Have you ever experienced that moment when you witness someone's growth firsthand and it fills you with an indescribable sense of joy and pride? That's exactly how I felt recently when I had the opportunity to visit our operation site Byaspur village in Bangladesh during the Eid vacation and observe our two SALT facilitators, Prokash bhai and Manira…

This is the story of a 9-year-old son, this is the story of a 16-year-old youth, this is the story of a responsible person who falls on young shoulders due to circumstances at a young age, this is the story of a father who pursues his passion and becomes a businessman.

Today, while Kedar and I were walking around, we took salt with a man who was grazing goats in a field. We learned many things while talking with that person. And we…

SALT Activity is conducted in Vashi village through the Avani organization.

A SALT family from Vashi village contacted me over the phone and asked me to take SALT in a family. There were some problems in that family regarding their children. I went to their house. There were 2 small rooms of 10 × 10. 1 elderly grandmother and a family of 4 lived in that house.

I started discussing with them and got to know them.

After a…

It was a hazy winter evening at the Tea garden community of Dima, around 4 pm- 20th Jan'24. We had conducted one home SALT visit. Nityam and Rati urged us to do another SALT visit to the home of a tea garden worker- Pushpa . Anuradhaji, Shahrukh, and me, we joined them.…

Gram Panchayat is the local government in villages of India.Gram Panchayat Election which could not be held in Vashi village in 2021 was finally held in Nov 2023.

I met the Sarpanch (head) of the panchayat and had a SALT conversation with him. My colleague at Avani connected me with him. SALT creates a beautiful relationship in which everyone benefits. The…

Under Avani organization, work is going on in the village Nandwal under the project of gender equality through SALT. After some time it was decided to have a knowledge fair program.

At that time, Rituu came to Nandwal in April 2023 while doing SALT training with the children. As they were  hesitating to speak,  she asked the children if they would like to share about their village through drama. At first the children were very shy…

I am Sneha Farjana, working as a volunteer with Ashirbad community based organisation in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.  Am about to finish my Master's in English Literature. I attended SALT event on 17th and 18th Nov organized by Global Fund for Children (GFC). I have started using SALT. Here is an example.

One of my close friend's father died about 6/7months. He was the only earning member of his family. After his death my friends family facing some financial problem and my friend become…

Ashirbad organization has been working in Dalit community in their own way in Mymensingh, Bangladesh  This organization is a community based organization.

After Arshibad  joining GFC, Shanawaz and Rituu B Nanda  visited Arshibad as representatives of GFC .  First they were welcomed by the executive members and staff of Arshibad Sansthan, Dalit community leaders.  Through personals introduction, build a relationship,…

We enter a spic and span house of a couple who are organic farmers. My colleague Vikrant​ from Avani has been having SALT conversations with the ​male farmer, Mr Sanjay Chavan from Village Kandgaon, Maharashtra. The farmer has also contributed to the village's dream during this process which included a dialogue with village adolescents and children on organic farming.

When we asked him about the good things he has…

Met with Anganwadi Sevika while working in connection with SALT in Vashi. Anganwadi sevika explained their problem that the number of children in Anganwadi is decreasing and parents are admitting their children to English medium schools. At that time Anganwadi sevika find the solution is that they should communicate with parents through SALT. It is one of impact of SALT. Anganwadi sevika realize the strength of SALT.…

SALT process is being implemented in Nandwal village, Maharashtra, India under the project Gender Equality through Avani organization. This work has reached many people in the village.

Six months ago when village panchayat elections were held in Nandwal village, a woman named Trishala (name changed) stood in our ward as a woman candidate. She used to visit my house…

In the heartwarming tale of the Das family, we encounter the power of discussion and encouragement in transforming a young girl's life. Rina (name changed), a bright and eager learner, was forced to abandon her education due to her family's circumstances.

However, through the utilization of the SALT technique and sheer determination, her parents managed to reignite hope and ensure their daughter regained access to education. Despite their initial enthusiasm, Rina's attendance at the…

I facilitated SALT conversation in a village where. children and men were present. In the beginning, everyone was looking at each other, wondering what to say, but eventually everyone started talking...

One of the girls,…

A short proud story from the life of 38 years old woman, she is temporary worker at Bhatpara tea garden.

Hi everyone, I’m Nityam Ghosh. I work with Rural Aid NGO with support from Global Fund for Children is in Alipurduar District, Kalchini Block, State of West Bengal, India. We work in the tea gardens on the issue of trafficking and child labour. When we had SALT conversation, she shared one of the best proud story from her life, her story fascinated me.

When the wife of any…

Village- Kithituni, Kenya

Date 27th April 2023



I met a group of 15 women who have formed a group called Baraka for a SALT conversation. This means blessings in my language. Women of different age groups formed a group by this name as they want to receive blessings. The group meets every Saturday. The group started as the women were not in good condition and wanted to help each other. They had a small amount of money. They share their food with…

AVANI has been working with SALT in Washi village for the past one and a half years. But the young boys and men of the village did not meet. For this, we tried to communicate with them in different ways. But nothing happened.

Tried to meet through acquaintances in the village, and because of this, some meetings were conducted.

An opportunity to meet some Boys (Taruns) came…

We have been conducting SALT visits with women and elders in the village on the issue of gender equality. However, it was difficult to involve men in the age group of 30 to 55 years.

They are the main power holders and decision makers in the family.

When men lead by example it can encourage their…