Our Junior Manager Abhishek Pathak led an engaging session at our Digital Skilling Center at the 1st floor of Laxmi Narayan Market, Nehru Road, Ramgarh Cantt, Jharkhand, fostering awareness about improved sanitation and hygiene. Abhishek Pathak, Junior Manager at FIN India Trust, skillfully moderated the session, creating an educational and yet relaxed atmosphere. He highlighted […]
Congratulations Abhishek Pathak for taking FIN to Jharkhand!
Abhishek Pathak has taken FIN to Jharkhand – where he has opened the FIN Centre for Digital Skilling. This was inaugurated by the Honorable Shri Nityanand Pathak, who gave his blessings for the success of this initiative. Abhishek Pathak joined FIN as an intern in 2020 and has come very far with us and we […]
🌍 Join the Movement: Become a Quiz Master to promote Sanitation & Hygiene! 🚽
3.7 BILLION people lack access to safe sanitation – Open defecation is still widely prevalent. But it’s now time to turn the tide on World Toilet Day, 11th November 2023! FIN INDIA TRUST invites you to become a Quiz Master. We are a leading NGO committed to creating awareness and driving change. You would host […]
Introducing Jubin Thomas Kuriakose!
FIN has created a new program called “Education for Employability and Sustainability”, which is taught via academic institutions. We are proud and honored to be partnering with NITPY, the National Institute of Technology Puducherry, on this education innovation. One of the course assignments is creating a self-presentation blog post. Why? Because first presentations can make […]
FIN’s Skilling for Sustainability & Employability course at NIT Puducherry a success!
The National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY) at Karaikal strives to contribute to India’s growth and prosperity by producing highly qualified engineers. NITPY is committed to providing opportunities to students not only to learn about engineering, but also undertake research, and training activities. Under this context, a unique education innovation was tried out as a […]
FIN heralds the Tamil New Year with a Kolam competition!
All over India, at least in rural areas, first thing in the morning, women sprinkle water on the front yard, just outside the front door, clean it and decorate it with a design traced with some flour. In Tamil, this is called a Kolam, and in Hindi as a Rangoli. So, a woman’s day begins […]
World Water Day Webinar was a big success for FIN! ✨
FIN hosted an online and offline event on 22nd March 2023 on urban flooding in collaboration with the United Nations University UNU-MERIT. It was a hybrid event, open online via Zoom and offline at UNU-MERIT. Our FIN director, Shyama V. Ramani, also Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT played a key role, along with our Senior Advisor […]
FIN World Water Day Webiz – March 22, 2023 Time 12.30 Hrs CET and 5.00 PM IST Urban Sustainability: How can Cities Tackle Floods? Join us for this online discussion with quizzes! Registration link – https://forms.gle/TcsBv2WHhWGRJWjCA Why is this issue important – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSC3l1auXtA Floods inflict high socio-economic costs on communities and individuals. In the past […]
Academic Articles
The following international scientific publications by Shyama V. Ramani are based on her work at Kameswaram via Friend In Need Trust. They can be found at http://www.shyama-v-ramani.net Kemp, Rene and Ramani, Shyama V., (2020) Solution design through a stakeholder process as a new perspective for Environmental Economics with illustrations from Indian case studies, In Research […]
On Water
We haven’t written any blogs or academic publications on water yet. But we had organised a multi-stakeholder Forum where experts from public agencies, the academic community, social sector and businesses discussed the potential of desalination technologies. The videos can be accessed here. Â Concept Note on Water Source Security: Is Desalination the way to go? […]