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<p style="text-align: left;">Avani Sanstha's Smile team has been working in the context of SALT in Kandgaon, Nandwal, Vashi villages for the past few years. The reason behind writing this blog is that we get a mental satisfaction after we work. But after starting SALT, our emotions are also attached to the work. Similar sentiments connected with the people of the village because of our SALT.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Global Fund for Children President John and Tiyas visited our organization. On this occasion 'Mini Knowledge Fair' program was organized for the people of Vashi, Nandwal, Kandgaon. 100 people from all villages were present in this. These included men, women, adolescents, children, village leaders and Aanganwadi workers. They shared the action they took after SALT and CLCP process. Sharing two examples from Vashi village where i facilitate.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Challenging gender norms </strong>In this event, Vashi Anganwadi Sevika said that Gudipadwa is traditionally celebrated as New Year in Maharashtra which marks arrival of spring. Gudi means flag.<span>It is a bright, colorful silk scarf-like cloth tied at the top of a long bamboo.<span class="ILfuVd" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">On the day of Gudi Padwa, people hoist Gudi flags outside their homes. Widows are barred from hoisting the Gudi. The Anganwadi Sevika said that SALT made her realize every on brings value to the community and at times its women who follow practices which harm other women. Therefore in 2023 on that Gudipadwa</span></span></span> she invited a widow woman of taking down the Gudhi. And the old tradition was broken. Thus we see that Anganwadi workers themselves are starting to bring about change.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Improved communication within families</strong><br/> A mother from Vashi village mentioned the changes caused by SALT conversations with children and their families. Younger children try to copy older children rather than their parents. With increasing alcohol consumption by youth in the village, the children are also getting influenced. But with SALT in the family, communication between mothers, fathers and children has grown, now there are more family conversations. Children begin to understand the difference between good and bad. The family began to share their thoughts. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Villages contributed food for the Knowledge Fair </strong>People of the village felt that they had also had to contribute to the KF. Some voluntarily offered cooking materials for this event. In the KF we served vegetable biryani. The villagers provided 15 kg of rice and vegetables. Avani staff had to buy condiments and cook the biryani and pack it. Because this was not only the program of Avani Sanstha but it belonged to the entire village. The program went well.<br/> We learned how SALT affects people's minds and motivates them in life.</p>Value of facilitating SALT in familiestag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2024-03-15:2028109:BlogPost:2106962024-03-15T06:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Discussions have been going on in villages using SALT for the past couple of years. In this there are discussions with Gram Panchayat, Anganwadi workers, children, women, elderly people. After taking SALT in some families…</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Discussions have been going on in villages using SALT for the past couple of years. In this there are discussions with Gram Panchayat, Anganwadi workers, children, women, elderly people. After taking SALT in some families it was found that the family never discussed together.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Initially, the children were mobilized by visiting schools in Vashi village. In this the children were visited every Saturday. Initially SALT was done with them and later planned to have SALT in their families. Before that I asked the children what time you are together and they said family is together after 7 pm. After communicating with the children, it was found that there is no communication between the children and the parents, the relationship between the father and the children is not so strong and trustful, the children talk freely with the mother but are afraid of the father. I decided that we need to have SALT in the family.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Time was taken from the family by calling during the day and SALT was taken after 7 pm to visit. In some places the father was not present in SALT. I wanted father in SALT so discussed with him the reason behind the visit and asked him to attend. After that, mothers, fathers, children, old people started meeting in the family. Things started to get better in the SALT family. I started taking more SALT with the family.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Went to a family in the evening to take SALT. It was a small house. A family consists of mother, father, son, daughter. Discussion started with everyone. It was learned that children used to fear their fathers. It was the father who started it. He said that when I was a child, I was not pampered at home. I used to fear my parents a lot. Father became addicted and used to beat mother every evening. I used to feel very sad to see this. So I was very afraid of my father. After I got married and had kids a few years later, I thought I'd try to be a little tougher on my kids so they wouldn't get into that habit. So that they get good habits. I feel very bad when children are afraid of me. But I could never talk to them openly. Because they never let me understand their feelings. I love them so much. The children were very surprised after hearing this. The children were listening to their father attentively. He felt that father was being a little harsh with us for our good and to remove the difficulties in our future life by learning from the incident in his life. But they also want their children to love them like their mother.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">After SALT, the boys hugged their father with love and decided to chat every evening and share their thoughts with each other.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Because of such things, the benefits of taking SALT in the family started to be understood. Because before this there was no discussion with each other in the family. The father did not know about the dream of the children, the children did not know about the dream of the parents. He was not aware of the good works he had done in his life. SALT started discussions in the family. Parents started communicating with children. Children began to understand the dream of every parent towards their children. Parents encouraged their children by telling them stories from their childhood.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Having SALT in the family gave the children a means to have open discussions with their parents.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">After taking SALT with the family in Vashi village, everyone's dream towards the young children became realised. I started telling them that many people in your village have the same dreams.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">As SALT increased communication with the family, trust between them began to grow.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>To change the society, it has to start from the family. Because family is an important element of society. The change in the family is passed on from generation to generation. And society is made from this family.</strong></span></p>KF A rendezvous of affectiontag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2024-02-09:2028109:BlogPost:2102172024-02-09T11:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p>Knowledge Fair was organized by Rural Aid organization. For this, various organizations working in the context of SALT were called.</p>
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<p>We were very happy. To go to a new place, to meet new people, to learn new things, to draw strength from people.</p>
<p>We first traveled by plane and reached Jaigaon. Discussed with Rural Aid Team. A friendship…</p>
<p>Knowledge Fair was organized by Rural Aid organization. For this, various organizations working in the context of SALT were called.</p>
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<p>We were very happy. To go to a new place, to meet new people, to learn new things, to draw strength from people.</p>
<p>We first traveled by plane and reached Jaigaon. Discussed with Rural Aid Team. A friendship developed between all of us.</p>
<p>We sat together on the first day and discussed SALT in various ways. Ritu made a conversation between the two teams.</p>
<p>We visited the Dima community and took SALT with them. One of the women in the group I was in got really excited while talking about her family. His daughter also became very excited while talking about her family.Although we are strangers, through SALT, in such a short time, they are confidently telling us what is close to their heart. This is only possible because of SALT. Gram Panchayat members expressed their opinion and it was clear that they are eager to bring about a lot of changes. And they are trying for it.I felt very good about their strength. People spoke with great confidence. Everyone has a lot of energy to work with.It was the day of Knowledge Fair. It was very cold that day. And we were all very excited. The program started with introductions. And this recognition was done through the game of ball. All were divided into Group SALT.I was accompanied by young women from the village. He shared his dreams for the village. I saw an energy in them. The energy they are transferring to each other is trying to create change together.</p>
<p>After that we told about the SALT that Avni team is taking in the villages of Kolhapur. SALT initiated changes in families through children, Anganwadi sevaks learned SALT changes at work, changes in women.</p>
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<p>AER took place at the end of the program. Everyone gave their opinion in this.</p>
<p>I felt like this day would never end. Because when we are with the community, we let go of all the stress and revel in them.</p>
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<p>I would definitely like to see everyone again. And would like to appreciate the work done by them. A community thrives only when we appreciate a job well done.</p>I will speak, I will be my strengthtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2024-02-07:2028109:BlogPost:2101132024-02-07T07:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;">SALT Activity is conducted in Vashi village through the Avani organization.<br></br> 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.<br></br> I started discussing with them and got to know them.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">After a…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">SALT Activity is conducted in Vashi village through the Avani organization.<br/> 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.<br/> I started discussing with them and got to know them.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">After a while the SALT process started Mother, father and little boy were talking. But their elder daughter who was in 8th grade was not talking. Everyone started telling good things about their life. Father and mother started talking very heartily. Parents encouraged their daughter to speak.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">She started talking. She said, I am very scared. In the school I study in, a boy in my class used to abuse a lot. I didn't like it. I used to think that I should drop out of school and stay at home.<br/> After a few days it was realized that he was addressing me and insulting me. I felt very sorry for this. I came home and for one reason or another the school took a break. I did not say anything when my parents asked. I used to sit quietly at home. Didn't talk to anyone. My mother started to know that I was hiding something. When she took me closer and asked me, I told my mother everything that had happened.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">After going to school with mother, mother told the teacher about this type and asked them to take action on it. Mother did all these activities for me without fear. I felt so much better. And I thought I want to be strong like my mother. She has to learn to deal with situations like hers. Today I feel great to share this story with everyone. My mind is opening up.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <strong>AER</strong><br/> <strong>1.</strong> Today I was able to talk to my parents very freely. <strong>-</strong> <strong>girl</strong><br/> <strong>2.</strong> As a father, I will strive to fulfill all the dreams of my family. <strong>- Father.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Reflections</strong></p>
