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Keeping an ‘I’ on Culture

Keeping an ‘I’ on Culture

What does culture mean to you? How much are you governed by your culture in everyday life? How do your cultural ties or cultural expectations affect you in your everyday life?  The Youth Development Programme (YDP) of FSL-India wants to explore exactly that. Cultural relativity is key! In a country that is constantly evolving and changing, understanding the self in relation to culture, and understanding the self’s culture in relation to India, and the rest of the world is an…

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Indian experiences of a volunteer

Indian experiences of a volunteer

Joining us from Poland for close to 7 months, Anna Pacześ, one of our long-term volunteers writes about what it was like to work with physically and mentally challenged children in Arani, Tamil Nadu. She gives an insider’s perpective to what volunteering in India is all about, talking of her own personal journey through the months, from first impressions to final goodbyes. We hope you visit us again Anna! ‘May: Here I am!  My dream came true – I’m in…

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Preparing you for volunteering

Preparing you for volunteering

In October we welcomed a fresh and eager batch of 20 mid- to long-term volunteers (MLTV). Usually lasting anywhere from 1 month to 1 year, these engagements involve volunteers working with our local partners in social development projects across two Southern Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as well as in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. As an MLTV volunteer, you will arrive in India at one of our offices either at: Kundapur, Udupi District, State of Karnataka or…

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Going back home after volunteering

Going back home after volunteering

Recently, we had the great pleasure of seeing one of our volunteers from last year, Caroline Pilling, revisiting us at our office at Kundapura. She writes about what it was like to go back home to Germany after volunteering in India and the sense of nostalgia she feels whenever she thinks of her experiences here. Thank you Caroline for still thinking of us, and you are always welcome back! ‘On the 20th of July 2012 the last volunteers of my…

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A glance into your first week as a long-term volunteer

A glance into your first week as a long-term volunteer

The month of September saw another enthusiastic group of volunteers coming to India for mid- to long- term projects of 1 month to 1 year. The mix of 20, hailing from Germany, Spain and France will be working in various projects ranging from environment-related initiatives such as sea turtle conservation to educating children of migrant families in ‘tent schools’. As with all of our long-term volunteers, their first week began with an orientation on India and Indian culture. This ‘orientation…

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FSL-India Volunteers Perform at JCI Event

FSL-India Volunteers Perform at JCI Event

On the 9th September international volunteers of FSL-India could reach out to the people of Kundapura. Every year a local youth club known as JCI organizes varieties of cultural program. But this year’s event had a special feature and an attraction to the audience as the international volunteers of FSL-India too participated in the cultural program. From 9th to 15th September people of Kundapur witnessed the celebration of different culture events.   Every year many youth organizations in and around…

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Senior Officials from Hyundai, South Korea Visited 9th Happy Move Camp

Senior Officials from Hyundai, South Korea Visited 9th Happy Move Camp

During the 9th Happy Move Camp, Mr. Young Teak Heo (Executive Director) and Mr. Dong Seok Yang (General Manager) from Hyundai, South Korea visited EDRN activities and Medical camps. They also participated in few renovation activities in the project site along with the South Korean volunteers.   Having experienced the breath-taking culture of hospitality and ceremonial reception organised by the local community, the officials from Hyundai Motors Company greatly appreciated inter-cultural program in the village. They also participated in valedictory…

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It is time for Get Together- German Students at Coorg

It is time for Get Together- German Students at Coorg

FSL-India organised two-day get together for German Students at Coorg on 31 July and 1 August 2012. Hosted for the first time in collaboration with AFS Germany, six months duration High School Student Exchange Program is one of its kind through which FSL-India attempts to engage the students of two countries for academic as well as inter-cultural learning and perspective building for a better world tomorrow. Having spent almost two weeks with their respective Indian Host Families and their peers…

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Inter-Cultural Learning Takes Roots at Kundapur!!

Inter-Cultural Learning Takes Roots at Kundapur!!

Kundapura Work Camp (FSL-WC-524 ) Number of Volunteers- 18 Theme: Social / Kids   This is Vandana, the Work Camp Communicator reporting the highlights of the FSL-WC 524 Kundapura Camp. The camp began on 9th July and ended on 22nd July 2012. The camp had 18 highly motivated volunteers whose spirits were never dampened by the heavy monsoon rains of Kundapur!!! The team chose two schools- U.B.M.C School and Government Primary School for their activities. The Camp began with wall…

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