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LTV Orientation – December 2019

LTV Orientation – December 2019

In the month of December 2019, FSL India, Kundapura hosted 3 Long Term Volunteers from Italy, France and Denmark at our CEL (Centre for Experiential Living), at Kundapur. Our volunteers underwent different practical, theoretical and outdoor sessions for their successful journey in India and actively took part in each session. FSL India’s facilitators have taken extra care in organising this Orientation, in which some sessions included conflict management, roles and responsibilities, culture and Indian lifestyle, safety guidelines information, project introduction…

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LTV Cultural Event at Kollur on 19th December 2019 – Kollur Mookambika Goddess blesses FSL India’s volunteers

LTV Cultural Event at Kollur on 19th December 2019 – Kollur Mookambika Goddess blesses FSL India’s volunteers

“There’s the 9 o’clock bus”, Dinesh my coordinator says. We are still waiting for Miri, another volunteer and we realise we will have to take the next bus. The 3 of us are going to Kollur for a cultural visit today. “There’s Miri!” I exclaim as Miri descends from the 9 o’clock bus and walks towards us. We burst into laughter. She is right on time, and didn’t know what bus Dinesh had planned for us to take. Oh, well,…

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LTV Cultural Event, Pondicherry – December 2019

LTV Cultural Event, Pondicherry – December 2019

On 16th December 2019, FSL-India, Pondicherry’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Pondicherry. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Religion, the Nataraja temple and Thillai Kaali, at Chidambaram. The Nataraja Temple, also referred to as the Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu…

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LTV Cultural Event, Mysore– December 2019

LTV Cultural Event, Mysore– December 2019

On 9th December 2019, FSL India, Mysore’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Nature – KRS Dam, Mandya. The Brindavan Gardens is a garden located in the Mandya district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies adjoining the…

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LTV Cultural Event, Mysore – November 2019

LTV Cultural Event, Mysore – November 2019

On 11th November 2019, FSL India, Mysore’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteer. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Religion. Chamundeshwari Temple, named after the goddess Chamundi, sits atop the main hill. The main hill itself features an ancient stone stairway of 1,008 steps leading…

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FSL India along with our volunteers brought changes to Heskattur – Kundapura Region Intercultural Event at Heskattur Primary Government School

FSL India along with our volunteers brought changes to Heskattur – Kundapura Region Intercultural Event at Heskattur Primary Government School

FSL India’s Kundapura Region organised a cultural event at Heskattur Primary Government School. A plan was put in place well in advance to organise this cultural event, and the roles and responsibilities were shared to make it successful. So, for this programme, LTV Kundapura invited 35 of our volunteers from Udupi and Mangalore zones. In the morning, all the volunteers were greeted and received with a traditional welcoming ceremony. They also enjoyed a really nice breakfast at the school and…

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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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My Experiences in India – Miriam Seffers, Germany

My Experiences in India – Miriam Seffers, Germany

I am in India for 3 months and I want to report about my experiences here. My project is to teach English in the Government Higher Primary School, Anagalli. There are only 50 students and 3 other teachers. My daily work starts at 9:30 am and is finished at 3:30 pm. All come together for prayer before the lessons start. After that, I teach Nalli Kalli (1st-3rd Standards) and 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Standards. We sing English songs, or…

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Winter Camp at Varanashi Organic Farms – Miriam Seffers and Selin Yenice, Germany

Winter Camp at Varanashi Organic Farms – Miriam Seffers and Selin Yenice, Germany

From the 10th-20th October, we worked with 20 German volunteers on Varanashi Organic Farms. Our work was to fertilise different trees: cacao, nutmeg, arecanut and coconut trees. We fed the plants with 45 tons of manure and covered 15 acres with it. We worked in teams of 5-10. So, we split the work in different steps. That was very good and effective. Some people filled the buckets, some drove the trollies with the buckets to the plants and some put…

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LTV Bangalore Zone’s Contact Person & Host Family Workshops – November 2019

LTV Bangalore Zone’s Contact Person & Host Family Workshops – November 2019

FSL India is greatly indebted to our Project Partners and Host Families. Together, we join hands with our LTV team to make each and every volunteer’s journey in India both meaningful and comfortable. Every year, our LTV team organises a Contact Person workshop for our Project Partners and Host Families, to build a stronger relationship with FSL India and help them to have a better understanding of our volunteers. In all, 47 Contact Persons attended the workshops for Bangalore Region,…

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