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<li style="text-align: left;">I came to know from this SALT that even when children are in some difficulty, they are not able to tell this to their family with confidence. But when we connect with them through SALT, they are able to tell, that too with courage.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Next time I go to a family to take SALT, I will encourage the children to speak more.</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gram Panchayat is the local government in villages of India.<span>Gram Panchayat </span>Election which could not be held in Vashi village in 2021 was finally held in Nov 2023.</span></p>
<p><br></br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I met the Sarpanch (head) of the panchayat and had a SALT conversation with him. My colleague at Avani connected me with him.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span>SALT creates a beautiful relationship in which everyone benefits. The…</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gram Panchayat is the local government in villages of India.<span>Gram Panchayat </span>Election which could not be held in Vashi village in 2021 was finally held in Nov 2023.</span></p>
<p><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I met the Sarpanch (head) of the panchayat and had a SALT conversation with him. My colleague at Avani connected me with him.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span>SALT creates a beautiful relationship in which everyone benefits. The connection that is build makes the work easier. Through the exchange, we got to know each other. He shared a story from his life.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some years ago, every evening, he would go out to eat ice cream with his friends. It was a lot of fun, they all laughed and talked. One day they found a 5 to 6 year old boy who was standing to buy ice-cram with a 500 rupee note. He bought himself an ice cream and walked away. Everyone was surprised to find a child at night coming alone to buy an ic-cream. All the friends approached and the boy and asked him why he was alone. He said, “ At home there is a land related dispute, I don't want to go back”. We explained to him how unsafe it is for him and convinced him to return home. He told where his home was and we took him back to his home and explained to the parents what the boy had done. He added that whenever all the</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> friends met, they remember this story and feel very fortunate that that were able to help the boy.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>His reflection </strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a gram panchayat member, he said that he feel that the young people of the village should speak. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He has been doing social work with 100 -150 village youth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Learning as a facilitator</strong></span></p>
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<li><span><em>There is strength in every human being which teaches humanity to every human being.</em></span><br/> <span><em>I learned that, in difficult times, we think more with our heart than with our head. As seen in this incident.</em></span></li>
<li><span><em>I learned that if you want to understand people's minds, you have to develop a close relationship with them. As a facilitator I pride myself on being able to understand people's emotions and that too only because of SALT.</em></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Avani Smile Team has been conducting SALT and CLCP in Washi village, district Kolhapur, India.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had SALT conversations with Anganwadi Sevika. Then I observed that the number of students in Anganwadi was less. State education department issued a notification regarding shutting down schools with less than 20 students. This raised apprehension among Anganwadi workers…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Avani Smile Team has been conducting SALT and CLCP in Washi village, district Kolhapur, India.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had SALT conversations with Anganwadi Sevika. Then I observed that the number of students in Anganwadi was less. State education department issued a notification regarding shutting down schools with less than 20 students. This raised apprehension among Anganwadi workers about the possible shutdown of local government schools in Washi. The students in the Washi government school have declined parents prefer to admitt the children to an English medium school. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After a few days, I visited an Anganwadi centre in the village and met some mothers and children and interacted with them. I invited the mothers to recall their childhood memories of school. Memories they will never forget. The women described how their school life was fun. A small school of beautiful Koularu houses, the dung and wt soil in the school yard and its aroma, a small hand carrying a bag and a box of food. A woman shared many special memories like the friends she met after coming to school, the ringing of the school bell, and the songs sung in the school. The children in the Anganwadi were listening very intently to their mothers. I told the mothers that their children could also experience it. But for this, you have to admit your children in your Marathi or local school. Although English medium is the need of the hour, the children will not be able to live the beautiful life you lived in Marathi schools.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After the discussion, everyone thought about the future of their children. And one mother said, "we cannot deprive our children of their childhood. As we have shared our beautiful experiences today, children will also be able to tell in the future. "</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mothers also shared that the fee in private, English medium schools is high and at times they are not able to pay the fees and withdraw the children and admit them to government-run Marathi medium schools. If the quality of education improves, it will encourage the parents to admit them to government schools. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>AER</strong> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Today we got to think about the future of our children. We remembered and enjoyed our childhood.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 2. More discussions like today's should be held with women. We will help you with this. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Subsequently, the Aanganwadi workers shared about the above meeting with their colleagues, other Anaganwadi workers. I plan to visit and facilitate a conversation with them.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Note: An Anganwadi is a type of rural child care centre in India.</span></p>Walking towards the dream...tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-12-11:2028109:BlogPost:2091202023-12-11T10:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;">Diwali or Deepawali is the festival of light. This festival is known as the symbol of victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. This festival is considered to be a festival of prosperity, happiness and gratitude. In this festival, the children of Vashi village decided to show their village dream in a different way. The children's exams were over and the children got a 10-day Diwali holiday. The children wanted to do something…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Diwali or Deepawali is the festival of light. This festival is known as the symbol of victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. This festival is considered to be a festival of prosperity, happiness and gratitude. In this festival, the children of Vashi village decided to show their village dream in a different way. The children's exams were over and the children got a 10-day Diwali holiday. The children wanted to do something different in the village. They told us this story. After discussion, it was decided to make a fort. School vacation, afternoon time, bowls in hand, plates and everyone went to the farm with caps on their heads.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Soil, small stones were collected and brought. Stones were started to be carved for Keelya. Boys and girls started working together. Initially there were differences but the goal was fixed. We used to visit. At some places we used to tell them the solution. Boys played all day, girls made Diwali sweets all day and everyone worked together in the evening. The day was fixed and as planned, on the last day of Diwali, the children enshrined the idol of Sainik and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the fort. The children showed the dream they had made for the village.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The children said that just like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, he worked to build his dream village for the people of his village. He developed the village along with the Lodas of the village. People unitedly helped him for this work. Also, all of us children are telling the dream of Vashi village through this fort on some important topics in our village.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">People started coming to see what the children had done. Children started presenting their dreams. Sarpanch, the village head, who could not make it, wished the children over the phone.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Through this activity, the children showed unity while building the fort and showed the dream of their village differently. At this time 20- 25 women, 15 -20 men, 25 -30 children were present.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12218424081?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12218424281?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12218424281?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="866" class="align-center" style="padding: 80px;" height="716"/></a><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">After a few days they were took SALT with Parents. At that time One of the women told a very nice story. She said that, " I was educated in a rural area school. I studied till 10th. After that I got married at the age of 14. My dream was to become a doctor. But that dream did not come true. I didn't get a chance to get education after marriage but I expect from both my children that they will fulfill my dream. I told my elder daughter about my dream but her dream is to grow up to be an engineer. I did not force her. My other daughter who is currently in Anganwadi came to me and said 'Mom I will grow up to be a doctor for you' at that time i felt very Happy. At this time, all the other women present praised the little girl. After that the rest of the women narrated their school life experiences.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Anganwadi Sevika then told the women that if you educate your children in local language medium Marathi school, it does not necessarily mean that it is inferior. they will learn a lot of good things and experience a lot and it will be far cheaper. Everyone agreed with this and everyone said that we can't take away the childhood from our children's lives as we completed our childhood with so much fun that I want to give to our children.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>AER</strong></span> <br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>1.</strong> We are very thankful that today we get to take time from housework for our children and ourselves.</span> <br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>2.</strong> Next time for sure we will meet again together and share our experiences.</span></p>We are adapting according to the community's time and availabilitytag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-07-23:2028109:BlogPost:2081612023-07-23T11:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We would go from 10 am to 6:30 pm to take SALT Activity in the villages of Pirwadi, Vashi Nandwal, Kandgaon, and Kerli through Avani Organization. During this time we were able to meet y Anganwadi Sevaka, Gram Panchayat, and some women. But during this time we could not meet men or other people who are engaged in any job or business or farming. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1. As a solution to…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We would go from 10 am to 6:30 pm to take SALT Activity in the villages of Pirwadi, Vashi Nandwal, Kandgaon, and Kerli through Avani Organization. During this time we were able to meet y Anganwadi Sevaka, Gram Panchayat, and some women. But during this time we could not meet men or other people who are engaged in any job or business or farming. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1. As a solution to this, some important decisions have been made by the president of the organization. We had a meeting with our president Anuradha Bhosle Madam. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We changed our office time for facilitating SALT in various age group people because SALT creates an environment that changes the way people think. So, we have started going out to meet at night because of this we are meeting with all Family members, Men, women, and children. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">2. As well as, we have moved our office near the four villages. Now we have set up our team at Vashi village. In Vashi, our Avani Organization's other project is running. It is very helpful to us for SALT Activity as this office is closer to the villages we work in.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The advantage of this move has been that we have started going to the villages on time at any moment. We have started spending more time in villages, and it is very helpful for SALT. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Gender Equality Program Office, Vashi, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. See the pictures of our Vashi office which is located near the villages. We do organic farming in this office area.</span></p>
