Introduction. Pinoy-C was an informal group of Filipino colleagues and friends started in 2007. During the pandemic, we reconnected through The Constellation, a multi-country organization focused on linking and learning between Asia and Africa.

I had worked with multicultural groups before, but The Constellation felt special - a tight-knit community despite the geographical separation. Our Pinoy-C ties were strengthened through collaborative projects with The…

In 2007, I represented my organization to join a workshop facilitated by AIDSCompetence. The SALT approach was introduced to us first hand and this was the start of my personal journey in working with PLHIV and prevention of HIV among children and youth.

It's been almost a year or two that I have not formally used the SALT in my current work. But today, I was able to retrieve the good old tools and matrices, to use it in assessing an urban community in their capacity to address the adolescent needs during the emergency.

The participants were mixed group coming from adults  (from the service provider) and adolescent sector (some…