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Few months ago, I embarked on a journey to my Dadubari, my grandparent's home, a place filled with cherished memories of winter pitha and summer fruits. This time, however, my visit took on a different purpose. I set out to explore the economic and social landscape of the six communities surrounding my grandparent's abode. Little did I know, my perception of these communities would undergo a significant transformation.…
ContinueAdded by Sadia Jafrin on March 19, 2024 at 1:59pm — 7 Comments
It was as part of the baseline of the GFC community-led ARC initiative using SALT and CLCP that we sat down with some 9- to 13-year-olds to find out their thinking. The beautiful moments with them inspired me too. I realized some of my wrong decisions and weaknesses at that moment. Which I will never do for the rest of my life. As I often…
ContinueAdded by Santi rambari on March 18, 2024 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
I am Shanti Ram Bari President Arshirbad Mohila unnoyon Sommity. I was accompanied by Sneha Farzana reporting staff. We had a discussion with some children of Charbeen para a few days ago. Who were aged between 13 and 19 years.
We have not only learned a lot from them, but also observed the strength within them, the indomitable conviction…
ContinueAdded by Santi rambari on March 17, 2024 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
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…
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Today was one of those rare occasions when a scheduled 45-minute meeting turned into an enriching 100-minute dialogue. It wasn't because of delays or distractions, but rather because Mithun and I found ourselves immersed in a truly profound exchange.
Our SALT conversation began as a routine catch-up, but as we delved deeper, something magical…
ContinueAdded by Sadia Jafrin on March 12, 2024 at 9:05am — 4 Comments
আজ আন্তজার্তিক বিশ্ব নারী দিবস২০২৪. সমাজের শিক্ষিত এবং সচেতন নারীরা এ দিবসটি পালন করছে বিভিন্ন ভাবে। আজকে আমিও আর্শিবাদ সংস্থায় পক্ষ থেকে এই দিবসটি পালন করেছি। আমার সাথে যেসব নারীরা ছিল তারা তারা প্রত্যকে এক একজন জয়ীতা নারী আমার দৃষ্টিতে। তারা কেউ ফুল বিক্রি করে কেউ সবজি বিক্রি করে কেউ রাস্তা পরিষ্কারের কাজ করে। সমাজে তাদের মূল্যায়ন নেই। তবে আমার কথাটা হচ্ছে অন্যখানে। আমরা সাধারণত বলি নারীদের এগিয়ে যেতে হবে, তার জন্য সুযোগ দিতে হবে। পুরুষের…
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Added by Rituu B. Nanda on March 8, 2024 at 5:22pm — 2 Comments
On the 30th of January, we did something fun at our workplace (Grow Your Reader Foundation). We all gathered for what we called an "in-house salt conversation," a chance for everyone to come together and share. Among the exercises, I had the privilege of having a heart-to-heart with Ananya Apu, a colleague I've worked alongside for over a year.
You know, sometimes you think you really know someone, but then a…
ContinueAdded by Mariam Atia Azad on March 3, 2024 at 11:00am — 3 Comments
I work as Provincial director, Department of Science and Technology, Samar Provincial Science and Technology Office, Brgy. Guindapon, Philippines. We conducted community assessment using the tool Community Life Competence Process (CLCP) with Gender Sensitivity @ Mamanwa Tribe w/ GAD expert Aivan Lloyd Calonia.…
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Added by Rituu B. Nanda on March 1, 2024 at 9:00am — 4 Comments
This is the story of a 9-year-old son, this is the story of a 16-year-old youth, this is the story of a responsible person who falls on young shoulders due to circumstances at a young age, this is the story of a father who pursues his passion and becomes a businessman.
Today, while Kedar and I were walking around, we took salt with a man who was grazing goats in a field. We learned many things while talking with that person. And we…
ContinueWatching Lakshmi Venkatraman speak with the auto driver, the other day was enthralling. We were heading to a meeting together. The morning’s peak hour traffic was true to its definition. A biker crossed our path, in a rush to reach his destination. This evoked an expletive from our auto driver. And set the ball rolling. It started with Lakshmi acknowledging the comment. As the conversation progressed, I noticed that she was asking, what I thought were…
ContinueAdded by Padmavati R on February 27, 2024 at 4:38am — 1 Comment
The Constellation's Theory of Ownership by Philip Forth was in Google sites at the link
https://sites.google.com/a/communitylifecompetence.org/theory-of-change-for-the-constellation/home/draft-theory-of-change-for-the-constellation
till end 2023, but in Feb 2024 these pages are not anymore on…
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The PIECES team and I had SALT sessions with in-person Rituu B. Nanda 2 weeks back. It was an overwhelming experience, where I am still not able to articulate clear, concrete takeaways. However, there have been a lot of shifts in how I think/feel about myself, how I communicate, and how I relate to others.
One of the things I keep revisiting in my head is the discussion about power dynamics. Throughout our…
ContinueAdded by Kasthuri Divya on February 13, 2024 at 1:01pm — 4 Comments
I had the pleasure of utilizing the SALT technique during a training session with psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and social workers in Karwan-e-Hayat as part of a programmatic scale up for DIALOG+. We conducted this training after a lengthy randomised controlled trial (RCT) to understand how effective DIALOG+ was as a tool to enhance and structure communication between mental health clinicians and their clients who had psychosis. Just for context, this RCT was one of the…
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The first time I spoke to S.M Tazammal Haque from Bangladesh Rural Economic Development (BRED) was on 6th Nov 2023. As Nawaz and I were to visit their office later in the month, I shared briefly about SALT and the baseline. There was warmth in his tone that immediately connected us. When we met at the BRED office in Dhaka, we formed an instant bond - we both confessed to not being morning people, which became an ongoing joke between us. …
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Commitment to Paolo Friere's pedagogy of the oppressed and his education theory were detractors to a comprehensive understanding of SALT. It seemed natural to relate SALT with other practices of community engagement. The first SALT workshop in Karachi (2020, 5 days, with two community visits) triggered a query: how is SALT different from the participatory approaches predicated on Paolo's Freire's vision of social transformation, and the role of adult education? The answer…
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Have you ever felt like your emotions were running the show, steering you into rocky waters? I know that feeling all too well. Sometimes, it's like being on a rollercoaster with no off switch.
Lately, I've been reflecting on this with a dear friend, Tasnim apu. She's got this incredible knack for staying calm and collected, even when the world…
ContinueAdded by Sadia Jafrin on February 10, 2024 at 9:39am — 2 Comments
Knowledge Fair was organized by Rural Aid organization. For this, various organizations working in the context of SALT were called.
We were very happy. To go to a new place, to meet new people, to learn new things, to draw strength from people.
We first traveled by plane and reached Jaigaon. Discussed with Rural Aid Team. A friendship…
ContinueAdded by Shahrukh Atpade on February 9, 2024 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who consistently expresses their emotions genuinely? The most recent SALT discussion I had was with Sadia Jafrin apu where Instead of a structured conversation, we had a heart-to-heart conversation where we opened up about our deepest feelings and innermost ideas. During our conversation, there arose the…
ContinueAdded by Tasnim Chowdhury on February 8, 2024 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
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