On the 2nd of September 2018, I moved from India to Germany for the Weltwärts volunteer program, facilitated by FSL-India. I was excited like everybody else, as this was a huge transition in every way. The last 3 ½ months in the city of Berlin has given me many fresh experiences I will never forget. My host organisation IJGD has been such a great support over the last few months. From the first day at the airport till we got to…
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,…
On the 14th of January 2019, FSL-India’s 22nd Happy Move Camp kicked off at Anantapur. FSL-India’s team and 80 South Korean Volunteers along with 16 Indian volunteers and 5 artists participated in the renovation and construction work at ITI college, Anantapur. On the 19th of January, the Korean and Indian volunteers divided into 4 groups and each group carried out different activities: Team A was involved in making a garden fence and construction of a wash basin. Team B constructed…
At FSL-India, we feel that volunteering abroad is an experience that every Indian should try at some point in time. Our Outbound program offers this magical journey to all individuals between the ages of 18-29 years. Last year, Margret Johnson, Samson E Kanth, Canute D Souza, Nikhil Thomas, Gitanjali Srinivas Murthi, Prashanth Basavana Gowdru, Fedora Deepanjali, Robin Prakash and Anushri Joshi stepped into a plane and flew away to the other side of the world. It was a dream come true, an unimaginable tryst…
They are not from India but they came with purpose. They decided to live and work for long time in India. Language is one the basic barrier to communicate with local people so I am here to teach Kannada. My Name is Anusha Adiga, 21 year old and I am working in a NGO. My home is near to FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living and I am teaching Kannada for 8 volunteers from Germany. This is first time that I am…
These 3 weeks (12th July-2nd August 2017) started with many expectations, excitement and lots of energy to work, learn and help a bit in the local community. Of course, the expectations we had were totally wrong, and India had way more things to offer as we could have ever imagined. We lived many new experiences that we will never forget, like the first tuk tuk ride, or living a common Indian life. All our senses were awakened during this fantastic…
The 28th International Youth Forum was a week-long program that conglomerated individuals from various backgrounds, nationalities and ideas to address the very relevant issue of strengthening regional cooperation by youth exchange. The forum, which was organized in multifaceted South Korea, has proved to be one of the most valuable experiences of my life. There were many reasons why this experience was more than any ordinary youth exchange or cultural exchange program. I can, however, conclude that through this time, the…
It is a great pleasure for FSL-India to let everyone know that Shri Pramodh Madhvaraj, our honourable Minister for Youth Empowerment & Sports, Karnataka, visited us today, Thursday 7th September 2017, at our Centre for Experiential Living, Kundapur. During his visit, he learned about our projects through a photo exhibition, watching a video about our work and through discussions with our President, Mr. Rakesh Soans. After a walk around our premises, he met the new batch of 30 German and…
Travelling is one of the most charming adventures of life – visiting different countries and cultures, discovering new places and habits. But some travels are different – sometimes you feel the need not just to travel to a country, but to live it, purely. That was my idea when first I decided to come to India. In my imagination, it was such a captivating place to experience and I was deeply curious to enjoy Indian culture. However, I had some…