Annelie, a long-term volunteer (LTV) from Germany has been teaching at our Model Village Project since August 2013. With three more months to go, she writes to us about her experiences so far. “First of all living with a Indian family is the most exciting way to get to know to the Indian culture. Of course it depends on the family, their background and their surrounding but it will be your once in a lifetime…
Name of volunteer: Miss Maria Country: Mexico Duration: June and July 2012 Project / Field: MVP / Regular Teaching I would like to share about Miss Maria and her work in a regular teaching in Model Village Project. She hails from Mexico, came to India for a two-month volunteering in a teaching project facilitated by FSL-India. She worked in a government school in Chennai. She really impressed people by her hard-work with the children. She taught spoken English,…
Laurus Edutech is an ISO 9001:2008 certified premier skill development group. It has over 34 years of experience in providing high quality vocational training to students, assessment support services to leading industry bodies and government organizations, placement and flexible staff service to customers across diverse industries. It has partnered with several government organizations, nodal agencies and other service providers. Laurus Edutech has been implementing CSR activities in their target area for the local community to benefit. It is now…
FSL-India has been implementing CSR project titled Happy Move Global Youth Volunteers and Model Village (MVP) in Tamil Nadu. The program primarily aimed to serve the communities of Sriperumbudur and Kanchipuram districts. It is supported by Hyundai Motors Company (HMC) as part of corporate social responsibility. FSL-India hosted the 9th Happy Move Global Youth Camp for South Korean Volunteers. The program was organized for 13 days in Kancheepuram District from 15th to 27th July 2012. Altogether 128 Korean volunteers,…
August 15th, when India celebrated its 66th Independence Day, Miss Silvia Franke from Germany and Miss Marion Robert from France arrived to work for teaching project at Irunkattukottai village where FSL-India is currently implementing Model Village Project. This is the first day for volunteers to begin their volunteering work at Model Village Project. They are immensely pleased to join the community to celebrate 66th Independence Day of India. They attended the celebration at the local school and later participated in…
Formation of Local Crisis Group at Sriperumbudur Block and Kancheepuram District is gaining momentum. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has formed Chemical Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Committee (emergency planning, preparedness and response) at Kancheepuram district. Local Administration and SIPCOT Project Office also have formed a Local Crisis Group in Sriperumbudur block where FSL-India is the only organisation of the forum and a member of the committee to facilitate the program. Representative from Government Department such as health,…
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…