In the serene Bhatpara Tea Garden area, Basa Line, a 19-year-old youth named Abhinash Mahali shared an inspiring personal journey during a recent SALT session. His thoughts and experiences revealed not only his strength of character but also the collective spirit that defines his community.

Discovering the Strength of Unity

When asked…

During the SALT session in the Nichhe Line area of Bhatpara Tea Garden, a very positive outlook emerged from our conversation with a 50-year-old woman named Swaroop Oraon.

Swaroop shared about a friend of hers who had a small child. Because of household responsibilities, her friend couldn’t cook for herself or carry food to work. When Swaroop learned about this, she started cooking food for her every day and shared her lunch during their break time.

This action reflects…

During a recent SALT session in the Nichhe Line area of Bhatpara Tea Garden, a deeply inspiring conversation took place with a 38-year-old community member, Ramdhani Lohara Ji. His thoughts and attitude reflected a beautiful sense of positivity and moral strength.

While sharing his “proud story,” Ramdhani Ji spoke about an act of kindness that truly reflects his selfless nature. He mentioned that he is always ready to help others whenever someone seeks his support. On one such…

During a recent SALT session in the Nichhe Line area of Bhatpara Tea Garden, an inspiring story emerged from a 31-year-old tea garden worker named Rakhi. Her simple yet heartfelt experience reflected the deep strength and compassion that often shines in everyday community life.

Rakhi works long hours in the tea garden, facing the challenges that come with physical labor. One day, while everyone was busy and exhausted from work, hunger began to weigh heavily on the team. In that…

Eighteen-year-old Tanisha Kharia from Bhatpara T.G. Nichhe Line has become an inspiration for many through her simplicity and selfless nature. At a young age, she has already shown what true kindness means—understanding and responding to the pain of others.

Tanisha’s story begins during a difficult time. One of her friends was facing a severe financial crisis. Even though Tanisha herself didn’t have enough money, she didn’t hesitate. She borrowed from others just to help her…

I, Sharda Patil, have started exercising with other women in the village because Jayshree tai took my salt and constantly encouraged me. No one was willing to come to the village to teach exercise because if there was a group of 15 to 20 women, the trainer was willing to come. At that time, I was constantly meeting and talking to the women in the village and telling them the importance of exercise, so 15 women were ready. All women suffer physically due to weight gain, but women neglect…

My courage has increased after joining the Avani Sanstha initiative. I now know how to speak to outsiders, and we children are asked what we think, how to do any work, so I have started thinking in different ways now. Before, I only listened to what the adults in the house said, but now I feel like I can speak freely at home and at school. Now they listen to me too, so I feel great. Our dream is to make our village clean and beautiful. For this, we, the boys and girls, are currently coming…

Before coming in contact with Avani Sanstha, all I did was play and study at school, but since joining Avani's children's club, I have learned how to talk to people and how to behave. In school, we boys and girls did not sit together, did not talk, but now we sit together, play, tell each other if something is wrong, and understand each other. In school, we only studied, but by joining the activities of the Avani Sanstha, we are learning how to dream and how to strive to fulfill them. Also,…

On November 9, 2025, the community of Bhatpara Tea Garden’s Basa Line came together for a heartfelt SALT (Support, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer) session facilitated by Rural Aid Organisation. The day was filled with laughter, learning, and deep reflection as women from the community led the discussion with passion and purpose.

To set the…

On 12th November 2025, an engaging Child Club interaction took place at Bhatpara – Nichhe Line, bringing together children from the community in a lively and educational session facilitated by Nityam Ghosh and youth member Mr. Gaurabh Oraon. The primary aim of the event was to create awareness about the critical issue of child marriage and its consequences, alongside fostering communication and teamwork among the children.…

After the previous SALT activity, we met once again today. My purpose this time was to have a discussion about masculinity. From my previous experience, I realized that when SALT activities are combined with discussions on masculinity, people open up and express themselves more freely and sincerely.

So, I conducted the SALT session again. They once again shared their experiences — this time briefly, but with great honesty and emotion, which allowed them to express themselves…

In the evening, everyone was sitting together on the village square (katta). At this time, most villagers finish their remaining daily tasks, such as delivering milk to the dairy, and then sit together to relax. I joined one such group of elderly men and began a conversation.

