January and lasted till the 27th of January. Collaborating with us was Better World, South Korea, Hyundai Motor Company (South Korea) and Hyundai Motor Company (India).       The HMC was run in two phases across villages in the Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. 130 volunteers joined us for the first phase, and 131 volunteers joined us for the second phase. They undertook…

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Senapur Kitchen Garden

Senapur Kitchen Garden

        On the 27th of November, 2013, our Home Based Project’s Tent School team, along with two volunteers, Katharina and Amanda, went to Senapur, in Kundapura planted a kitchen garden for seven migrant families. With help from the migrant families, the whole team sowed ten varieties of vegetable seeds and created a fence around the 10×8 square feet kitchen garden.         The aim of this activity was to combat severe malnutrition experienced by migrant families…

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Host Family and Contact Person Workshop 2014

Host Family and Contact Person Workshop 2014

            Every year, the long-term volunteering team at FSL-India hosts its annual Host Family and Contact Person Workshops across South India. This year, the workshops took place seven zones; Hunsur, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Chennai, Kundapur, Mulky and Sirsi during the month of January. Joining the FSL-India team were two external trainers who facilitated the following objectives of the workshops by means of experiential learning. A total of 177 participants benefited from these workshops.  The objectives of…

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Volunteers’ Get Together in January

Volunteers’ Get Together in January

        January month’s long-term volunteer’s get-together (GTG) took place on the 16th and 17th at the beautiful Kawari Palm Grove Resort in Murudeshwar, North Canara District. Five members of our Kundapur staff team facilitated the GTG activities for 15 long-term international volunteers.         The activities included introductions, energisers, experience sharing, a Q & A period and team-building games. In sharing experiences, volunteers spoke about their challenges living in host families, culture shock and learning…

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The best decision I could make…

The best decision I could make…

        Svenja Melina Opitz, one of our long-term volunteers from Weltwarts AFS Germany has been working at the De Mercede Orphanage since August. She writes to us from the village of Paneer, in Mangalore Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District. Following is a personal account of her experiences.  “Namaskara everybody! India – on the 4th of August I arrived here in the middle of the Monsoon. Actually I was really excited and counted the days before my arrival. And…

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Beach clean-up certificate distribution

Beach clean-up certificate distribution

        On the 20th and 21st of January, 2014, our Home Based Project team in Kundapura initiated a certificate distribution activity as a token of recognition for participants of our “debris free ocean” beach clean-up which took place on the 21st of September 2013. The clean-up activity had collected 13 tonnes of waste and had mobilized around 600 volunteers from schools, colleges, the fishermen community, youth clubs, self-help groups, Rotary members and more.        …

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Children’s Gram Sabha in Marvanthe

Children’s Gram Sabha in Marvanthe

         On the 30th of December, 2013, Austin and Manjula from our Home Based Project team, along with other NGOs such as Namma Bhoomi and the Azim Premji Foundation, collaborated with the Marvanthe Panchayat to hold the annual Children’s Gram Sabha (children’s parliament) at V.K. Kamath Hall in Kundapura. From primary school children, to high school students, participants raised awareness on the needs and issues of their schools and community. Over 200 students, 15 teachers, the president…

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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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