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Here at Grow Your Reader Foundation, we've been on an exciting journey of growth and learning together. Our facilitators have been diving deeper into the art of conducting SALT (Stimulate, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer) conversations and reflecting…

At Grow Your Reader Foundation, we strive to facilitate profound comprehension and seamless implementation. With this in mind, we have meticulously translated the SALT/CLCP process into Bangla, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for all practitioners. Also, understanding how important clarity is, we've gone further by creating clear illustrations that explain each step of the process. By bridging linguistic barriers…

Life is a journey filled with twists and turns, highs and lows, and moments of intense breakthrough. Along this winding path, we encounter challenges that test our willpower, shape our personalities, and ultimately lead us toward growth and self-discovery.

Recently, I had a SALT conversation with Shanti Di, a person who genuinely talks from heart…

Mrs. Lipi Khatun is a housewife. One of the participants through a project funded by GFC lives in the village of Pechakola. She is 30 years old. Her husband's name is Nazrul Islam, he is a businessman. She has two children, one son and one daughter. If you have a SALT conversation with him, you are asked to know in the beginning that,

1. Share something from your life that you are proud of? She reminisces about one event house. Went to the house for an event. Dawat picked up a gold…

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So, I had this incredible encounter with Lipika didi the other day, and I just had to share it with you. You see, Lipika didi recently lost her daughter to cancer, and I've been wanting to reach out to her for a while now. I've always admired her strength and wisdom, and I knew there was so much I could learn from her.…

Ms. Nazma (Sonia), one of the participants in a GFC-funded project, resides in Pechakola village of Bera, Pabna. She married Mr. Jasim Uddin at the age of 16 and is now 24, a mother of two children aged 5 and 7. Despite her husband's diligent work, their family faces financial struggles that escalate as the children grow. They find it challenging to meet expenses solely on her husband’s income. Ms. Nazma, recognizing the need to contribute, sought ways to support her family within the…

When I approached Geeta Munda, our newly joined facilitator, during the 'SALT' conversation kickoff and asked her to share something she loves about her life. She then conveyed the following sentiment to me;

‘As a community facilitator, I recently had the opportunity to invite a middle-aged tea…

Storytelling is an important aspect that shows the root cause, journey, and current status of an individual or a situation in a community.



My name is Irin Akter Shuchana, and I am the SALT Facilitator…

I am Subrata Kumar Saha, Head of Program of Alokito Shishu Trust (AST) and a proud member of the ARC Initiative.

I have had SALT conversations with my six Alokito Shishu Trust (AST) colleagues and one friend, I found that everyone has potential and different humanitarian characteristics inside their hearts. My colleagues used…

Have you ever experienced that moment when you witness someone's growth firsthand and it fills you with an indescribable sense of joy and pride? That's exactly how I felt recently when I had the opportunity to visit our operation site Byaspur village in Bangladesh during the Eid vacation and observe our two SALT facilitators, Prokash bhai and Manira…

I am speaking from Arshirbad organization.  In general, I would have to say that I am the chairman of Arshirbad Organization.  Titles carry a lot.  For example, I am the chairman and I am the secretary.  Nothing will happen without me.  i will do everything  It is my responsibility.  Does this not develop leadership?  At some point people get tired of leading.  You have to distance yourself from everyone.  My thoughts were no exception. 

I had to do most of…

Having the privilege to visit the Sweeper (Horijon) and River Gypsies (Bede) communities in Tanbazar, Narayanganj, and Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj, I noticed one common factor among both communities. Even though both communities have different lifestyles, they all share a similar cry for action, for they want to improve their living standards. My initial…

As I delved into documenting the lives of the people in Byaspur, a village in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, I found myself struck by a common thread running through their narratives. Each person talked about similar challenges they observed within their community. Yet, what struck me the most was the overwhelming sense of isolation they experienced, as if they were shouldering these burdens alone. It got me thinking: did they realize they weren't in this alone?

Unity emerged as a recurring…

 Today I did salt conversion with my mother. First of all I asked my mother, mother, have you done anything in your life that makes you feel proud. My mother gave birth to you in a very simple way. Isn't that a good thing? He said good work without talking about pride.

From a mother's point of view, nurturing and raising six children is as much a pain as it is a pride.  But what I find proud of in my mother is her cooperative attitude towards others, despite being a simple housewife.…

I am Md. Shahidul Islam, the Executive Director of BRED, leading the organization in humanitarian and development efforts in Bangladesh with the support of multifaceted donors. However, its foundation faced significant struggles, and its journey has been far from easy. Allow me to share with you the narrative of my evolving role in fostering a humanitarian and developmental mindset.

In the year 1998, a devastating flood struck Bangladesh, affecting various districts including Pabna,…

Introduction. Pinoy-C was an informal group of Filipino colleagues and friends started in 2007. During the pandemic, we reconnected through The Constellation, a multi-country organization focused on linking and learning between Asia and Africa.

I had worked with multicultural groups before, but The Constellation felt special - a tight-knit community despite the geographical separation. Our Pinoy-C ties were strengthened through collaborative projects with The…

SALT Project under GFC community leadership ARC initiative when going out to practice Salt conversation, met with a village police.

After sitting for some time, I started having a Salt conversation with him. At the beginning I asked to know about him. He shares with us his duties at the beginning of the talk. He continues to say with…

I had a SALT conversation with my aunt, who is very close to me. I started by       asking how she and her daughter were doing. Then, I inquired if there was any story in her life that she felt particularly proud of. She seemed delighted, as no one had asked her anything like that before. I assured her that she could share her story with me, and I wouldn't tell anyone without her permission.

My aunt married against her family's wishes and has a daughter named Shorna, who is now 23…

Greetings! My name is Razin Mahmud Khan, and I currently hold the position of Junior Coordinator at the After School Program called "School Er Baire Shekha," which operates under the Grow Your Reader Foundation in Jashore, Bangladesh.

I have undergone three SALT training sessions facilitated by Ritu,…