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…

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…

Assalamu-alaikum. 

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

• 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…

My name is Bayazid Bostami, and I am a Salt Facilitator in the Pechakola Community and a proud member of the ARC Initiative.

Having a SALT conversation with pechakola community people has developed a good relationship with them the people living in the community feel like my own. Salt conversation is a means of expressing their life stories, their concerns about the community when they have a salt conversation with them. Through which I can learn a lot from them every day.

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1. আমার নাম মনিরা খানম। এটা আমার প্রথম ব্লগ।
   
   মিজানুর ভাইয়ের গল্পটা ছিল ভাই মাদ্রাসা লাইনে পড়ালেখা করেন। তার বাবা সামান্য কৃষক ছিলেন তা সত্ত্বেও লেখাপড়া করাতে তার বাবার তেমন কোন অসুবিধা হয়নি। তবে ভাইয়ের দুই বন্ধু…

Mr. Masud is a garment worker. One of the participants through a project funded by GFC lives in the village of Pechakola. He is 28 years old. His father's name is Ansar Hossain, his happy family with a daughter. After having a salt conversation with him, he was initially asked to know that,

• Please share something from your life that you are proud…

Hey there, fellow learners!

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…

Hey there,

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…