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Added by Rituu B. Nanda on June 14, 2024 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Transforming Communities: A Story of Resilience and Hope In 2016, our community faced a stark reality: only 20 toilets serving 700 households. It was a place where the prevalence of diseases like dysentery and severe diarrhoea cast a shadow over daily life.
As a newcomer to the area, I was struck by the challenges and the urgent need for change. However, amidst these hardships, our community, blessed with abundant natural resources yet lacking essential skills, stood resilient.…
ContinueAdded by Moses Himakanta on June 13, 2024 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
My colleague and friend, Syjo & I did not know what to expect when we started for the visit. This would be our first effort to using SALT in the community. When we reached, I noticed that the neighborhood was quiet and physically close-knit, offering little privacy. The home was neat and minimalistic, containing only essential, functional items, with nothing to make it particularly pleasant or welcoming—no TV, for instance. The sole caregiver and the sibling of the client was in the…
ContinueAdded by Kasthuri Divya on June 13, 2024 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
On the morning of June 6th, Byaspur village in Gopalganj hosted a project inception meeting at Jaynagar High School. This meeting was organized by Grow Your Reader Foundation (GYRF), with funding from the Global Fund for Children. GYRF aims to improve children's education and community well-being through changes in the school ecosystem and the community's…
ContinueAdded by Sadia Jafrin on June 10, 2024 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
Some events are remembered forever in our life. A similar incident was experienced by SALT.
Visited a family to take SALT as usual. At that time there was a woman and her two children (boy and girl) in that house. At first we discussed a little. He gave information about his started business. In this he gave information…
Added by Shahrukh Atpade on June 8, 2024 at 1:32pm — No Comments
I could not go to Vashi village for some days because of the research work in Nandwal village.…
ContinueAdded by Shahrukh Atpade on June 4, 2024 at 8:30am — 3 Comments
Added by Rituu B. Nanda on May 28, 2024 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment
Energy Booster The Ajinkya..
Yes, the energy booster Ajinkya. The name of the person I meet today is Ajinkya. Ajinkya (Invincible) is one who cannot be defeated, (Ajinkya) Invincible is one who has not yet been defeated. Invincible means one who cannot be defeated. Invincible means one who cannot be conquered. And just like its name (Ajinkya), no one can conquer it and no one can defeat it. And this Ajinkya became an energy booster for me today. And that…
Continue Despite being married off by her family at a young age, Shorna apu remained passionate about her education. With the support of her husband and through her own efforts, she has managed to continue her studies and is now a second-year degree student. This achievement is a source of great pride for her.
Apu is concerned about a common issue in her…
Added by Prokash Biswas on May 26, 2024 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
সাবিনা আন্টির দুই মেয়ে কোন ছেলে নেই আঙ্কেল কৃষি কাজ করে। মেয়ে দুজনকে নিয়ে তিনি গর্বিত। বড় মেয়ে অনার্সে পড়াশোনা করে। ছোট মেয়ে এই বছর এসএসসি পরীক্ষায় উত্তীর্ণ হয়েছে। মেয়েদেরকে লেখাপড়া শেখানোর তীব্র ইচ্ছার আন্টির তিনি চান মেয়েদেরকে ছেলের মত মানুষ করে তুলতে। যাতে করে তারাই একসময় তাদের বেঁচে থাকার অবলম্বন হতে পারে। আন্টির মেয়েরা সব শান্ত পড়ালেখায় মোটামুটি ভালই পড়াশোনা করাতে তার কোন কষ্ট হচ্ছে না বা মেয়েদেরকে জোরাজুরি করতে হয় না এজন্যই তিনি তাদেরকে নিয়ে গর্বিত।
ছেলে…
Added by Manira khanam on May 21, 2024 at 6:48pm — 2 Comments
The story of Hena Aunty was in the context of the Great Liberation War of 1971. Aunty was around 10 to 12 years old during the war. The war of liberation had started in the country and there was a panic among the people first in the cities and then in the villages. Pakistani forces launched a surprise attack on the sleeping Bengalis in the late night of March 25, 1971. Bengali accepts a brutal death. Within a few days their brutality spread from village to village. Burned down numerous…
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My name is Prakash Biswas. Today I am sharing my story here for the first time.
