St. Nicholas Preparatory School, Tema, Ghana 11/05/2018 Dear Prof. Ramani, Today I had the chance to spend one more amazing day at St. Nicholas Preparatory School in Tema. During my first visit there, a couple of weeks ago, I met the students and the staff, they showed me around the…
The repeating El Niño in Peru : What it can teach us for India
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…
How we do research in FIN India – A personal story from Sueli Kyomi Brodin !
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…
THE FACE OF THE CITY THAT WE IGNORE – By Shanmugarajan
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,…
The gift of Sofiann
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,…
FIN World Water Day Interview with Ritika Sharma of the Citizens for Bengaluru Movement
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…
Dear Joji and Nischal – Won’t you be our Valentine? A FIN True Story!
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…