I met some children from Nandwal village today. They were in the ninth grade. I was supposed to conduct a SALT activity with them. Initially, I introduced myself to them. The children were not significantly younger than me. To ensure there were no difficulties in our discussion, I told them not to address me as "Sir" but to call me "Dada" instead. They agreed to this with a smile.

I asked both of them to recall good things in their…

For the past few years, Avani Organization has been working on SALT in Nandwal village. We used the CLCP (Community Life Competence Process) in this work. Initially, we conducted SALT with people from various age groups. Then we carried out Dream Building with them. During this work, there were suicides in the village. At that time, the people who had participated in SALT in the village suggested finding a solution. Subsequently, after discussions between Avani Foundation and the village…