Nasim bhai has been good at studies since childhood. Apart from sports, he is also very good at playing cricket. He feels proud of the fact that he obeys the orders and advice of his parents. He scored 100 and 35 runs in the semi-final of the cricket tournament at the Jayanagar ground. He is very happy and proud of this too.
All the qualities I have noticed in him is that he is a well-educated…
Added by Prokash Biswas on May 12, 2024 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Realizing the strengths of Our Office Accountant
As the head of DHARA, an organization in Bangladesh, I had the opportunity to learn the principles of SALT in November 2023. During a meeting with my office staff to discuss SALT, I had a touching interaction with one of our team members, our office accountant.
She shared a story from her past when she was 17 years old. As the eldest daughter, she had managed her father's tea shop when he fell sick. The earning helped to get her…
ContinueAdded by Lipika Das Gupta on May 11, 2024 at 9:57am — 2 Comments
This is Razin Mahmud Khan of 22, currently studying BA at Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
I co-lead a free school for unprivileged children named "Skuler Baire Shekha" after school program of Grow Your Reader Foundation and I am a junior coordinator there. At the beginning of our journey, a few…
ContinueAdded by Razin Mahmud Khan on May 9, 2024 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments
In the past couple of months, I've had the privilege of experiencing the resilience and determination of a remarkable community in Roghunathpur, Fulbaria Thana, Mymensingh, particularly in Paharia Para. This experience has left an indelible mark on me, reminding me of the power of grassroots initiatives and community-driven change.
From the moment I…
ContinueAdded by Sadia Jafrin on May 8, 2024 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment
I was going with Jumuna river adjoining char, village name Char Nakalia Community People for SALT Conversation on the way suddenly two children horse carriage driver met and at one point i started talking to them and developed a good relationship. One's name is Zubair and another Aslam, both of them will be 9 years old.
When trying to have a salt conversation with two people, they keep talking about their thoughts. I told them that you don't go to school, they say they don't like going…
Added by Bayazid Bostami on May 5, 2024 at 6:55pm — No Comments
We have started individual salt conversation in Charbeen Para from March 31. Since the women of Charbeen Para have come across the river and are involved in other occupations including flower selling, almost all of them expressed concern about their small children at home during the FGD. Many women talk about becoming more involved with city occupations and choosing a career of their own while doing SALT, but for some women it is not possible to go outside the home. They suggest…
ContinueAdded by Sneha Farzana on May 5, 2024 at 5:05pm — No Comments
What makes this learning festival special and different from previous ones for me? I was able to meet directly with facilitators and other grantees who had been interacting online for 22 months.
This four days meeting felt like the beginning of our encounter, including revision and improvement on of learning processes and sharing in the community of practices group. And of course what is no less important were the fun, joy, delicious food, dancing and sharing the fun and unique culture,…
Added by wiwin winarni on May 5, 2024 at 3:24pm — No Comments
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আজ এটা আমার ২য় ব্লগ। এখানে লেখার পর কেনো যেনো আমি আরো লেখার জন্য অনুপ্রাণিত হয়েছি। মনে হচ্ছে আমার গল্পগুলো এখন অনেক মানুষ পড়ে জানতে পারবে। আমাদের গ্রামে কত মানুষ এবং তাদের স্ট্রেন্থ কত ধরনের। সল্ট করার আগে আমার এটা নিয়ে কোন ধারনাই ছিলো না।
হামিদ খান চাচা ব্যাসপুর মধ্যপাড়ায় বসবাস করেন। চাচার গল্পটা ছিল এরকম ১৯৭১ সাল যুদ্ধের পরবর্তী সময় দেশের অবস্থা ছিল খুবই ভয়াবহ সারাদেশে দুর্ভিক্ষ দেখা দিয়েছিল তখন চাচার বাবা তাদের ভাই-বোনগুলোকে নিয়ে খুব মানবেতর জীবনযাপন করছিলেন। হামিদ…
Added by Manira khanam on May 4, 2024 at 11:06am — 2 Comments
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