📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
FSL-India has been running workcamps all over India since 2001. Over the years, FSL-India has developed a strong network of local partners and local volunteers in the regions where we conduct our camps. In every workcamp, FSL-India works in partnershipwith local NGOs – since they are able to identify the problems and needs of the locality. This helps us achieve sustainability and a larger impact in the work that we do. Partnering with a local NGO also helps in reaching out to the local community. In addition, FSL-India works in various fields in cooperation with Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Women and Child Welfare, Ministry of Health, Education, Forest and Wildlife Departments and Local Self-governance Bodies.
💼 What the programme involves
The workcamp involves teaching children basic English and Mathematics, Health and Hygiene, and Environmental Protection through creative learning methods like art, music, games etc. There will also be house visits and meetings with local rural people as part of inter-cultural learning and to help generate awareness on health, education and hygiene. Volunteers can take the school children to places in the city and organize - picnics, exposure visits and city walks etc. As part of the cultural exchange, volunteers will witness and participate in the cultural programs with local community. Volunteers need to come up with ideas for the program on their arrival, and thereafter the whole group will settle on a plan of action decided by the team. The workcamp will focus mainly in schools/orphanages and volunteers will visit the surrounding areas to impart the message given through presentations, puppet shows and dramas/plays etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In a rented Guest house or Hostel, with shared rooms. Accommodation can vary a lot in our camps from youth hostels, guest houses, lodges etc. The accommodation will be simple but comfortable and clean, so be prepared to live a simple lifestyle during these two weeks. Food: Indian food will be provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Filtered water is always available for drinking purposes.
📍 About the location
Panjim is the capital of the state of Goa. Panjim is accessible by air. Domestic and some international airlines fly directly to Panjim Airport. The nearest international airports are Mumbai and Bangalore. Trains and buses operate on a daily basis from Mumbai and Bangalore. The exact meeting point will be mentioned in the info sheets. Leisure: Weekends are free! The volunteers will not work on Saturdays and Sundays. They can plan their free time accordingly. The camp leaders are there to provide you with the necessary information about interesting excursions and trips around the camp site. To promote intercultural learning, the team leaders will arrange visits to places of interest, weddings, festivals, local house visits, interaction with local youth etc. The local community would be more than happy to welcome you. Please use this opportunity to exchange experiences, to learn more about other social, cultural and political living conditions and to show them, in return, yours. In order to promote that, we will have a special cultural evening, when the volunteers will be able to present their countries and interact with the locals.
⚠️ Requirements
visa- The participants should come in " TOURIST VISA".
ℹ️ Additional information
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