📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
FSL-India, (Field Services and Inter-cultural Learning - India) is a youth development organisation focused towards Inter-cultural Learning through Voluntary Services set up to promote Global Understanding by providing opportunities to the youth to work in different cultural contexts to appreciate Inter-cultural learning. Thereby, reducing boundaries and bringing people to work together in harmony by understanding the Inter-cultural aspects focusing towards development of people and society through youth mobility and volunteerism.
Founded in the year 2000 and legally incorporated in 2001, FSL-India is a Trust under Indian Trust Act 1882. It was formed with the support of like-minded National and International Organizations with a primary purpose to bring about global transformation, progress and growth through youth exchange programs.
FSL-India is headquartered in Bangalore, with regional offices in Karnataka (Bangalore, Mysore and Kundapur), Tamil Nadu (Chennai), and Pondicherry and is well equipped with experienced associates who support developmental activities across the country with the help of Local and Regional Partners.
Annually, FSL- India mobilizes movement of 1500 and more youths from across the globe with the support of International Partners and local NGOs.
💼 What the programme involves
Rural Health care among one of biggest challenges that India is faces today. More than 70 percent of the country's population lives in rural areas, which do not have access to public health care. Also, the quality of available health care is of poor nature, there is a shortage of qualified medical functionaries and lack of quality infrastructure. The regional medical colleges and government institutes conduct rural health check-ups and rural medication as part of health legislations. Sadly, the government hospitals in these regions are severely under-staffed, over-worked and there is always a lack of staff support. Thus, medical and paramedical professional assistants are severely needed in these settings. The volunteers will work and serve as medical assistants and help the rural medical team as a team member within villages and government hospitals. Volunteers applying for this program must have medical background or be trained in a medical/paramedical field so as to contribute in health requirements of people. The Info-sheet will have more information regarding the individual projects with schedules, and activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You could be staying with local families near to the project. You could be sharing rooms with 2-3 volunteers or staying on your own. Sometimes, projects provide accommodation for the volunteers. The project will provide a room that is shared by other volunteers or with the staff of the project.
📍 About the location
Our projects are spread out across different regions in South India. Your project location could be in any one of the following locations - Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Kundapur, Udupi, Mangalore, North Karnataka or Pondicherry. You will be notified of the location of your project a month prior to your arrival. During the Orientation week, one can find out the leisure activities around your area. There are lots of things to do in south of India.
ℹ️ Additional information
The Participation Fee is 14,500 Indian Rupees for each month (approximately 223 Euros per month, depending on the exchange rate)