fk India Network Blog

Fredskorpset ( fk) , Norway implements the overarching objectives for Norway’s cooperation with the developing countries:
to contribute to permanent improvements in economic, social and political conditions for the people of developing countries, with special emphasis on aid benefiting the poorest of the poor. To this end, FK Norway shall work particularly to realise the objective of a more just world order based on fundamental human rights. With a view to this, FK Norway shall contribute to the creation of contact and cooperation between individuals, organisations and institutions in Norway and in the developing countries, based on solidarity, equality and reciprocity. The funds of FK Norway shall go to measures directed to countries that are classified by the OECD as potential recipients of official development aid (the ODA countries). Of this, at least half shall go to measures that include the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Tasks

As part of its objectives FK Norway shall:

* promote reciprocal learning;
* help participants to integrate their know-how and experience into their own societies;
* help to develop and strengthen civil society in developing countries;
* strengthen local organisation and democratic structures in developing countries;
* enhance the ability of the people to set and achieve their own development goals;
* promote greater participation by developing countries in international cooperation.

To perform these tasks FK Norway shall support organisations and institutions in Norway and in developing countries (partners) who collaborate through their own personnel (participants).

To this end FK Norway shall organise the recruitment and training of participants as well as various forms of collaboration among a diverse group of private and public organisations and institutions.

* in the developing countries, between Norwegian organisations and institutions and organisations and institutions in the developing countries, as well as between organisations and institutions in the developing countries which have established co-operation with Norwegian organisations and institutions (South-South co-operation),
* in Norway, between Norwegian organisations and institutions and organisations and institutions in the developing countries.

More information on Fredskorpset : www.fredskorpset.no

The blog is a creation of the Network at the National Level in INDIA to share and learn from each other. The network consists of various organisations whose link can be found on the blog.

For any information, feed back and queries, please write to us,

xfkindia@gmail.com

Thank you,

Fk India Network !

Monday, November 5, 2007

27th September of Preparatory Course



Feedback
Today’s session started off with a feedback session on the facilities of the past few days. The feedback ranged from ‘Good’ ‘Before teambuilding we didn’t know each other, but after that we know each other very well’. Another person said, ‘I got into the sports ground after 9 years and I enjoyed it.’ One quiet person said, ‘ the first day I was stressed out as I did not know anybody, but because of the team building activities I now know everybody.’ When asked about the Stress management session, there was a feedback that ‘the activities were useful but the discussion after that was boring.’

What does fk mean to you?
1. Opportunities
2. Source of funds
3. Gaining International perspectives
4. Immersion in another culture
5. Making new friends,
6. Sharing previous knowledge
7. Learning about Asia
8. Networking
9. Being better activists & more socially aware
10. Learning new skills
11. Practicing already acquired skills in a new context
12. Language
13. Provide facilities for sustainable development
14. Facilitators through north-south exchanges
15. Providing opportunities for solidarity by getting people together

Why do you want to go on this exchange?
1. To share skills
2. Share experiences
3. Lots of new friends
4. To improve knowledge & skills to understand different cultures
5. To make our future secure
6. To assist them about our culture to built professionalism
7. To learn how to stay alone
8. Personality development
9. Help for our county
10. Team work

What do you want to get out of this exchange personally?
1. Confidence
2. Stress Management
3. Freedom of realisation as a human being
4. Coping under different situations
5. Cultural experience
6. Acquire knowledge
What do you want to get out of this exchange professionally?
1. Getting knowledge about different societies and lifestyles
2. Adaptation skills in new environments
3. Enhancement in team building capacity
4. Communication ability/ skills from different organizations
5. Increasing our technological skills
6. Networking with others in the field

Partnership for development

Fredskorpset

o A network of partners and participants in the North and South
o Secretariat in Norway
o Regional offices in Uganda, Africa and Thailand, Asia
o Overseen by a Board of Directors
o Financed completely by the Norwegian government

How does Fk operate?

o Through partnerships, though not through fk itself
o As a partnership collaboration between an organisation and its counterparts


A peep into Fk

o A Norwegian volunteer service established in 1963
o The pioneer period in the 60s and 70s created a corps of development workers who were highly respected in Norway
o In the late 90s Fk concerned itself with re-examining its effectiveness
o The Ministry, based on several papers on a future volunteer service, concluded to abolish the old volunteer service and created a new program

Fk on the web at http://www.fredskorpset. no

Overall objectives

o Contributing towards lasting improvements in economic, social and political conditions of the populations of developing countries
o Ensuring that development assistance benefits the poor
o Focus on the recognition of fundamental human rights
o Contributing to individual and organisational contact and co-operation between Norway and the South based on solidarity, equality and reciprocity
o Ensuring 50% of funding goes to least developed countries
Spotlight

Sameer Chhetri

Sameer Chhetri is from Nepal, and is a first timer to India. Sameer is going to Thailand later and is happy to have met Ms. Mathana from that country. That makes him feel very comfortable about his forthcoming journey and stay in Thailand. He finds the course very systematic and realistic. He would like to thank Fk for providing him this great opportunity. Sameer’s biggest dream is to run a big organisation in Nepal for handicrafts










FK Norway (Fredskorpset) arranges reciprocal exchanges of personnel between organisations in Norway and developing countries. Our objective is to contribute to lasting improvements in economic, social and political conditions in the world.

When people from different countries meet and get to know each other, this gives rise to knowledge, understanding and empathy… and the world gets smaller. That is why we give ordinary people the possibility to work for longer periods in a foreign country.

The exchange occurs in a partnership between two or more organisations or companies, with support from FK Norway. The aim is to promote the mutual exchange of knowledge, experiences and skills. This goes both ways: the organisation or company both sends and receives participants.

FK Norway is a public body answerable to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and financed totally over the State Budget. For the year 2007, Fredskorpset has been allocated NOK 165 million. Over the past five years, about 2500 participants have been exchanged.
Posted by at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)