It has been 20 years (2003-2023) since we have been a host family of more than 50 volunteers for long-term and short-term projects from various countries. It is really nice to exchange cultures. We are still in contact with many of our volunteers; we call or message each other, we send wishes to each other on special occasions, and some of them even visit us after a few years. We really miss each one of them and hope to meet…
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…
FSL India, LTV team organised a “Contact Person and Host Family Workshop” on 15th November 2019 at FSL India’s CEL (Centre for Experiential Living), Kundapur for both Udupi and Mangalore zones. Totally, 52 participants including the contact person and host families from different places attended the workshop. The workshop started with energisers and games, and the participants enjoyed themselves and had a lot of fun. The CPHF workshop mainly focused on safety, group discussion on how best the host family…
In the month of November 2019, FSL India’s LTV Bangalore region organised a Quarterly Evaluation (QTE) for our Long Term Volunteers at Pondicherry. The event was conducted in Pondicherry from 20th to 22nd November 2019. 5 Volunteers from Mysore Zone, 10 volunteers from Kanchipuram Zone and 7 Volunteers from Pondicherry Zone from AFS, GRC & IJGD, Germany participated in the Evaluation. The main objective of the QTE is to ensure the volunteers’ understanding about their project, host family system and…