Friend in Need

We are a small-scale international NGO that puts emphasis on developing knowledge and replicable solutions for sustainability transitions

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

#Mechanisation in #sanitation is crucial in ensuring a safe and dignified workspace for our sanitation workers! #SwachhBharat #toilets #WaSH

[Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI @MSJEGOI]

NAMASTE has played an important role in India's cleanliness journey. With mechanized sanitation, we're one step closer to a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable nation. #NAMASTE #SwachhBharat

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

How can we #adapt our buildings to changing #climate? How can we make use of #indigenous knowledge and #vernacular solutions? At FIN, we strengthened our fences with stitched palm leaves. Even if they get blown off by a #cyclone they are at least #biodegradable

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Some quick updates on our FIN #sanitation drive in #Kameswaram.

1. We managed to update the costs of construction to current #prices 💹
2. We spoke to masons regarding #construction techniques 🧱
3. We are setting up a #model Ecosan at our office🚽

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Our team at FIN celebrated #IndependenceDay a few days back, and functions went well with good #community participation. But we were wondering what we seek independence from now? We think we should seek independence from the #negative effects of the #ClimateEmergency

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

The FIN ladies recently held a women's meet in #Kameswaram, seeking and encouraging village women to reflect on what teamwork means to them. They were also introduced to ways in which #scrap textile can be repurposed unlocking their #value 💪

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Working on our #circulareconomy initiatives by keeping textile waste away from the #ocean. After some #advice from expert Ratna Rajiah, we are making efforts towards improving the bags we produce out of #waste cloth 💪

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Celebrating freedom, #unity, and the spirit of our nation. Let's honor the past and embrace the future together. Happy 77th #Independence Day!

நம் நாட்டின் சுதந்திரம் மற்றும் ஒற்றுமை கொண்டாடுவோம்! நம் கடந்தகாலம் போற்றி, எதிர்காலம் வரவேர்ப்போம்! 77ஆம் #சுதந்திரதினம் வாழ்த்துகள்!

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

While it is easy to talk about #circulareconomy, putting that in action can be tricky, especially when dealing with materials that are not so circular. Here are a few #progress pictures on our experimentation with reusing oil covers

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

A little update from our FIN field office #garden! We recently harvest 9 bundles of #spinach which was quickly taken by nearby villagers. Growing our own greens can be a huge step towards making healthy and native foods #accessible 🥬

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Even as a #charity we know nothing comes for free! In exchange for building toilets, our beneficiaries help us construct bins for waste. The villagers of #Kameswaram are beginning to use them. Taking two birds with one stone indeed! #sanitation #recycling

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

மிக்க முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த சொற்கள். அதை #மறக்கமாட்டோம்

[Chennai Metro Water @CHN_Metro_Water]

நீங்கள் தண்ணீரை சேமிக்கும்போது அது உங்களை பாதுகாக்கும்.

#CMWSSB | #ChennaiMetroWater | @TNDIPRNEWS @CMOTamilnadu @KN_NEHRU @tnmaws @PriyarajanDMK @RAKRI1 @MMageshkumaar @rdc_south @kgbias

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Recently we had #AadiPerukku which is marked by the flow of water in #Kaveri and #Kollidam, making it an important festivity in Kameswaram. However, with celebrations come a lot of #pollution in public spaces. How do we celebrate without spoiling our surroundings?

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Following our post yesterday, the vegetables and herbs from our field office garden has been flying off the shelves (or rather, our makeshift bench)! Let's encourage a healthier diet that meets our nutritional needs affordably!

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Social work is a challenging space to operate in. When you depend on #donations, funds often restrict the scale of #projects. One way we hope to be financially #sustainable is to produce useful daily use products that bring out the value in what we see as #waste♻️

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

So few #plastic covers get recycled and end up in local waterbodies and the sea around #Kameswaram. What do we do with them to give them a second life?

Step 1: Cut open and stitch the covers into similar sizes

For the next step stay tuned to our #upcycling miniseries

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

Pictured here is a local farmer in #Kameswaram spraying #organic fertiliser from fish waste, rich in nitrogen. Agriculture and food systems can be much more circular, and educating people to think this way from a young age is crucial to see more of #solutions like this

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

#Experiment. Recently one of our rural living lab staff had the bright idea of using oil and milk covers as materials to make #shopping bags. Here is the result of their first efforts. #Recyclage #upcycle #plasticpollution #FINdingSolutions

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

As part of our work, FIN has been designing and making large dustbins to ensure that people in #Kameswaram have designated spaces to throw their #trash and also separate it by biodegradables and #recyclables. Will keep you all updated soon

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

For our #WaterWednesdays series we present this map that looks at water quality and sanitation scores of 180 countries in 2023.

FIN reflects about the #fairness of representing #data by national boundaries when some countries are highly geographically #heterogenous 📊📈📉

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

This map reveals each country's water quality (EPI) score as given by Yale University, indicating how safe the local drinking water is. A higher score means safer water. Pakistan score is 15 means water is not safe for drinking at all. India 17 and Bangladesh 26. UK and Europe at top with 100.

[Friend in Need @FINindia]

With World #Ocean Day passing by earlier this weekend, we present more of our cloth #bags and #mats made by recycling old clothes to be disposed. Giving textiles a second life while preventing #pollution is all about #FINdingSolutions ♻️👕🌊