The rains came down hard in South 24-Parganas that morning, but the people of Dakshin Gouripur still gathered. What was meant to be just another community meeting slowly grew into something deeper—a space where people began to see their own lives reflected, and their own strength emerging.

The dissemination program, organised by Jeevika Development Society under the ARC initiative, was designed to share the baseline survey findings in Cluster 1 across Dakshin Gouripur and Deuli…

At Jeevika, the introduction of SALT (Support, Stimulate; Appreciate; Listen, Learn, Link; and Team, Transfer) conversations at the organizational level has sparked significant transformation in how staff members communicate, collaborate, and work together. A total of 156 SALT conversations were undertaken with the involvement of office staff and other facilitators, and the initial results have been nothing short of impressive. These conversations have fostered a dynamic shift in the…