You might have already heard about ‘Summer to Kerala’
program organized by FOMAA. It is an Educational Root Tourism program for
Middle and High School Students taken up as a visionary project to start in
summer of 2015.
Seventeen Malayalee Students from US will go as a group to
travel in Kerala for 15 days, to seek their roots and to see everything Kerala
has to offer as part of a very safe and organized program. We have identified
IISAC, a New Jersey
based non-profit with offices in Kottayam, Kerala, and with significant
experience running such student exchange programs in Kerala as our local
partner in Kerala.
IISAC has experience taking American college students every
year as part of their ‘Semester in Kerala’ program and that amply qualifies
them to be FOMAA’s partner in ‘Summer to Kerala’ program.
‘Summer to Kerala’ program will focus on cultural &
language exchange and art programs, adventure, education, learning and
volunteering. The students should leave Kerala with a true love for the
country, a sense of collective responsibility for the future of the country of
their parents; a deeper understanding of what India/Kerala is really about and
new friends who share your love and passion for India/Kerala, all the while
having tons of fun. In today’s business world of transcending boundaries and time
zones, there is a lot students from all over the world to learn by going to India,
the mecca of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).
In addition to all the cultural interactions and awareness,
they will also develop a clear perspective of globalization and will gain
firsthand knowledge of emerging realities in the global business domain.
Thousands of families of Kerala origin living in USA have been
looking forward to engage their children in cultural immersion activities for
their children in Kerala. They have been taking their children on their own to
accomplish that goal. However more often than not, the children come back bored
and unhappy, as a result of the limitations parents have in making the trip
more enjoyable and exciting.
For most children with such experience, their preference is
to avoid Kerala/India in their future endeavors.
This is where FOMAA-IISAC partnership becomes all the more
relevant. FOMAA the largest Malayali organization of its kind and IISAC an
academic institution with an excellent track record, together developed this
unique program to present a two weeks Kerala visit, as the most enjoyable and
enriching experience of your children’s school years.
The experienced professors and technocrats associated with
FOMAA in USA and in India have come
forward to work as volunteers to implement the program effectively. FOMAA
promotes this program in USA
through its member associations and other cultural/religious community
organizations. IISAC is exceptionally qualified and experienced to run such a
program and is taking care of all activities of FOMAA’s ‘Summer to Kerala’
Program in India,
under the guidance of FOMAA.
Now we need your help to spread the news and to encourage
our children in our communities to join the ‘Summer To Kerala’ program. Various
other communities and nationalities in the USA conduct such programs very
successfully and that keep their children loving and caring for their
motherland for their entire life. We too need to do what we can to instill such
commitment and pride in our children’s hearts and minds, and you too can help.
Please talk to the youth, 13 to 22 years old, in your community and encourage
them to join the program in summer 2015. The program dates are from August 1st
to August 15th, 2015. Please direct them to www.summertokerala.com
for learning more about the program.
Looking forward to your help in making ‘Summer to Kerala’ a
grand success.
Vinson X. Palathingal - FOMAA VP and STK Program Director
1-703-286-5979
email: [email protected]
www.summertokerala.com
