Namasté / Bonjour / Hello,
I am Harbinder Singh MEHRA ( Haru ), the President, author & principal blogger & trainer for the LAF's project Inde-Contemporaine under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in Paris. Apart from that, I am also the CEO of Paris & Lyon based Le Frehindi which is an Indo-French organisation licensed by ATOUT-France with associate offices in New Delhi, Mumbai & Dubai in the Middle East.
Something about LAF ( L'Association Frehindi ) :
The objective of the L'Association Frehindi ( English )
To promote global understanding with special focus on youth of France & Francophone countries with the youth from Indian subcontinent by showcasing a contemporary aspect of both regions in areas of cultural & linguistic integration, appreciating of heritage & getting to know the importance of natural wellbeing via online & offline activities such as workshops, fairs, events, meet-ups, counselling sessions, intercultural workshops in partnerships/collaborations with local institutions, cultural organisations, embassies & companies in both the regions.
The association seeks to work in the following areas :
I. Events/fairs/conferences/workshops under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in France.
1)To celebrate & promote contemporary India & France with today's youth.
2)To let discover the traditional historic Indo-French strengths, economic opportunities & partnership possibilities.
3)To promote arts & artists from either region.
4) To jointly host events & fairs every year in France, Francophone countries & the Indian subcontinent to promote friendship/partnerships between different regions linking the general population with a special focus on youth.
II. Alps-Himalayas Project
1) To increase cultural & economic affinity of youth & businesses between Rhone-Alps & Himalayas regions of India, Bhutan & Nepal.
2) To conduct & promote joint Indo-French expeditions & excursions.
3) To help the tribals & locals in Himalayan regions to preserve the environment by sustainable means.
III. Intercultural Activités
1) To conduct linguistic-based inter cultural activités with the help of virtual tours & offline sessions between youth & teachers for both French, Hindi & various other regional languages.
2) To conduct sessions / classes on inter-cultural understanding, ways of doing business, dances & letting discover the rich heritage.
3) To conduct fundraising activities for all such cultural & heritage discovery exchanges.
IV. Indo-French youth club :
1) To help the Indian students coming to France to integrate culturally, logistically & linguistically by providing pre & post landing counselling workshops & vice-versa for French students going to the Indian subcontinent.
2) To help the youth discover skill development programs, internships & recruitment opportunities available in all the regions.
3) To work in partnership with local SME'S for supporting & training of the youth of India & France.
4) To enable students & teachers in France to help online & offline the underprivileged children in the Indian subcontinent by imparting training based on languages & soft skill development.
5) To conduct Indo-french youth camps in all Francophone regions with a special focus on Rhone-Alps regions, Himalayas & Auroville in Pondicherry.
V. Promoting Natural Wellbeing & boosting immunity naturally :
1) The association will seek to promote the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda in France among youth & conduct awareness sessions with experts from India & Srilanka.
2) The association will celebrate World Yoga Day & World Ayurveda day by conducting events & workshops for the youth.
3) The association will produce both online & offline content like blogs, books, broachers etc to Promote yoga & Ayurveda.
4) The association will work closely with Bio-shops to promote vegan & vegetarian food among the youth.
Come be a part of the LAF growing team & become ambassadors for the Indian subcontinent & its ability to take modernity with traditional values and ethos.
Write to us at haru@frehindi.com.
All the best.
Harbinder Singh MEHRA,
President,
L'Association Frehindi
Lyon VILLETTE GARE
IMMEUBLE LE BONNEL
20 rue de la Villette
69003 Lyon
Tel : +330601360996
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