Today in the FIN Rural Labs in Kameswaram and Vilundamavady, we were fortunate enough to receive R. Manivannan, K. Prabhakaran, and S. Ramesh from the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Nagapattinam to speak about their new training programmes for Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 refers to the merging of the…
Every year in Tamil Nadu, the month of May brings long school holidays. While exciting at first, many children — especially younger ones in rural areas — soon find themselves with little to do. To address this, FIN (Friends In Need) organised its annual May Camp for Children, now in…
On 19 May, FIN Rural Labs organised a visit for youth from Kameswaram and Vilundamavady to the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Nagapattinam. The group was warmly received by Mr. R. Manivannan and his team. The visit introduced participants to the world of Industry 4.0, where…
March 6, 4.30 PM In a quiet ceremony the Kameswaram Blue Certified Beach project was inaugurated. Translating from the instagram of V.P. Nagai Maali MLA of Nagapattinam. Today, in Kameswaram Panchayat under Kilvelur Union, a coastal development project under the Department of Environment and Climate Change,…
Under the guidance of Dr. Shyama Ramani, International Women’s Day was celebrated at our charitable organization with the students of our tailoring class. Certificates were awarded to the women of Kameswaram who had successfully completed training courses in Aari embroidery and saree blouse tailoring. Furthermore, in an…
Friend In Need India Trust (FIN) is organised a Christmas Camp for children at Saint Sebastiyar Church, Anayanthoppu, Kameswaram village, on 14th and 21st December 2025 (10.30–12.30 a.m.). Over two Sundays, children create Christmas trees using discarded PET water bottles. On Sunday, the bottles were cleaned and painted green.…
This year, our celebrations of World Toilet Day began on 14 November, Children’s Day, in the coastal village of Vizhundamavadi, where the spirit of environmental stewardship came alive through the eyes and colours of children. Teaching Change Through Children Our programme at Jaya Nursery and Primary School focused on…
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…