On 15th August 2025, the 79th Independence Day celebrations were held in a grand manner at the Nagapattinam District Collectorate. In this event, our NGO, Friend In India Trust got felicitated. We participated in a competition held by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board several months ago. We…
For the fourth year in a row, FIN Trust offered a summer camp during the school holidays in Kameswaram village. Started in 2022, the May camp has always been a great success! Taking a maximum of 20 children, every afternoon, they came to our field office to enjoy…
Karan, Jeeva, Srinath, Duraiyarasu, Gowtham, Raakesh – six enthusiastic students in the final fourth year of their undergraduate Agricultural Studies came to Kameswaram hearing of FIN to complete their assignment of NGO outreach with knowledge exchange. What do they learn? Interestingly each…
We were honoured and delighted to receive Prof. S. Muthukumaran at Kameswaram! A heartfelt thank you for your inspiring visit, Sir. We are excited to explore the use of Muther’s Magic Bags to clean our local ponds and make Kameswaram shine! Here is his message to us after the visit: …
The World Water Day Webiz entitled “From Dirty to Blue: How Can Beaches Be Transformed Sustainably?” conducted on March 22, 2025, explored the challenges and solutions for achieving cleaner and more sustainable beaches. It delved into the criteria for earning the prestigious Blue Flag certification, highlighting the systemic changes required…
In FIN, in Kameswaram village, we always do a special event on March 8, to demonstrate and nurture women’s empowerment and this year we decided to hold a music competition. Today, Amutha madam from FIN, the main organizer of the event was there at the office by 8 AM to…
From Dirty to Blue: How Can Beaches Be Transformed Sustainably? Date: 22 March 2025 Time: 12:30 PM CET | 05:00 PM IST what’s in Store? Interactive Quiz | Expert Panel | Live Q&A Participation only by registration – free webinar – no payment necessary Waving the Blue Flag:…
The Ramgarh Digital Skilling Centre is committed to empowering local youth through essential digital skills, fostering community engagement, and encouraging social responsibility. Our mission is to create a generation of digitally skilled individuals who contribute to their personal growth and the welfare of their community. In 2024, 6…
Since 2022, FIN has been collaborating with Engineers without Borders (EWB) to explore and promote innovative solutions to problems linked to the WaSH sector (water, sanitation and hygiene). Every year, FIN offers challenges from the Kameswaram village context to EWB, to be proposed to hundreds of students in Ireland. In…
On Friday, November 18 – a day before the actual World Toilet Day on November 19 – FIN hosted an online event in collaboration with the United Nations University UNU-MERIT, where I am Professor. It is always nice to wear two hats – one as FIN director and…