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<p></p>Knowledge Fair got us a New Family..tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-07-11:2028109:BlogPost:2084532023-07-11T13:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Knowledge Fair” was organized by Avani Organisation, Kolhapur with Global Fund for Children (GFC) support. Through Avani organization, work on salt is going on in the villages of Pirwadi, Vashi, Nandwal, Kandgaon, Kerli for the past two years. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge Fair with communities was held on 21st May 2023. A few days after the event, I (Shahrukh) went to Vashi village…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Knowledge Fair” was organized by Avani Organisation, Kolhapur with Global Fund for Children (GFC) support. Through Avani organization, work on salt is going on in the villages of Pirwadi, Vashi, Nandwal, Kandgaon, Kerli for the past two years. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge Fair with communities was held on 21st May 2023. A few days after the event, I (Shahrukh) went to Vashi village to meet the people who had come for the knowledge fair. At that time I initially met the Anganwadi Sevika. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">They expressed their opinion regarding this program. All anganwadi sevikas said that "we liked this program very much. It was great to see everyone share their dreams for their village. We also loved the fact that everyone listened intently today as we shared our dream of Vashi village. We especially liked the lively discussion with us by Corey Madam from GFC, America...it was very engaging and uplifting." </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Then we were moved by the presentation by Faith Foundation and Rural Aid on various issues in their villages. We were listening very carefully to what they were saying, as our full attention was on them. After we heard all their stories, we also felt that we too can do all these things in our Vashi village by ourselves and with the help of other people in the village. We heard how they had engaged youth and adolescents. We so far had been engaging school children, mainly girls. Now we will engage adolescents and youth.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Also, before the Knowledge Fair program, Corey Ma'am and Rituu came to meet us. They had a nice chat with us. We told them about our village's dream regarding children. We are very happy because we are being guided by the one who asked us to dream and show us the direction to fulfill that dream.</span></p>Aanganwadi workers, Children & adolescrnt girls build their common dreamtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-05-26:2028109:BlogPost:2082272023-05-26T07:21:03.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p><strong>Date : 13 April 2023</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Avani Sanstha started SALT conversations in Vashi village for past one year. After SALT visits, we decided to invite community members for building their dream. Everyone was called to the Anganwadi center in Vashi village. In April 2023 about 17–18 people joined including Aangawadi workers and girls aged 11–16 years. We asked them to write what their dreams are about their village and about the children of the village.…</p>
<p><strong>Date : 13 April 2023</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Avani Sanstha started SALT conversations in Vashi village for past one year. After SALT visits, we decided to invite community members for building their dream. Everyone was called to the Anganwadi center in Vashi village. In April 2023 about 17–18 people joined including Aangawadi workers and girls aged 11–16 years. We asked them to write what their dreams are about their village and about the children of the village. They could share through any medium painting, song or by writing. Everyone was divided into groups and asked to compile a dream. In this, two groups were formed, Anganwadi workers and children. Everyone started compiling their dreams in their own way. The Anganwadi worker told you from the dream that, <br/><strong>1.</strong> They want that the number of people who drink alcohol in Vashi village should reduce <br/>They dream that there should be such a system in the village that alcohol should not be consumed. <br/><strong>2.</strong> Girls in the village should also get equal rights as boys. <br/><strong>3.</strong> The mentality of the older women of the village should be changed and they should give equal respect to the girls.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Children expressed their dream that<br/><strong>1.</strong> Girls have the right to study, they should be able to study<br/> <strong>2.</strong> There should be such a situation in the village that the girl should also live with pride.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>AER</strong> <br/><strong>1.</strong> It was a great feeling to think of the dream we had made for our village today. We want to get it done.<br/> <strong>2.</strong> We would like to meet again next time to fulfill this dream.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Note:</strong> Anganwadi is a type of rural child care centre in India. Anganwadi worker is a woman employed from the village to provide supplementary healthcare and nutritional services to children and pregnant women under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS Scheme)</p>Now the focus is on the “younger generation"tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-04-05:2028109:BlogPost:2076432023-04-05T10:42:51.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tried to meet through acquaintances in the village, and because of this, some meetings were conducted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An opportunity to meet some Boys (Taruns) came…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tried to meet through acquaintances in the village, and because of this, some meetings were conducted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An opportunity to meet some Boys (Taruns) came through an acquaintance in Avani Sanstha. We went to their house. A house a little outside the village, a quiet place with the chirping of birds. In this calm environment, we sat down at his house for SALT. In the beginning, there was a discussion about the youth of the village. So far, everyone I have met has said the same thing. Our discussion started on the topic ‘70% of men in the village consume excessive alcohol'. He said that we know the situation of our village, and we are very worried about the village, But we can't do anything. At that time all men themselves told me that let us do something about it. So that the young generation of the village will get rid of this abuse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At this time, I felt very good that some young people want to change the village, but they are not getting support from anyone. But they keep trust in us because of salt. They decided that we would meet the men and help them recover from this abuse.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>AER</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>1.</strong> We benefited greatly from today's discussion. We want to do a lot for the younger generation. All we need is your support and the support of the youth in the village.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>2.</strong> Next time, we will meet and discuss with the youth who are involved in excessive consumption of alcohol.</span></p>SALT helped in engaging Men as allies for gender equalitytag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-03-21:2028109:BlogPost:2077222023-03-21T09:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>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.</em></span> <br></br> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>They are the main power holders and decision makers in the family.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>When men lead by example it can encourage their…</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>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.</em></span> <br/> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>They are the main power holders and decision makers in the family.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>When men lead by example it can encourage their children and youth. So we at Avani NGO in Kolhapur tried several ways. As they were not free during the day, we went in the night to do home visits. I have seen that men like SALT as it brings out what they have within them but not expressed.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11000793855?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11000793855?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="750" class="align-center" style="padding: 5px;"/></a>I tried another strategy. I attended a social event in the village where I met a man who is a social worker in the village and told him about what we were trying to do. He encouraged other men to meet me. They were reluctant. They thought it will be a seminar as this is their experience with past NGOs which organize awareness drives and lectures.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>But finally they agreed for a group meeting . But we used SALT in our conversation with them. They found it refreshing and interesting. They had so much to share. They also said shared what were their dreams for the village. I have learned that SALT as a process can bring men together. What is their vision for the village and their children and gender issues, SALT can enable this sharing.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>This is a start, we will work further on initiating men to take action.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">हम लैंगिक समानता के मुद्दे पर गांव में महिलाओं और बुजुर्गों के साथ SALT का दौरा करते रहे हैं। हालांकि, 30 से 55 साल के आयु वर्ग के पुरुषों को शामिल करना मुश्किल था।<br/>वे परिवार में मुख्य शक्ति धारक और निर्णय निर्माता हैं।</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">जब पुरुष उदाहरण के द्वारा नेतृत्व करते हैं तो यह उनके बच्चों और युवाओं को प्रोत्साहित कर सकता है। इसलिए हमने कोल्हापुर में अवनी एनजीओ में कई तरह की कोशिश की। चूंकि वे दिन में खाली नहीं थे, इसलिए हम रात में घर का दौरा करने गए। मैंने देखा है कि पुरुष SALT को पसंद करते हैं क्योंकि यह उनके भीतर जो है उसे बाहर लाता है लेकिन व्यक्त नहीं करता है।</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">मैंने दूसरी रणनीति आजमाई। मैंने गाँव में एक सामाजिक कार्यक्रम में भाग लिया जहाँ मैं एक ऐसे व्यक्ति से मिला जो गाँव में एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता है और उसे बताया कि हम क्या करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं। उसने अन्य पुरुषों को मुझसे मिलने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया। वे अनिच्छुक थे। उन्होंने सोचा कि यह एक संगोष्ठी होगी क्योंकि पिछले गैर सरकारी संगठनों के साथ यह उनका अनुभव है जो जागरूकता अभियान और व्याख्यान आयोजित करते हैं।</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">लेकिन आखिरकार वे एक समूह की बैठक के लिए तैयार हो गए। लेकिन हमने उनके साथ अपनी बातचीत में SALT का इस्तेमाल किया। उन्हें यह ताज़ा और दिलचस्प लगा। उनके पास साझा करने के लिए बहुत कुछ था। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि गांव के लिए उनके सपने क्या थे, इसे साझा किया। मैंने सीखा है कि नमक एक प्रक्रिया के रूप में पुरुषों को एक साथ ला सकता है। गाँव और उनके बच्चों और लैंगिक मुद्दों के लिए उनका दृष्टिकोण क्या है, SALT इस साझाकरण को सक्षम कर सकता है।</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">यह एक शुरुआत है, हम कार्रवाई करने के लिए पुरुषों को पहल करने पर आगे काम करेंगे।</p>I will give wings to children's dreams...tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-02-23:2028109:BlogPost:2067282023-02-23T08:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <em> A SALT activity was conducted with a family in the villages of Vashi through Avani Sanstha. The son of the family and his father were present for this SALT.