As we dream and work towards improving the lives of girls and women at Kameshwaram, let me share with you all a little story that I wrote many years back for Joanna. (Thank you!). There was this special girl in Kameshwaram, who was extremely physically challenged and nearly blind. Her…
I was at this conference, and I caught sight of Prof. Carl Pray, internationally renowned for his work on agriculture in developing countries including India. Though I do not share his enthusiasm for genetically modified plant varieties or newer biotech techniques like Crispr – his views are based on rigorous…
Blog by: by Jacqueline Salguero Huaman At the end of last year, I was discussing the main objective of FIN for 2019, namely building climate resilience, with Jacqueline Salguero Huaman, from Peru. “Community engagement is everything” she said, “This kind of stuff is going to keep happening, and which government…
May, 2017 “I have an assignment for you!” Prof. Shyama V. Ramani of UNU-MERIT said. “You are going to visit a typical Indian village – a representative village in a developing country. Immerse yourself. Observe carefully. At the end of your visit, tell me your opinion on why the state…
December 2016 THE FACE OF THE CITY THAT WE IGNORE – Visiting Delhi as a tourist is all about relishing the ancient glory of the capital encapsulated by the contemporary style of art and architecture. But visiting Delhi as environmental enthusiasts, a bunch of us from Friend In Need India,…
May 2018 Sofiann – A Friend of FIN with style! What does ‘style’ mean for you? For me, it means a lot of things about a person, some indescribable, which collectively make him or her unforgettable! Sofiann is that kind of a person for me – with his generosity, calm,…
While it is an enjoyable past time throughout India, to engage in heated arm chair debates about why Indian politicians are the worst, while Indian culture is the best debates about why Indian politicians are the worst, while Indian culture is the best, again and again the citizen groups of…
FIN Blog, 1-2018 Concepts to think about: Hygienic toilets, Hygiene behaviour Manoj is our web manager. He does everything to make our website attractive and he is very clever. So one day, I was telling him about how difficult it is to get people to change their unhygienic behaviour. He…