After conducting Group SALT with the cricket group of Triveni village twice, the boys took collective action for their village.

The first Group SALT session was not as effective as we had expected, likely due to limitations in our facilitation approach. We therefore organized a second session, and it was much more effective. One reason for this was that I facilitated the session alone as a male facilitator, without any female facilitator present. I built a friendly relationship with…

Triveni is a highly traditional and patriarchal village where women have very limited freedom to speak or make their own decisions. After marriage, daughters-in-law are expected to remain inside the home, with their roles limited to household work and family care. As a result of these long-standing social norms, the women of Triveni had never participated in community decision-making or taken collective action. However, after participating in individual and Group SALT conversations, we…