</em></span></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At first we introduced each other, then there was a discussion about the villages and various social events. Then started taking SALT. When I asked them to recall one good thing…</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <em> A SALT activity was conducted with a family in the villages of Vashi through Avani Sanstha. The son of the family and his father were present for this SALT.</em></span></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At first we introduced each other, then there was a discussion about the villages and various social events. Then started taking SALT. When I asked them to recall one good thing that happened in their life, they were lost in thought. I gave them some examples to stimulate their thinking. Then the father began to speak.</span></em></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> He said, “I was born in a middle-class family, my father was a postman, I have four sisters, the family situation was meager but my father worked hard for the education of our siblings. During that time, our school was very long, so we had to travel a lot by walking, but due to the determination to learn, I overcame all the difficulties and continued to study, so today I am working in a good place because of my hard work. Today my financial situation is good, I also have a son and two daughters, I am always trying to make them understand the importance of hard work and education.</span></em></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">His son has passed 10th. He wants to join the army or police. He will have to work hard for that. They always encourage the child for that. But when I took the SALT, the boy also realized that if his father had worked so hard for education, we too should work harder. The boy said that he will work hard to fulfill the dream of his parents. Because of taking SALT, the parents did not have to ask their son to work hard because the child knew how much and what hard work his father had done for his education and he realized the importance of education.</span></em></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Through this SALT, it is understood that every family wants their next generation to be good and hardworking. The father also announced his wish that I would do the same for my two daughters as I am doing for my son's further education as per his wish. It will also encourage them to</span> <span style="font-size: 16px;">fulfil</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> their dreams and help them in times of need.</span></span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>AER</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>1.</strong> We really enjoyed today's discussion and we are very proud that we were able to speak passionately and share our experiences in front of the children regarding their future.</span></em></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>2.</strong> I will help you to work with the men of the village which will require a lot of effort.</span></em></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>3.</strong> The next time such a discussion is held, men will be more involved.</span></em></p>SALT gave wings to their dreamstag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-02-09:2028109:BlogPost:2063142023-02-09T05:22:27.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>I visited many families in Vashi village for salt activity. When I met many people, I realized that no matter how good the financial situation of the house is. Village people have a slightly different way of thinking. They think a lot about society, relatives, if girls are taught more, they will get married late, then relatives, neighbors will criticize them, so even if girls are smart, they don't allow them to get higher education, they get them married as soon…</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>I visited many families in Vashi village for salt activity. When I met many people, I realized that no matter how good the financial situation of the house is. Village people have a slightly different way of thinking. They think a lot about society, relatives, if girls are taught more, they will get married late, then relatives, neighbors will criticize them, so even if girls are smart, they don't allow them to get higher education, they get them married as soon as possible after 12th.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em>The women who live as daughters-in-law in Vashi village, aged between 32 and 45, have only one dream: to teach their daughters a lot and make them self-reliant. As the situation in Vashi village is going on, I think the situation will be the same for women in many villages. The reason for this is that women of this age did not get to learn more, because sometimes the economic conditions of a family is weaker, sometimes there were more siblings in one family, and at that time family members gave importance to boys' education more than girls. Because they think boys will continue to take care of the family but the girls get married and go to someone else's house, why spend money on girls' education? Even though they know that they are being treated unfairly, girls do not speak up because they are taught from childhood to do as their elders tell them to do. These women have to deal with the situation of suppressing their own dreams. They do not know how to raise their voice for their rights.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Today, the daughters of these women are 15 to 17 years old and they also dream about them that their daughters should learn a lot and become self-reliant, but they cannot tell this to their husband or any elder family member in the house. They also keep these things in mind. I have met many women through SALT and when I ask them about their dreams, they say that they want to teach my daughter to be self-reliant. They do not agree to marry her off at a young age. Because getting married at a young age ends all the desires and aspirations of girls and they start living someone else's dream and women are not able to express regret about it after marriage.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Since I started SALT in Vashi village, these women have now openly spoken to me about their dreams, their desires, because I have encouraged them through SALT, they are now firmly voicing their opinions in their homes as well. These women have only dreamed so far but through SALT I am making them realize what they have to do to make it come true. SALT is giving wings to the dreams of these women, and all these things women have told me.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong>AER</strong></em></p>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><em> As a woman and as a girl we can dream but we need someone who encourages us and recognizes our strength to fulfill it. We think that such a discussion should happen in our family.</em></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><em> Further we would like to meet you again and we would like to have a similar meeting in different places.</em></li>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>I visited a family in Vashi village, first I started talking to a woman and her daughter in that house. The lady of this house Vaishali (name changed) wanted to educate a lot but her wish could not be completed. Before marriage Vaishali's father’s financial condition was good, but her parents were orthodox and traditional, though they had money but they did not teach their girl. Because at that…</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>I visited a family in Vashi village, first I started talking to a woman and her daughter in that house. The lady of this house Vaishali (name changed) wanted to educate a lot but her wish could not be completed. Before marriage Vaishali's father’s financial condition was good, but her parents were orthodox and traditional, though they had money but they did not teach their girl. Because at that time people didn't think it was important to educate girls, when a girl reached the age of 16 years, there was a rush to get her married. People teasing the girls who were taking education. Vaishali was also married at the age of 17. </em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Vaishali got married and her father did not give importance to education. Vaishali had a dream after marriage that she should learn by telling her husband but no one gave importance to Vaishali's education. Vaishali is sad that her education is stopped after marriage, but she dreams of teaching her daughter a lot and making her self-reliant. But she had never told this dream to her husband. Because her husband and all the people in the family were not so eager to educate the girls. But when I spoke to him through Salt, she told me her dream. She had never told that dream to anyone before. As we continued to talk, Vaishali's husband (Ramesh) came home.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>After getting to know them, the next chat started. Then Ramesh also said that he had a dream that he wanted to teach his daughter a lot and to be brave. He said “I will not give her less education just because she is a girl, I will teach my daughter without discrimination between boys and girls.” Vaishali and her daughter were very happy and surprised to hear this because Ramesh had never told his dream before. Vaishali and her husband Ramesh both have the same dream but never shared it with each other. Because of Salt I went to their house and discussed it with them. Then they shared their feelings to me, then I asked him about their dream and he spoke freely. They had never shared their joys and sorrows in such a way living in a one house but it was possible because of SALT.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>AER</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>1.</strong> It is understood discussion in family is very necessary. Living in the same house, parents have the same dream about their daughter, but they do not know each other, Because they never talk to each other that way. They never express themselves in front of each other.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>2.</strong> In all families we believe that people in the house should talk to each other.</em></span></p>Anything for the family...tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-01-27:2028109:BlogPost:2065212023-01-27T11:24:27.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
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<p><em>I visited one family for SALT in Vashi Village, Kolhapur. Mother, father and their daughter were present in the family at that time.</em></p>
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<p><em>We met them for the first time and introduced them to us and our work. After that I started taking SALT activity. In the family no one is more educated. Mother is only a 6th standard passed and Father is a 12th standard pass. The elder daughter goes to college while the younger son goes to school. When asked to recall a good…</em></p>
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<p><em>I visited one family for SALT in Vashi Village, Kolhapur. Mother, father and their daughter were present in the family at that time.</em></p>
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<p><em>We met them for the first time and introduced them to us and our work. After that I started taking SALT activity. In the family no one is more educated. Mother is only a 6th standard passed and Father is a 12th standard pass. The elder daughter goes to college while the younger son goes to school. When asked to recall a good work experience in his life, he thought for a while and began to tell.</em></p>
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<p><em>When the mother of that family was asked what she was proud of, she said that there was so much poverty in her father's house that time her father could not teach both her and her brother, so she stopped her school and told her father to teach her brother, so her brother today studied hard and now he is engineer. She is very proud of this that she stopped her own education and taught her brother. Her husband and daughter did not know what the woman had done in her life. When she shared this story, the woman's daughter and husband felt great and felt proud.</em></p>
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<p><em>After my mother's experience, my father shared some of his experiences. He said that I studied in 12th standard but during that time money was very important to study. As my family did not have that much money, I could not pursue further education despite being smart. As soon as I 12th passed I got a job in the Gram Panchayat in the sanitation department. There is a lot of work to be done in this department. Once there was work to clean a 5 km long pipe. But no one is ready to do this work. Then I decided to clean that pipe. If I had not done that work, many families would have to live in unsanitary conditions. If you take such a risk, your superiors will be impressed and will increase your salary. I did that risky job thinking that the seniors would trust me and it would make my family feel proud. It took me 3 hours to clean that pipe. I was having trouble breathing while inside but I came out after finishing the job. After coming out of the pipe I was feeling very uncomfortable. But I was not afraid because because of me many people would be able to live in a clean atmosphere.</em></p>
