Indo-French Cultural & Scholastic events, News & Views, Virtual Tours - Theme based

When CBSE Xth Class students exclaimed watching my Carte Vitale…

So recently we were doing a virtual tour for a New Delhi based school for their 9th & 10th standard students. As I had to buy some medicines so I thought I will take the students inside the pharmacy & this will also be an opportunity to show them how do we buy medicines here in France.

As I gave my “Ordinance” i.e prescription to the pharmacist standing on the counter along with a Green yellow credit card kind of plastic card, suddenly a student got curious & exclaimed, ” Sir, I have seen this card in my textbook, is this a health card or a debit card?”.

That was the moment for the French teacher who had been conducting several offline & online tours with Le Frehindi for past 3 years, to come in & she truly seized the moment by explaining the students that yes this is a health card cum a debit card but the money inside it is not the personal money of Mr Haru but of “la Sécurité sociale“– An Government of France body.

By this time I had finished my purchase of medicines & while coming out of the pharmacy I took a lead from the teacher & also seized the moment to explain how the social security system & health benefits system works in France & many EU countries.

Yes it’s true, France has a very comprehensive social security ( la sécurité sociale) system covering healthcare, injuries at work, family allowances, unemployment insurance, and old age (pensions), invalidity and death benefits.  In fact, France spends more on ‘welfare’ than almost any other EU country i.e over 30 per cent of its gross domestic product ( GDP ).

I then took them to the nearby social security building & explained them how a person when they attain 18 years must have their own Carte Vitale & how the benefits of health are linked to one of the parent’s Carte Vitale when they are minors.

I will attach a live virtual video here of one of such experience by a big New Delhi based school where the language teacher fully utilised the opportunity to speak & explain to her students very effectively the concept of Carte Vitale & the system of Social Security in France.

So, let your students participate in our theme based virtual tours & give them an opportunity to learn things in an experiential way.

That’s a way where the learning remains etched in their young minds forever.

Haru MEHRA

President & CEO, Le Frehindi-PARIS

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Author: Haru MEHRA

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