It has been nearly a year since we began working in the Aarandada community under the ARC project. This journey has been full of learning, challenges and moments that tested our patience.

Before ARC, it was very difficult to even bring people together for group discussions. Most conversations happened one-to-one, even for issues that needed collective thinking. Group discussions were rare in the community. But after ARC,…

As a social work student, I always believed I had skills to connect with people.When I came across the opportunity to serve as a community facilitator under the ARC project, I was more than excited. I saw it as a golden opportunity to work at grassroot level and engage with people one-to-one. Being an extrovert, I thought stepping into the community, having conversations and building trust would be as natural as butter spread on the bread.But reality had different plan for me.

The…