Coastal Village Chronicles

Stories of change from Our Coastal Villages: Kameswaram & Vizundamavady

The initial activity of FIN started in the village called Kameswaram in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu in 2005. Since then this village has been the epicentre of many FIN activities and interventions. It has hosted many visitors from across the globe. The villagers have also participated and accepted FIN as a part of the village. In 2025, a FIN centre was opened in the neighbouring village of  Vizundamavady. Following are a few of the activities from the villages.  

Professor–Inventor Dr. Muthukumaran Visits Kameswaram
We were honoured and delighted to receive Prof. S. Muthukumaran at Kameswaram!  A heartfelt thank you for your inspiring visit,
Happy Women’s Day! Celebrating with Music!
In FIN, in Kameswaram village, we always do a special event on March 8, to demonstrate and nurture women’s empowerment
Another Sunday – another FIN WASH+ workshop!
On Sunday October 27th, Nagalaxi madam, Ranjita madam and Paranjothi sir were there bright and early at 10.30 AM in
May Lord Ganesha bless you with wisdom, prosperity, and happiness this Ganesh Chaturthi! We wish you all a happy Ganesh...
FIN principle: #MinimizePollution   The idol of Ganesh is generally made up of clay, Plaster of Paris (POP), plastic and
FIN Principles: Circular Economy in Action
Activities at FIN are guided broadly by a set of principles. In this series, we introduce them to you with
Revisiting the Early Marriage Dilemma!
The International Women’s Day debate on early marriage versus pursuing higher education was a success, as mentioned in our previous
FIN celebrates World Toilet Day in Kameswaram Village!
  Eighteen children who are learning to type on the computer were invited to the World Toilet Day workshop on
FIN Rural Lab celebrates Ayudha Puja in Kameswaram village 🥳
In South India, millions celebrated ‘Saraswathi Puja’ or ‘Ayudha Puja’ i.e. day of prayer for the ‘instruments of livelihood’ on
FIN heeds to the call of Prime Minister Modi to engage as a community in making India Clean!
On October 1, 2023, at 9 AM our team in Kameswaram was out on the beach. They had phoned all
FIN has visitors from Ireland!
Liam McCarton, director of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Ireland and Lecturer at the Technical University Dublin, visited us in Kameswaram