A self assessment exercise was organized at Kapashera, Delhi on 16^th Jan, 2011 as a second step of CLCP after having done with dream building exercise in Dec 2010. Dr. Rafique and Moushmi from CARE India facilitated the session with the support Modicare Foundation team.

There were 30-35 Nepali Mobile people were present in the exercise and participated throughout the session actively. The issue selected by the community is “Formation of a youth club”. The following…

To what extend do you support local response?

I personally support Local Response greatly, because it allows one to see how ways of thinking are transformed. As a facilitator, it allows me to see in actuality how this process evolves, and how important it is for one to realize and support local response.

My own experience of local response in communities is that I saw them identify their own threats and strengths; then they were guided unknowingly, but willingly into…

On december 10th, a small group gathered in Barcelona to dream about the kind of community we would like to live in. It was a small group but dreams were powerful and stimulating. Full of creativity and energy.…

El 10 de diciembre un grupo reducido de personas nos reunimos en Barcelona para construir conjuntamente el sueño de la comunidad en la que nos gustaría vivir. Éramos pocas, pero los sueños fueron potentes y estimulantes, llenos de energía y de creatividad.…

[This is the story of Thangkin Gangte from Village New Moava, Nagaland, India.  Uncle Huolai wrote down the story on a piece of paper and gave it to me saying that I must post it on this platform. Uncole Huolai was part of the facilitation team which visited and did SALT visits in Thangkin's village. Uncle Huolai calls himself Uncle ACP]

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29 Dec 2010 को Sarhaul village(Gurgaon)…

I don't believe that youths want to live in apathy and ignorance, perhaps they were not given enough opportunities to explore and discover the paths they could have taken. 

As a youth initiated project, we face so many difficulties. For instance, we lack in expertise and experience to execute a community project. We have to establish connections by ourselves, and often we doubt whether are we capable to make it happen? Or worst, sometimes problems may arise within the…

It is indeed hard to commit to blog once a week - school has reopened and the project is running with full force now. 

Here are plans that I would like share with you all: 

Days Peer toPeer Facilitation Training (After exam, March)

Itis…

On 26th November Rafique and me conducted one day CLCP workshop followed by a community visit in Dhangadhi. The workshop was participatory with role plays. The participants consist of program staff of both partners from Kanchanpur and Accham.



After demo of the tools in CLCP we went for the field visit. The…

Dear friends,



As another year is passing us by,

we'd like to thank you, sincerely and gratefully, for another year of

friendship, support, and inspiration, which have made it a meaningful year and

a memorable journey for us.  And we hope to continue the journey with you

in the year to come.  May 2011 be a great year of living, learning,

reflecting, connecting, and sharing for all of…

FIrst AIDS Kit is moving to a page!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/First-AIDS-Kit/172257319464095

The First AIDS Kit project was established to reduce new HIV infections among youths in Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines, through peer education targeted at at-risk and vulnerable youth…

Recently, a group of curious people met in Amsterdam to discus if the SALT approach is Dutchable. This is a short reflection of this meeting. I do invite others to add anything they miss.

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Date of visit- 16^th Sept 2010

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Nari Saksham is a federation of 10 Sex worker CBOs in Andhra Pradesh supported by CARE India.  I am the project coordinator of Community Life competence project with Nari Saksham. India competence is facilitating this process.  I am posting the story shared by Sathyavathi a community facilitator which I have translated from Telugu to English and hoping that this story of Sathyavathi would inspire other’s to attain their dreams in a positive way.

In the process of my…

En Belgique, le SALT ne se dit pas, il se montre…

C’est une des leçons apprises lors du week-end à l’auberge de Taverneux, le 03/12 et 04/12/2010.

S’il est vrai qu’on peut apprécier les forces de la communauté en posant des questions, il  est d’autant plus facile de les apprécier à travers une activité avec l’individu ou la…