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<p><em>When daughter and wife listen to this story They feel very sad that this person does this work without caring for his life and he thinks only for his family, his daughter and wife are also proud of the work he has done as a human being.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>AER</strong></em></p>
<p><em>1. Our experiences. Our interest came to help. And in that root they learned something and gave them a new way to live.</em></p>
<p><em>2. We want to have a discussion like this.</em></p>My little help makes someone very successfultag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-01-24:2028109:BlogPost:2062712023-01-24T09:12:07.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p><em>I decided to take the SALT of one woman in vashi village. The name of that woman is sarika (name is changed) . When I went to her home That woman had come from her farm at that time. We introduced each other after I started the SALT.</em></p>
<p><em>A woman from a simple family. But after meeting her, it seemed from her speech that she could talk a lot, say a lot. I was asked about the one good thing she had done in her life. At that time he started telling without taking any…</em></p>
<p><em>I decided to take the SALT of one woman in vashi village. The name of that woman is sarika (name is changed) . When I went to her home That woman had come from her farm at that time. We introduced each other after I started the SALT.</em></p>
<p><em>A woman from a simple family. But after meeting her, it seemed from her speech that she could talk a lot, say a lot. I was asked about the one good thing she had done in her life. At that time he started telling without taking any time.</em></p>
<p><em>I passed 12th and wanted to study further. But education was not very important in those days. Girls get married early. After my 12th exam I got married in the next one and a half. I was 17 at that time. During that time, child marriages were taking place. So I couldn't have any dreams as a girl.</em></p>
<p><em>After marriage I got involved in married life. After some years of marriage, my friends contacted me on the phone and invited me to an alumni meet. I could not go to that event But there was an incident in that event that made everyone remember me.</em></p>
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<p><em>One of the students did not attend that program because he is working in America. He contacted me by phone and he remembered me. He told his story to all students in the alumni meet program. Sarika helped the boy when he wanted to study 11th and 12th but he didn't have money to buy textbooks, notebooks. After that help Sarika got married and later she never inquired about how much the boy had learned because she was engaged in her married life. But that boy remembered Sarika and her help after many years. This makes sarika feel very proud.</em></p>
<p><em>That boy said “sarika helped me a lot. And today I have reached here because of her.” Everyone praised me in the class but I was not present at the event. I was very surprised when I came to know about this. And I'm very happy too. I was reminded of a long time ago. I am very glad that my help was useful.</em></p>
<p><em>I was not able to fulfil my dream of education but I was very proud to hear that a classmate of mine is so successful today because of my help. This incident has also boosted my confidence a lot as I am going to teach both my children and make them self-reliant so that my children will fulfil my unfulfilled dream.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>AER :</strong></em></p>
<p><em>1. Today the old memories got light. Felt very good. And because of this I could see the good qualities in me. It was great to share my experiences.</em></p>
<p><em>2. From our experiences our children would learn many things and it is good for their future.</em></p>
<p><em>- Before this she had never discussed anything like this. So they could share some of their experiences.</em></p>
<p><em>- she would like to share things like this. She likes salt activity.</em></p>SALT Training of Anganwadi Sevikatag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-01-17:2028109:BlogPost:2062532023-01-17T14:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">we are taking SALT in vashi village. A couple of months ago the salt activity with the Anganwadi Sevika was done. After that it was decided to take SALT training there. In the beginning the day of salt was fixed, after that only a few questions were asked to Anganwadi Sevika. In which they were asked about the problems they faced while working in the Anganwadi then everyone told the problems.…</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">we are taking SALT in vashi village. A couple of months ago the salt activity with the Anganwadi Sevika was done. After that it was decided to take SALT training there. In the beginning the day of salt was fixed, after that only a few questions were asked to Anganwadi Sevika. In which they were asked about the problems they faced while working in the Anganwadi then everyone told the problems.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> After that, there was SALT training. SALT was taken in the beginning of that training. SALT activity with Anganwadi worker was done last time, that time the good work done in their life that was remembered. After that SALT training was started. In which they was told about CLCP. And there was a conversation about how this salt will get rid of the problem. Everyone liked the SALT activity and they said that the relationship between our people and the villagers would be good and better. This will make it easier for us to work on any subject in the village. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>AER was taught after SALT training. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> After the SALT training was over, we told everyone to take SALT in their home. In which they will take SALT with any member of their household. When Anganwadi Sevika takes SALT with anyone in the house or village, we will help them in the beginning. Going forward, they can take salt themselves so we will be with them if they want any help from us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Today we will find out what will change with salt while working in the community.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2. When we taking salt in any place, people should not be bored, so they should start with some game, song or entertainment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3. Next time we meet, we will take SALT activity with our family in which our team will help us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this way, SALT training took place with Anganwadi workers in Vashi village. Kaushalyaji supported Avani's smile team to make this training successful also she write blog on this activity.</span></p>Old is Gold...tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-01-16:2028109:BlogPost:2062432023-01-16T11:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SALT </span>activity was taken with men in Vashi village, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. 8 to 10 men were talking with me.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the beginning, I went to them and asked them for a little time.<br></br> In the start, those people told about the village and about themselves, and then they told about their fields. After that, when I asked them to remember the good deeds done in their life. Everyone shared their story. in…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SALT </span>activity was taken with men in Vashi village, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. 8 to 10 men were talking with me.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the beginning, I went to them and asked them for a little time.<br/> In the start, those people told about the village and about themselves, and then they told about their fields. After that, when I asked them to remember the good deeds done in their life. Everyone shared their story. in everyone’s story, one thing was common, that they all belong to a farmer family. They all went to the farm when they were young. <br/> All men's shares their story, and they said one common thing that is when they all were young their economic condition is very poor. At that time no fast life, no jobs, no competition takes places in society.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10934552677?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10934552677?profile=original" width="750" class="align-full" style="padding: 5px;" id="img817746" name="img817746"/></a> <br/> They shared that in their childhood when they were very hungry, their mother, grandmother and father would eat small lumps of soil and continue to work. And when there was surplus food, they cooked a large meal they would it eat it throughout the day and even the next day. There was no different food for breakfast, lunch and dinner There was a lot of difficulty at that time, but there was also a lot of happiness. The whole family lived together, ate together, slept together, and solved every problem together.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> They all said that there are a lot of changes in their family and also in society now. Right now the whole world is moving forward very fast. But everyone needs to get rid of the race now, needs time, so that everyone can talk to each other and meet. He said that today we remember the old age and think that the old age was better. Because at that time, we were not running for money, we were eating ourselves in the field, and now the world is growing faster. That's why we don't have time to talk to each other.<br/> Similarly, there was some conversation and that said that it was nice to meet you and it was very nice to talk to you.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <strong>AER</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <strong>1.</strong>Today we feel very good by remembering the old days.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>2.</strong> We would like to participate in any further discussion.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Slowly, I will bring the people in the village together.</p>What I learned...tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-12-22:2028109:BlogPost:2061412022-12-22T07:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p>It was decided to facilitate SALT with teenager children in Vashi village, Kolhapur district, India. Anganwadi workers also facilitated with me. In the beginning, everyone introduced themselves well. After that started a SALT conversation.</p>
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<p><strong>What I learned......</strong></p>
<p>I facilitate SALT with everyone as…</p>
<p>It was decided to facilitate SALT with teenager children in Vashi village, Kolhapur district, India. Anganwadi workers also facilitated with me. In the beginning, everyone introduced themselves well. After that started a SALT conversation.</p>
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<p><em><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10917502458?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10917502458?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="585" class="align-center" style="padding: 5px;" height="442"/></a></em></p>
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<p><strong>What I learned......</strong></p>
<p>I facilitate SALT with everyone as a facilitator. But today on 10th Dec 2022 when I went to facilitate SALT with the children, SALT conversation triggered discussion around gender. The children shared a lot about this issue, they are telling with a felt need to bring about a change. But they know that they cannot achieve a gender transformative change on their own. They said that older and powerful people are in powerful positions and the voice of the youth is not valued.</p>
<p>I am thinking that when some change has to be brought, which is required, not everyone in the community will support to bring that change, and then those who want to do something also take a step back.</p>
