This is not the way to honour your forefathers – “throw your clothes into our bins” On January 31st it was Thai Amavasai, or the new moon day in the Tamil Calendar month of Thai – celebrated by Tamilians the world over to honour their forefathers. On this day,…
Championing Safe Sanitation! Friend In Need Trust India or FIN is focused on highlighting the importance of universal safe sanitation standards in all parts of the world. Though people often think of the global challenge of lack of access to sanitation or a functioning toilet as having single and definite…
After all …where there is a will there will be a way! Our discussions were heated from the beginning of December. “What if it rains again like during our Deepawali camp?” “Who will come? Schools have opened.” “How are we going to inform the people – we don’t want the…
Hello! I am Anna, a 17-year-old high school student, and have just started my new two years journey at UWC Maastricht in the Netherlands. I came from Japan, and this is my first time staying in another country for this long period. Back in Japan, I had been attending…
September, 2021 Let’s find out with FIN Interns FIN has started a series of theme based internships, which impact sustainability. The first to be rolled out in this series was the ‘ALL THINGS DIGITAL’ during June-July 2021. This internship was offered to a set of interns from the University of…
Continuing with the presentation of interns of our “All thing Digital” Skilling Programme, let’s now turn to Akshita! Hello! My name is Akshita Kapoor, I am a 20 year old undergraduate student pursuing Btech in computer science and engineering from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun…
See FIN Webinar Since 2015, around 500 million low-cost toilets have been diffused around the world, but still about 2 billion people are responding to the call of nature in the open daily mainly due to lack of access to a functioning toilet, but sometimes simply by choice. This…
Hi, I am Kshitij Singh, a 19-year-old law student, from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Dehradun. I had not decided on Law as a career until 12th standard, because it was at that time when I developed a keen interest for the subject. I consider myself…
FIN’s Vaccination Awareness Campaign The only way out of the black hole of COVID Pandemic is to take vaccination, observe social distancing, continue to wash hands regularly, avoid crowded places and observe general hygiene behaviour. However, in many countries, including India, many people are concerned about taking the vaccination due…