Exposure visits provide opportunities to learn directly from communities, understand local realities, and exchange experiences with organizations working for social change. In May 2026, CWSN’s ARC team participated in two meaningful exposure visits to Birgunj and Dhading. These journeys allowed us to observe community-led development, engage in SALT discussions, learn from local organizations, and strengthen our understanding of community empowerment.

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During our individual SALT visits, one day while walking around, we reached a temple near our office. At the temple, we saw a group of elderly men and women sitting together and singing bhajans. Curious about them, we asked how long they had been coming there. Some said two years, while others shared that they had been coming for three years. Listening to their stories and experiences, we felt inspired and developed a strong desire to conduct a SALT session with them. After returning to the…

Childhood means different things to different people. For some, it is school bells, playground laughter, and bedtime stories. But for my elder uncle, childhood was something else entirely it was responsibility, hunger, long journeys, and survival. I grew up in an urban setting, surrounded by opportunities, schools, and comfort. I hardly knew what life was like in the villages decades ago. When my uncle shared his story with me in his own words, I realized how different our worlds were. “We…

Life has a strange way of revealing its deepest stories in the most ordinary places. One such story unfolded while we were doing SALT conversation at a community, where we met an aunt whose life reflected resilience, sacrifice, and quiet pain. As we had a conversation together, she began talking about the lockdown days how staying indoors, eating regularly, and reduced activity led to weight gain. But the real turning point in her life came with tragedy. Her younger brother, who lived with…