<p>I got to learn that, if no one will ask us what is your dream, then no one will even tell you in this busy world. But I am getting this chance and I am getting a chance to do something new and connect with people through this SALT. I learned that in this fast-paced world, you need someone to take out time and ask you about your life, about your dreams, about the dreams of your village. And we are doing that work through this SALT. People are also happily participating in it.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">SALT activity was done by Avani organization with Adolescent Girls in Vashi village in which Anganwadi workers and small children along with Adolescent Girls were also included.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Initially it was decided to play a small game with the adolescent girls. But along with…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">SALT activity was done by Avani organization with Adolescent Girls in Vashi village in which Anganwadi workers and small children along with Adolescent Girls were also included.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Initially it was decided to play a small game with the adolescent girls. But along with them younger sister also came there and joined us. We started with the game, in which everyone told their name, what they like to eat and which game they like. In which the little girls also told about themselves. After that SALT activity started.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">They were asked to remember one good deed done in their school life or apart from it, after that everyone started thinking, after a while a girl told her story. She said that when she was in third standard she and her friend were going home. Her friend fell and hit her head and started bleeding profusely. So she put her handkerchief on the girl's head and immediately took her to the hospital so that the girl could be treated quickly. It gave her great comfort that he helped a girl in need. Everyone appreciated her. All the girls who came said that it is very difficult to understand all this at such a young age and it is also very difficult to do such a big work. Then everyone clapped for her. After that one girl said that when my mother goes to work from 10 am to 8:00 pm to run home, I see all this with my own eyes, I appreciate my mother work. Always i am helping my mother in house hold work. I think my mother is doing hard work so i am always help my mother like this i am taking care of the my mother. I am proud that I am young but I am helping my mother in some way or the other so that she does not work even after coming home so that Let him get some time to rest. I will be a good person when I grow up. Hearing this, everyone praised him a lot and clapped for her. everyone knows the strength in her. She said that at a young age she can take a lot of responsibility and she alone can do a lot. Similarly, everyone shared the good work done by them. After that everyone told the strengths of their friends. When the activity started, small children also came there because they also had to participate in it. All small children's started telling their stories one by one and started becoming happy. when everybody started appreciating them too.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Being a facilitator, I got to learn that girls can do a lot. But they are not allowed to move forward, the reason for which is their family and society. Which keeps them tied in a frame in which all their happiness and their dreams are suppressed by putting responsibilities on them.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong>AER</strong></em><br/> 1. Today we realized our strength and got to know a lot about our friends and we had a lot of fun today. <br/> 2. Will bring our friends along with us next time and would like our brothers to also participate in such conversations.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Translate :</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>हमारी ताकत</strong></span></p>
<p>अवनी संस्था द्वारा वाशी गांव में एडोलिसेंट गर्ल्स के साथ सॉल्ट एक्टिविटी हुई जिसमें एडोलिसेंट गर्ल्स के साथ आंगनवाड़ी वर्कर्स और छोटे बच्चे भी शामिल थे।</p>
<p>शुरुआत में एडोलिसेंट गर्ल्स के साथ में छोटा सा खेल लेना तय हुआ। लेकिन उसी के साथ उनकी छोटी बहने भी वहां पर आई और उसमें शामिल हुई। सबसे पहले गेम से स्टार्ट किया गया, जिसमें सभी ने अपना नाम, खाने में क्या पसंद है और कौन सा खेल पसंद है यह बताकर की। जिसमें छोटी लड़कियों ने भी अपने बारे में बताया। उसके बाद सॉल्ट एक्टिविटी लेना शुरू हुआ।</p>
<p>उनसे पूछा गया कि उनके स्कूल के जिंदगी में या उसके अलावा किए गए एक अच्छे काम को याद करने के लिए कहा गया, उसके बाद सभी ने सोचना शुरू किया, थोड़ी देर बाद एक लड़की ने अपनी स्टोरी बताई। उसने कहा कि, जब वह तीसरी कक्षा में थी तो तभी उसकी सहेली जब घर जा रही थी। तो वह गिर पड़ी और उसके सर पर चोट आई और खून ज्यादा बहने लगा। इसलिए उसने अपना रुमाल उस लड़की के सर पर लगाया और तुरंत उसे लेकर अस्पताल गई जिससे उस लड़की का जल्दी इलाज हो सका। इससे उससे बहुत सुकून मिला कि उसने एक लड़की की जरूरत के समय मदद की। सभी ने उसकी सराहना की। आई हुई सभी लड़कियों ने कहा कि, इतनी कम उम्र में यह सब समझ पाना बहुत मुश्किल है और इतना बड़ा काम करना भी बहुत मुश्किल है। तभी सभी लोगों ने उसके लिए तालियां बजाई। उसके बाद एक लड़की ने कहा कि जब मेरी मां सुबह 10 से लेकर शाम 8:00 बजे तक घर चलाने के लिए काम पर जाती है, यह सब मैं अपनी आंखों से देखती हूं, लेकिन मुझे पता है कि मेरी मां किस लिए यह सब काम करती है। इसलिए मैं जब मैं घर पर नहीं होती तब पूरा घर संभालने का काम करती हूं और मुझे गर्व है कि मैं छोटी हूं लेकिन मैं अपनी मां की किसी ना किसी तरीके से सहायता कर रही हूं कि, वह घर पर आकर भी काम ना कर सके जिससे उसे आराम करने का थोड़ा वक्त मिल जाए। जब मैं बड़ी होंगी तो एक अच्छी व्यक्ति बनूंगी। यह बात सुनकर सभी ने उसकी बहुत सराहना की और उसके लिए तालियां भी बजाई सभी ने उसमें जो ताकत है वह बताई। उन्होंने कहा कि कम उम्र में वह बहुत जिम्मेदारी ले सकती है और वह अकेले ही बहुत कुछ कर सकती है।<br/> इसी तरह सभी ने अपने किए गए अच्छे काम को सबके साथ शेयर किया। उसके बाद सभी ने अपनी सहेलियों की ताकत बताई। जब एक्टिविटी शुरू थी तब वहां पर छोटी बच्चे भी आए क्योंकि, उन्हें भी इसमें शामिल होना था। वह भी अपनी छोटी-छोटी स्टोरिया बताने लगी और खुश होने लगी। जब सभी लोग उनकी भी सराहना करने लगे।</p>
<p>मुझे एक फैसिलिटेटर होकर यह सीखने मिला कि लड़कियां भी बहुत कुछ कर सकती है। लेकिन उन्हें आगे बढ़ने नहीं दिया जाता, जिसका कारण उनका परिवार और समाज है। जो उन्हें एक चौखट में बांध कर रखती है जिसमें उन पर जिम्मेदारियां डालकर उनकी सारी खुशियां और उनके सपने दबाए जाते हैं।</p>
<p><br/> <em><strong>AER</strong></em><br/> <strong>1.</strong> आज हमें अपनी ताकत का एहसास हुआ और हमें अपनी सहेलियों के बारे में बहुत कुछ पता चला और हमने आज बहुत मजा किया।</p>
<p><strong>2.</strong> अगली बार साथ में हमारी सहेलियों को भी लाएंगे और चाहेंगे कि हमारे भाई भी ऐसी बातचीत में शामिल हो।</p>We are not less than anyone......tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-11-15:2028109:BlogPost:2059632022-11-15T06:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p>SALT Activity was taken by Avni Sanstha with women in Vashi village, in which 7 women were involved.</p>
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<p> In the beginning, we introduced ourselves by asking name, mother's name and what everyone likes to eat. After asking the questions, everyone was a little flustered but happily introduced themselves. After a short conversation, we asked to…</p>
<p>SALT Activity was taken by Avni Sanstha with women in Vashi village, in which 7 women were involved.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10885243070?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10885243070?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="650" class="align-center" style="padding: 90px;"/></a></p>
<p> In the beginning, we introduced ourselves by asking name, mother's name and what everyone likes to eat. After asking the questions, everyone was a little flustered but happily introduced themselves. After a short conversation, we asked to everyone to remember one good deed they had done in their life, which they had done from childhood till now, which they would always remember. One woman started telling about herself she said, my husband is a driver and he takes of all responsibility of our house, but in this era of inflation, I felt that it is very important for me to support my husband by economicaly, so I decided to do some work. Initially i started working in the fields after that I made a small effort to start my own business in which I started selling vegetables. After some time, i started to make red chili powder. Right now I am happy with my life because me and my husbond take equal responsibility of our house. even being a woman, i am supporting my husband in this way. All the women clapped for her. </p>
<p> after hearing this story, and praised him. This is how everyone told their story. Due to which it came to know that the suppressed power in them should come out and every woman should recognize her power and use it in every difficult moment of their life. </p>
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<p><strong>AER</strong></p>
<p>1) Got to live such a moment today which is meant to bring a good change in our lives. </p>
<p>2) We also have someone to listen to who appreciates us. -Female </p>
<p>3) Next time we would like to have this conversation with our family members.</p>
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<p>Translate :</p>
<p><strong>हम किसिसे कम नही......</strong></p>
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<p>अवनि संस्था द्वारा वाशी गांव में महिलाओ के साथ सॉल्ट Activity ली गई, जिसमे 7 महिलाए शामिल थी। </p>
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<p>शुरुवात में हमने सबसे पहले अपनी पहेचान करवाई, जिसमे हमने अपने पहेचान में अपना नाम, अपने मां का नाम और उन्हें खानेमे क्या पसंद है यह पूछकर किया। सवाल पूछनेके बाद सभी थोड़े हड़बड़ाए लेकिन सभिने खुशी से अपनी पहचान करवाई।</p>
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<p>थोड़ी बातचीत होने के बाद उनसे अपने जिंदगी में किए गए एक अच्छे काम को याद करने के लिए कहा गया जो काम उन्होंने बचपन से लेकर अभी तक किया हो जो उन्हें हमेशा ही याद रहने वाला हो।</p>
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<p>एक महिलाए अपने बारेमे बताना शुरू किया कि, मेरा पति ड्राइवर है और उससे हमारा घर का पूरा खर्चा चलता है लेकिन इस महंगाई के जमाने में मुझे ऐसा लगा कि मुझे भी अपने पति का इसमें साथ देना बहुत जरूरी है इसीलिए मैंने कुछ काम करना तय किया शुरुआत में खेतों में काम करना शुरू किया उसके बाद मैंने अपना खुद का बिजनेस शुरू करने की छोटी सी कोशिश की जिसमें मैं सब्जियां बेचने शुरू किया। </p>
<p> कुछ समय बाद उन्होंने खुदका बिजनेस शुरू किया, जो लाल मिर्च पाउडर बनाकर देना था। </p>
<p>अभी वह अपनी जिंदगीसे खुश है। और वह एक औरत होकर भी अपने पति का साथ इस तरहसे निभा रही है। </p>
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<p>सभी महिलाओं ने यह कहानी सुनकर उनाकेलिये तालियां बजाई, और उनकी प्रशंसा की। </p>
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<p>इसी तरह सभी ने अपनी कहानी सुनाई। जिससे यह पता चला की उनमें जो दबी ताकत है वह बाहर आनी चाहिए और हर औरत को अपनी ताकत पहचानकर उसे अपनी जिंदागीके हर मुश्किल घड़ी पर काम में लानी चाहिए। </p>
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<p><strong>AER</strong></p>
<p>1) आज एक ऐसा लम्हा जीने मिला जो हमारी जिंदगी में एक अच्छा बदलाव लाने के लिए है। </p>
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<p>2) हमे भी कोई सुनने वाला है जो को हमारी सराहना करें। - महिला</p>
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<p>3) अगलीबार हम अपने परिवार वालों के साथ यह बातचीत करना पसंद करेंगे।</p>Change will start with us.....!tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-11-05:2028109:BlogPost:2057472022-11-05T07:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p>Avani Sanstha conducted SALT activity with women in Vashi village, in which 10 women participated.</p>
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<p>First of all, we all got our identity done, in which everyone told his name and about themselves. All the present women are used to work in the field and at home to earn their living. That's why I started SALT in a slightly different way. A short…</p>
<p>Avani Sanstha conducted SALT activity with women in Vashi village, in which 10 women participated.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10864396278?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10864396278?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="600" class="align-center" style="padding: 80px;"/></a></p>
<p>First of all, we all got our identity done, in which everyone told his name and about themselves. All the present women are used to work in the field and at home to earn their living. That's why I started SALT in a slightly different way. A short game was taken to relieve their tiredness after which everyone was a little happy and we started the salt. After a brief conversation, we were asked to remember a good deed they had done in their life since childhood till now, which they will always remember. After this question, one women took some time and started talking about her story. She told that when she had gone to a place to visit with her family, she found an expensive mobile lying there on the way, which she picked up from there and she was waiting If anyone come to find this mobile. She stood there for the next one and a half hours that its owner would come and take this mobile. Then after 2 hours, some college students were came there and they looking for something there, who seemed very restless, and were soaked in sweat, then that woman called those boys and asked, they are finding any mobile? The collage student said yes,after that woman return that mobile to them. Then all those children touched her feet and thanked her. Qt that time the woman felt that it was my duty to return it, because this thing is not mine and to buy it a lot of price has to be paid which comes from hard earned money. She always remember this because the smile that came on the faces of those children after returning that mobile was going to be remembered forever in their lives. When the woman told the story here, everyone applauded and praised her and this boosted her moraly. Similarly another woman told her story in which she returned the gold ring of a small child to their family members. That's how everyone told their story. After listening to all the stories it came to know that all are honest and hardworking. After this, everyone recognized and praised the strength of their friends.</p>
