Friend In Need India Trust (FIN)

Engages in the development of simple and economic solutions, livelihood projects, community actions, education and social science research. Offers Read moreprofessional research and services like a consultancy or service provider to firms, public agencies, universities and other NGOs, for projects dealing with waste management, water, sanitation, hygiene and hygiene behavior. Offers internship programs to the students. Works in inter-professional, inter-disciplinary, inter-generational and international teams to evaluate the impact of their actions and make viable strategies. Generates funds to make toilets, public waste bins and community engagement programs for the poor. Claims to have created an impact on the society in the areas of education, capacity building, Sanitation and Community engagement through 9 crore members as follows: Built 30 toilets with septic tanks, 2 community toilet complexes, trained 21 rural masons and constructed 32 public waste bins and distributed 200 household waste tins. Built 3 bus stops with bins, arranges 2-3 beach trash walks in a year to clean the beaches. Conducts workshops for the elderly or disabled. 81 internships have been done till July 2021 including Indian and International students. Conducts workshops, webinars on sanitation and hygiene.

FIN's vision is to develop models by which disadvantaged zones of villages, towns and cities in India and other developing countries can transition to be clean and healthy. Its mission is to rehabilitate isolated coastal villages, generate knowledge on transformation processes, and educate stakeholders on sanitation, waste management and hygiene behavior.

FIN was registered in 2006, adopted Kameswaram village after the 2004 tsunami, created the Centre for Circular Economy in 2018, and has evolved into a teaching and research lab with two divisions - a rural living lab and the Centre for Circular Economy.