At first, they shared some memories from their lives about themselves, their…

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আমি আবির আহমেদ, বর্তমানে Arshirbad Organization-এর Male Facilitator এবং Documentation Officer হিসেবে কাজ করছি। আজ যখন আয়নায় নিজের দিকে তাকাই, আমি দেখি এক সম্পূর্ণ ভিন্ন মানুষ। যে মানুষ এক বছর আগেও মানুষকে বিচার করত তার পদমর্যাদা, তার আয়, কিংবা তার সামাজিক অবস্থান দিয়ে। আজ সে মানুষকে বিচার করে তার গল্প দিয়ে, তার হাসি দিয়ে, তার মানবিকতা দিয়ে। কিন্তু…

    গত ৭ই নভেম্বর ২০২৫, জয়নহর হাই স্কুল মাঠে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে আমার কাটাখালির ম্যাস্কিউলিনিটি টিম পদ্ম এবং মনিরা আপার মেয়ে খেলোয়ার দল ও দক্ষিনপাড়ার মেয়েদের অভিযাত্রি দল নিয়ে গঠিত মেয়ে ফুটবল টিমের মধ্যে প্রীতি ফুটবল ব্যাচ। আমার ম্যাসকিউলিনিটি দল আগে মেয়েদের সঙ্গে খেলতে লজ্জা পেত। কিন্তু হেলথি ম্যাসকিউলিনিটি SALT-এর প্রভাবে তারা মেয়েদের সাথে খেলতে একটুও লজ্জাবোধ…

আমি একজন সল্ট ফ্যাসিলিটেটর হিসেবে গত ১ বছর ৯ মাস ধরে ব্যাসপুর কমিউনিটিতে কাজ করছি। কমিউনিটির মানুষের মুখে শোনা তাদের বাস্তব সমস্যাগুলো আমি মনোযোগ দিয়ে শুনি, তাদের উৎসাহ দেই যেন তারা নিজেরাই সেই সমস্যার সমাধান খুঁজে নিতে পারে।

ব্যাসপুরের একটি বড় চ্যালেঞ্জ ছিল—কমিউনিটির মানুষের দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি। তারা ছেলে ও মেয়েকে ভিন্ন দৃষ্টিতে দেখে, বৈষম্য…

Today, facilitators Vikrant Ji and Preeti Ji from the “Pyaro Bandhan Group” offered us a wonderful opportunity to learn from one another. The experience was truly inspiring and exciting.

At the beginning of the session, both Vikrant and Preeti Ji warmly welcomed all the participants and began the day’s learning process.

Vikrant…

Hi everyone ! This is Dhiraj Lepcha from Rural Aid NGO working with support from Global Fund for Children in Alipurduar District, Kalchini block (State of West Bengal, India) on community ownership and sustainability.  Through this blog, I am glad to reflect on “How the Adolescent children has taken initiative for organizing the Mobile Library at tea gardens of Kalchini Block, Alipurduar, West…

I head the NGO called Jeevika Development Society in West Bengal, India, working with Global Fund for Children's Addressing Root Cause (ARC) initiative. At the organizational level, Jeevika has begun a gradual process of redistributing power and responsibility since the introduction of SALT and CLCP.

Community facilitators are now contributing to documentation along with their facilitation work. This has lessened the workload of the documentation staff and opened opportunities…

During a SALT session in the Basa Line area of Bhatpara Tea Garden with 13-year-old brother Nikhil Kharia, the dialogue on masculinity was truly inspiring. Through the SALT session, the strengths emerging from brother Nikhil were kindness and positive thinking.

How do you feel when you hear the word "man" or "male"?

In response to this question, brother Nikhil said:

* The strength of the family

* It is said in society that men never feel pain, but…

During today’s SALT session held in the Basa Line area of Bhatpara Tea Garden, 39-year-old Maya Di shared a deeply inspiring experience. While narrating her “Proud Story,” she recalled an incident from a few years ago when she was doing her household chores. At that time, a woman came to her house asking for some food. Maya Di said that she had completely run out of grain at home, yet she borrowed a little from a neighbor, cooked it, and served the woman with respect and love. She described…