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<p><em><strong>AER</strong></em></p>
<p>1. In today's meeting, we gave time forgetting all our problems, it benefited us a lot. We got to hear the good work done by our friends in their life which we meet many times but do not talk like this which happened in today's meeting. </p>
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<p>2. Whenever such a meeting takes place in the future, we would also like to keep our family together, in which our husbands will be at the forefront.</p>
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<p><em><strong>बदलाव हमसे शुरू होगा.....!</strong></em></p>
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<p>अवनि संस्था द्वारा वाशी गांव में महिलाओ के साथ सॉल्ट Activity ली गई, जिसमे 10 महिलाए शामिल थी। </p>
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<p>सबसे पहले हम सब ने अपनी पहेचान करवाई, जिसमे सभी ने अपना नाम और अपनेबारेमे बताया। वहा उपस्थित सभी महिलाए खेत में और घर में अपनी ज़िंदगी गुजारने के लिए काम करती थी। इसी लिए मेने SALT की शुरुआत थोड़ी अलग तरह से की। उनकी थकावट दूर करने के लिए छोटा सा गेम लिया गया जिसके बाद सभी थोड़ा खुश हुए और हमने सॉल्ट शुरू किया।</p>
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<p> थोड़ी बातचीत होने के बाद उनसे अपने जिंदगी में किए गए एक अच्छे काम को याद करने के लिए कहा गया जो काम उन्होंने बचपन से लेकर अभी तक किया हो जो उन्हें हमेशा ही याद रहने वाला हो। इस प्रश्न के बाद महिलाओं ने थोड़ा समय लिया और अपने दिल की बात बतानी शुरू की। जिसमें से एक महिला ने बताया कि जब वह एक जगह अपने परिवार के साथ घूमने गई थी तो उन्हें वहां पर एक महंगा मोबाइल रस्ते पर पड़ा मिला जो उन्होंने वहां से उठाया और वहां पर आजू-बाजू देखा कि कोई है या नहीं, तो वहां पर वह अगले देड घंटे तक खड़े रहे कि इसका मालिक आ जाए और यह मोबाइल ले जाए। तभी 2 घंटे बाद कुछ कॉलेज के स्टूडेंट वहां पर कुछ ढूंढते हुए नजर आए जो बहुत बेचैन लग रहे थे, और पसीने से लथपथ हो गए थे तभी उन्होंने उन लड़कों को बुलाकर पूछा तभी पता चला कि उनका मोबाइल खो गया है, और उन्होंने वह खोया हुआ मोबाइल उन्हें लौटा दिया। तभी उन सारे बच्चों ने उनके पैर छुए और उनका शुक्रिया अदा किया। तभी उस महिला को ऐसा लगा कि यह वापस करना मेरा कर्तव्य है, क्योंकि यह चीज मेरी नहीं है और इसे खरीदने के लिए बहुत सी कीमत अदा करनी पड़ती है जोकि बहुत मेहनत से कमाए हुए पैसों से ही आती है। वह उन्हें यह बात इसलिए याद है कि क्योंकि वह मोबाइल लौटाने के बाद उन बच्चों के चेहरे पर जो मुस्कान आई थी वह उनके जीवन में हमेशा याद में रहने वाली थी। यहां स्टोरी जब महिला ने बताई तो सभी ने उनके लिए तालियां बजाई और उनकी प्रशंसा की और इससे उनका मनोबल बहुत बड़ा। इसी तरह और एक महिला ने अपनी कहानी बताइ जिसमें उन्होंने एक छोटे बच्चे की सोने की अंगूठी उनके परिवार वालों को लौटा दी। इसी तरह सभी ने अपनी स्टोरी बताई।</p>
<p> सभी स्टोरी को सुनने के बाद यह पता चला कि सभी ईमानदार और मेहनती हैं।</p>
<p>इसके बाद सभी ने अपनी जो सहेलियां है उनकी ताकत पहचानी और प्रशंसा की। </p>
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<p><em><strong>AER</strong></em></p>
<p>1. आज की मीटिंग में हमने अपनी सारी परेशानियां भूलकर वक्त दिया इससे हमें बहुत फायदा हुआ। हमें अपनी सहेलियों ने उनके जीवन में किया हुआ अच्छा कार्य सुनने मिला जो कि हम कई बार मिलते हैं लेकिन इस तरह की बात नहीं करते जो कि आज के मीटिंग में हुई।</p>
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<p>2. आगे जब भी इस तरह की मीटिंग होगी तब हम अपने फैमिली को भी साथ रखना चाहेंगे जिसमें सबसे आगे हमारे पति लोग होंगे।</p>Community life competence process @Nandwaltag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-10-31:2028109:BlogPost:2060412022-10-31T11:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
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<p style="text-align: left;">The Gender Equality program was conducted in schools by Avani Sanstha, but after that we realised that change will not happen if we just work with children, it is very important to work with their families as well, for this we adopted Community life competence process (CLCP) and SALT and started working in the…</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The Gender Equality program was conducted in schools by Avani Sanstha, but after that we realised that change will not happen if we just work with children, it is very important to work with their families as well, for this we adopted Community life competence process (CLCP) and SALT and started working in the villages.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the village, we started reaching out to the people through SALT conversations. We started listening to their stories and experience and help them realise the power they have within them.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>S</strong> means to <strong>share</strong>, <strong>A</strong> to <strong>appreciate</strong>, <strong>L</strong> to <strong>listen</strong> and <strong>learn</strong> and <strong>link</strong>, and <strong>T</strong> is for <strong>team</strong> and <strong>transfer</strong>. Through SALT conversations, we listen to them and appreciate good things about them. This not only fosters a strong bond with them but it also brings out their inner potential and strengths. And it encourages them to use their inner power, to solves their personal as well as community challenges. This is step one of Community life competence process (CLCP). we have realised that SALT is a technique that connects people with themselves and with each other.</p>
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<p>After doing SALT process in the village, we did dream building with the people. We facilitated a common dream by asking everyone's dream which was step 2 - children, youth, old men, women and local grassroot level workers. And after that a few days we helped them do a self-assessment of their dream which was step 3. This step was completed in Nandwal village. And now the 4<sup>th</sup> Step of CLCP is that action plan which will be made with the people of the village and people will take action which is step 5 of CLCP, and the last 6 step of CLCP is when we will bring the communities together to learn from each other. Through CLCP, we want to help people realise that whatever problem comes in the community, they themselves should discuss it and find a solution on it.</p>
<p>Because children like other activities apart from what is taught in their school, they will enjoy doing something for their village. Children know the issues in their families. They also know how the woman and men interact in the house. They have the ability to bring about a change. we only have to recognize the ability in them by bringing them all together. We have started working with children and youth. When we they will go through CLCP, it will unite them and they will do something for their village. It has been a challenge to engage their fathers who wield a lot of power in the family. We have trained children on SALT and they have started doing SALT conversations with adults particularly men.</p>
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<p>अवनि संस्था द्वारा स्कूलों में लैंगिक समानता कार्यक्रम का संचालन किया गया था, लेकिन उसके बाद हमने महसूस किया कि बदलाव नहीं होगा अगर हम सिर्फ बच्चों के साथ काम करते हैं, उनके परिवारों के साथ भी काम करना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है, इसके लिए हमने सामुदायिक जीवन क्षमता प्रक्रिया को अपनाया ( CLCP) और SALT और गांवों में काम करना शुरू कर दिया।</p>
<p>गांव में हमने SALT बातचीत के जरिए लोगों तक पहुंचना शुरू किया. हमने उनकी कहानियों और अनुभवों को सुनना शुरू किया और उन्हें अपने भीतर की शक्ति का एहसास कराने में मदद की।</p>
<p>एस का अर्थ है साझा करना, ए सराहना करना, एल सुनना और सीखना और लिंक करना, और टी टीम और स्थानांतरण के लिए है। SALT वार्तालापों के माध्यम से, हम उन्हें सुनते हैं और उनके बारे में अच्छी बातों की सराहना करते हैं। यह न केवल उनके साथ एक मजबूत बंधन को बढ़ावा देता है बल्कि यह उनकी आंतरिक क्षमता और ताकत को भी सामने लाता है। और यह उन्हें अपनी व्यक्तिगत और सामुदायिक चुनौतियों को हल करने के लिए अपनी आंतरिक शक्ति का उपयोग करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करता है। यह सामुदायिक जीवन क्षमता प्रक्रिया (CLCP) का पहला चरण है। हमने महसूस किया है कि SALT एक ऐसी तकनीक है जो लोगों को खुद से और एक दूसरे से जोड़ती है। गांव में SALT प्रक्रिया करने के बाद, हमने लोगों के साथ सपनों का निर्माण किया। हमने हर किसी का सपना पूछकर एक आम सपने को साकार किया जो था चरण 2 - बच्चे, युवा, बूढ़े, महिलाएं और स्थानीय जमीनी स्तर के कार्यकर्ता। और उसके कुछ दिनों के बाद हमने उनके सपने का स्व-मूल्यांकन करने में उनकी मदद की जो कि चरण 3 था। नंदवाल गांव में यह कदम पूरा हुआ। और अब सीएलसीपी का चौथा चरण वह कार्य योजना है जिसे गांव के लोगों के साथ बनाया जाएगा और लोग कार्रवाई करेंगे जो सीएलसीपी का चरण 5 है, और सीएलसीपी का अंतिम 6 चरण है जब हम समुदायों को सीखने के लिए एक साथ लाएंगे। एक दूसरे से। CLCP के माध्यम से हम लोगों को यह एहसास दिलाने में मदद करना चाहते हैं कि समुदाय में जो भी समस्या आती है, उस पर खुद चर्चा कर उसका समाधान निकालना चाहिए।</p>
<p>क्योंकि बच्चे अपने स्कूल में जो पढ़ाया जाता है उसके अलावा अन्य गतिविधियाँ पसंद करते हैं, उन्हें अपने गाँव के लिए कुछ करने में मज़ा आएगा। बच्चे अपने परिवारों में मुद्दों को जानते हैं। वे यह भी जानते हैं कि घर में महिला और पुरुष कैसे बातचीत करते हैं। उनमें बदलाव लाने की क्षमता है। हमें केवल उन सभी को एक साथ लाकर उनमें क्षमता को पहचानना है। हमने बच्चों और युवाओं के साथ काम करना शुरू कर दिया है। जब हम सीएलसीपी से गुजरेंगे तो यह उन्हें एकजुट करेगा और वे अपने गांव के लिए कुछ करेंगे। परिवार में बहुत अधिक शक्ति रखने वाले अपने पिता को शामिल करना एक चुनौती रही है। हमने बच्चों को SALT पर प्रशिक्षित किया है और उन्होंने वयस्कों के साथ विशेष रूप से पुरुषों के साथ SALT बातचीत करना शुरू कर दिया है।</p>Change begins with yourself....tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-07-01:2028109:BlogPost:2049442022-07-01T07:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In Kandgaon village, I took SALT activity of one person who earns his living by doing coloring work. Sometimes he comes to the river bank for fishing because fishing gives him break from daily routine work . When I took <span>SALT</span> with this man At that time, He was enjoining fishing with his friends. We discuss with him about his village he talk very frankly with me. He gave various information about the village. After that…</span></p>
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<div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In Kandgaon village, I took SALT activity of one person who earns his living by doing coloring work. Sometimes he comes to the river bank for fishing because fishing gives him break from daily routine work . When I took <span>SALT</span> with this man At that time, He was enjoining fishing with his friends. We discuss with him about his village he talk very frankly with me. He gave various information about the village. After that a lot was learned from him about the village. He spoke about the past and present situation in the village, in which he presented the situation of the village on gender equality. He said many Children in his village start working in adolescence, they get money in very minor age so they fall into the trap of addiction. The number is quite high in the village. This thing is very wrong so he wants this situation must be change. And it is possible because of only education.</span> <br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">About village his dream is that every woman in the village should have the same rights as men. And to do this, everyone in the village must change their mindset.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>AER</strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>1.</strong> This kind of discussion is very necessary. And there will be a need to make people aware and at the same time equality.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>2.</strong> This kind of discussion should be with everyone. And it should involve women and men.</span></p>
</div>Self Assessment at Nandwal Villagetag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-06-09:2028109:BlogPost:2041672022-06-09T01:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We, the Avani team, conducted Self assessment in Nandwal Village, Maharashtra on the village dream for gender equality on 24th May 2022. We invited the community members who had earlier come together on 25th Feb 2022 to develop their common dream.…</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We, the Avani team, conducted Self assessment in Nandwal Village, Maharashtra on the village dream for gender equality on 24th May 2022. We invited the community members who had earlier come together on 25th Feb 2022 to develop their common dream.</span></p>
