Friend-in-Need Trust was created in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India in June 2006 as a sister organization to Association Un-Ami (meaning a friend in French). Association Un-Ami was created in Reims, France in February 2006.

Both these organizations were created by Mrs. (Dr.) Shyama V. Ramani an Indian economist based in France to coordinate a Franco-Indian reconstruction (FIR) project initiated in January 2005.

The objective of project FIR is to help an isolated fishing village, Kameshwaram, attain fundamental developmental goals like income security, basic sanitation and health standards, gender equality and security for children through the introduction of innovations (new to Kameshwaram) in the form of new structures, new technology, new management routines and new social norms. Kameshwaram is located in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu along the coast and had been severely damaged by the Tsunami of December 2004.

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FIN Brochure 2008
Helping the isolated and the marginalized through innovations

FIN Poster 2007
Our achievements (April 2005 - Dec 2006), Exposure Trips for women, Visit to agriculture centre, A Fish Market place, Construction of 250 eco-san toilets, Installation of Solar Drier, French students at Kameshwaram, Fin Trustees, Targets for 2007-2009, Waste Management Program, School toilets, 200 more eco-san toilets for homes

See also

• On going projects
• Business model of FIN (Sept 2008)
• Student Volunteers
• Funds Raised (public and private)
• Archives