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<p><span><strong>Reflections from the community during AER on self assessment</strong></span></p>
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<li><span>When your team had facilitated dream building we thought it was just another NGO meeting but now we realise that you were serious.</span></li>
<li><span>Today we learned where we are in terms of our dreams</span></li>
<li><span>If we have seen the dream, it is we who have to work towards our dream. </span></li>
<li><span>We have learned what issue needs most attention in the village</span></li>
<li><span>We realise that we need to involve more men in these meetings</span></li>
<li><span>We also want everyone in the village to dream like we have dreamt today.</span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10547226254?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="700" class="align-center"/></span></p>
<p><span><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10548161865?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10548161865?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>Our learning from the experience as facilitators</strong></span></p>
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<li><span>“ Through the self assessment practices identified by the community, I realized that the work should not remain ours alone, it needs to spread to others” - <strong>Shahrukh</strong></span></li>
<li><span>“When it came from people what needs to be done to achieve the dream, it was very fulfilling." <strong>Imran</strong></span></li>
<li><span>“I am from this village, I want to do a lot for gender equalitu but as I am alone I am not able to do much. But through Self assessment when the community identi came from others, I think we will be able to achieve the dream. SALT has build strong relations with adolescents are getting connected and they recognise that its imp for the village” <strong>Jayshri</strong></span></li>
</ol>What I am learning from facilitation of SALTtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2021-11-29:2028109:BlogPost:2030192021-11-29T05:30:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">When we went to the family to take SALT visit, they gave us a much respect. They offer us to sit on chair and they sat on ground, their land was coated with cow dung. We oppose them but they said that we belong to a low caste community and you are big people, because of this we sat on ground. But we oppose them strongly and we sat on ground and we request and force them to sit on chair. After arranging such seating arrangement for SALT visit The…</span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">When we went to the family to take SALT visit, they gave us a much respect. They offer us to sit on chair and they sat on ground, their land was coated with cow dung. We oppose them but they said that we belong to a low caste community and you are big people, because of this we sat on ground. But we oppose them strongly and we sat on ground and we request and force them to sit on chair. After arranging such seating arrangement for SALT visit The family was surprised to see this.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What did we learn?</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When we go to a family to take salt, the first thing you need to know what is their situation? Then, we should talk.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">First we talk very friendly because of this we got their trust and we tried to get that family to talk Because of this he tells us such things which they never told to anyone, while taking SALT, we should listen to them as much as possible. And at the same time their morale should be increased, due to which whatever is in their mind will come out.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">While taking SALT, we get to learn that if we want to know about someone's heart or mind then we has to assure them first. They talk openly for this we need as much trust.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When we go to take SALT everywhere, then we get a new experience every time, which benefits us throughout our life and through this. SALT is such an activity that which also teaches us a lot and gives us the strength to work, we have to talk least and listen to them as much as possible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We are going for SALT visits in the afternoon, evening or night as people are mostly farmers or construction workers who are back home from work.</span></li>
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<p></p>Ready to win every communitytag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2021-11-02:2028109:BlogPost:2029322021-11-02T09:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<ul>
<li><strong>Situation</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>We work on the topic of Gender Equality with a social organization called Avani in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. At present, we are undertaking the SALT process in 5 villages under the Global Fund for Children project which aims to build the leadership of children, youth, and community on Gender Equality.<br></br> We decided to hold a SALT meeting with the Anganwadi Sevikas of Vashi village. But due to some things, that meeting got cancelled…</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Situation</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>We work on the topic of Gender Equality with a social organization called Avani in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. At present, we are undertaking the SALT process in 5 villages under the Global Fund for Children project which aims to build the leadership of children, youth, and community on Gender Equality.<br/> We decided to hold a SALT meeting with the Anganwadi Sevikas of Vashi village. But due to some things, that meeting got cancelled twice in a row, but in the end it was decided to have SALT meeting on 30 October.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>What happened in the meeting?</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>A meeting was called by Avani Sanstha in Anganwadi on 30 October. There five Anganwadi workers of Vashi village had come there. They gave us only 30 minutes time but we assured them that we will not waste their precious time.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Results of our meeting</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Initially, before the meeting started, Vikrant and Shahrukh had a brief chat with the Anganwadi workers about their work. After that, I (Shahrukh) took up an activity called "Pass the Strength" with everyone. In which everyone wrote a strength of their companions, after reading which everyone liked it very much and showed a growing self-confidence in themselves.</p>
<p>After that SALT started. First, I gave information about SALT. Vikrant gave an example about SALT and then started the SALT process. First of all the Anganwadi workers told us about good work done in their personal life and their struggle. Tears came to everyone's eyes after hearing this. A frontline worker shared that due to a rift with her family, she could not meet them for 3 years. Though she got a job of a front-line worker and also became a mother, it was very traumatic for her. But after three years she again got back with her parents. Everyone is living well together now. In this way each story was heart-breaking but seeing the way they handled themselves in that situation, we were energized and we got to learn a lot from them. Got the power.</p>
<p>After listening to everyone's story, Vikrant and I told them about our SALT project, and they shared that they are excited to work with us.<br/> In the end, we asked them what do they like. So some of them said that they like to be with children, some said that they like to cook and feed, others said that they like to be together. After this everyone was very happy that we had such a good conversation with them. One worker commented that they had expected that we would provide information on our project, but the SALT conversation was a surprise for them. They e enjoyed it a lot.</p>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Conclusion</strong></li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Next step</strong></li>
</ul>
<p><br/> In the next meeting, some new colleagues will be called Anganwadi workers will conduct a SALT meeting with them and also apply it with their family members.</p>Village local body (Panchayat) tastes SALTtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2021-10-20:2028109:BlogPost:2022712021-10-20T06:00:00.000ZShahrukh Atpadehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/ShahrukhAtpade
<p>We Imran and me are community facilitators from a NGO called Avani in Kolhapur, Maharashtra (India). We have recently been introduced to SALT through Global Fund for Children project. We plan to use SALT in 4 villages to build leadership of children, youth and community on gender equality.</p>
<p>As the first step, we decided to meet the village local government officials called Gram Panchayat to seek their permission to start SALT process in this village. The plan was to submit an official…</p>
<p>We Imran and me are community facilitators from a NGO called Avani in Kolhapur, Maharashtra (India). We have recently been introduced to SALT through Global Fund for Children project. We plan to use SALT in 4 villages to build leadership of children, youth and community on gender equality.</p>
<p>As the first step, we decided to meet the village local government officials called Gram Panchayat to seek their permission to start SALT process in this village. The plan was to submit an official letter to them regarding our project. We decided to use SALT with them.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9717540054?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9717540054?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>What happened in the meeting?</strong></p>
<p>Avani Sanstha was called in the meeting of Gram Panchayat on 28<sup>th</sup> Sep’21. And after their official meeting was over, we were asked to join the meeting.</p>
<p>In the meeting, the head (Sarpanch) asked to discuss our the work in just 5 minutes but we started the meeting by assuring him that we will not take too much time. First, we told the local leaders about our project. When we told about SALT, no one understood anything. We asked an appreciative question. They were perplexed, as no one had asked them about what they have done well in their lives. So, our team members started with our life stories. The, the meeting local leaders showed interest and started sharing their stories. The stories they shared from their lives were very powerful. One of the female leader shared that if a beggar comes to her house, she does not stop at giving money. She serves them food and ensures that he or she does not go hungry from her house. We were touched by this story. Narrating her story, the Female Panchayat leader said, "<em>I'm not too rich to help, but I help as much as I can</em>" to which Imran responded, "<em>You don't have to be rich to help, you just have to be rich in mind, and you have this</em>.”</p>
<p><strong>Results of our meeting</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Along with the sarpanch, all the body members told the good things they had done, through which their strength was known to all. The panchayat leader told the strength of their companions and a new enthusiasm was seen in everyone and we saw that their respect for each other had increased. We also liked it very much and got an idea of their hidden strength as well.</li>
<li>By going through the SALT experience themselves, the leaders understood the concept of SALT very well. They showed great enthusiasm around the idea of SALT and its introduction. This is a good way of introducing SALT and our project.</li>
<li>The village body (Panchayat) offered full support to our project in preparing children and youth as leaders in their villages using the SALT approach, who would be able to solve their own problems and give courage to others.</li>
<li>Earlier we used to go and submit a letter to the Panchayat body and get permission for our work. By using the SALT approach, it has made our work easier and strengthened our relationship with the village local body.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9717539689?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9717539689?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></li>
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<p><strong>After Experience Reflection (AER)</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In the next meeting, we felt we need to allocate more time for the session.</li>
<li>We will use SALT with local grassroot level workers in the village (Asha worker and Anganwadi Sevika).</li>
</ol>