‎একটি কমিউনিটির পরিবর্তন সবসময় বাইরের কোনো সহায়তা দিয়ে শুরু হয় না। অনেক সময় পরিবর্তনের সূচনা হয় তখনই, যখন মানুষ নিজেদের শক্তি চিনতে শেখে, নিজেদের সমস্যার দায়িত্ব নিজেরাই নিতে শুরু করে এবং একটি অভিন্ন স্বপ্নকে বাস্তবে রূপ দিতে একসাথে এগিয়ে আসে। (ARSHIRBAD Mohila Unnayan Samity) CLCP পদ্ধতি অনুসরণ করে SALT, Support Appreciate Listen and Transfer প্রক্রিয়ার মাধ্যমে চর বিন পাড়ায় মানুষের ভেতরের শক্তিকে জাগিয়ে তুলতে কাজ শুরু করে। তারা পুরুষ, নারী, শিশু, কিশোর-কিশোরী, বৃদ্ধ, কমিউনিটি…

Date: 6 July 2026 (22 Ashar 2083 B.S.)

During our visit to Upallo Amintara Community, we had the opportunity to listen to the stories of

community members through the SALT (Support, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer) approach. These

conversations helped us understand both the challenges people face and the strengths that already

exist in the community.

A Family's Health Challenge

We met Mr. Indra Bahadur B.K., who…

Hello everyone, Namaste.

I hope you are all doing well. My name is Krishna Tamang from Dhading, Nepal. I work as a Community Facilitator at Peace for People under the ARC Running Project.Today, I would like to share a story of transformation. It is the journey of one person who overcame alcohol addiction and rebuilt his life. I hope this story is meaningful and inspiring for you.

About three to four months ago, while visiting families and conducting SALT Conversations in the…

At the beginning of our engagement with the Charbin Para community, we conducted a Personal SALT process. Through one-on-one conversations with community members, we gained a deeper understanding of their living conditions, challenges, and existing strengths. Following this, we organized a Group SALT session with people from different social and occupational backgrounds within the community. During these discussions, women highlighted what they considered to be their most pressing issue: the…

  Sustainable change does not begin with financial assistance; it begins when people feel genuinely heard, valued, and empowered to recognize and use the strengths and potential they already possess.

Arshirbad Organization has been working with marginalized Dalit (Harijan) communities in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, to promote sustainable livelihoods through the SALT (Stimulate, Appreciate, Learn, Team, Transfer) and Community Life Competence Process (CLCP) approaches. These…

How long can we continue living like this?

One woman quietly broke the silence during a Group SALT conversation. Her voice was calm, but the pain she had carried for years was evident in her eyes.

Before anyone could respond, another woman added, Alcohol has brought constant conflict into our families. Our children live in…

After conducting Group SALT with the cricket group of Triveni village twice, the boys took collective action for their village.

The first Group SALT session was not as effective as we had expected, likely due to limitations in our facilitation approach. We therefore organized a second session, and it was much more effective. One reason for this was that I facilitated the session alone as a male facilitator, without any female facilitator present. I built a friendly relationship with…

Triveni is a highly traditional and patriarchal village where women have very limited freedom to speak or make their own decisions. After marriage, daughters-in-law are expected to remain inside the home, with their roles limited to household work and family care. As a result of these long-standing social norms, the women of Triveni had never participated in community decision-making or taken collective action. However, after participating in individual and Group SALT conversations, we…

The experience shared by 20‑year‑old Abhay Lohar from the Nichhe line of Bhatpara Tea Garden during a SALT conversation revealed deep social insight and practical thinking hidden within an ordinary‑looking event. Viewed from multiple angles, this story teaches us lessons about personal compassion, community responsibility, and organizational improvement.

The incident: Practicality within compassion…

Shelakewadi is a small rural village. A few days ago, I conducted a SALT activity with elderly men aged 50 to 90 years. Through this process, we built a relationship of trust. Based on that trust, today we had an open discussion with them about Masculinity.

These elderly men have spent their whole lives farming, working hard for their families, and contributing to the development of their village. They spent many years facing hard work, responsibilities, and struggles. But after the…

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On 10 July 2026, Suchana and the villagers of Kewda Adivasi Village jointly organized a Community Engagement Event aimed at strengthening community relationships, promoting village initiatives, and encouraging collective action for village development.…

Today, during a community visit, I had the opportunity to talk with a young couple who had married at an early age. They are only 20 and 23 years old and already have a child studying in playgroup. As I listened to their journey, I realized that behind every smile, there can be a story of sacrifice, struggle, and unfulfilled dreams.

The wife shared that she was studying in Grade 12 when she fell in love with her cousin. An unplanned pregnancy led them to marry early to protect their…

The girls aged 11–15 from Bhaluhi village achieved something that once seemed almost impossible. These girls were attending computer classes through another project implemented by SHAKHI. During a Group SALT session, we noticed their confidence, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn. Inspired by the discussion, the girls shared that they wanted to perform a street drama to raise awareness about child marriage in their community.…

That afternoon, I went out to see the vegetable gardens of our community. I was going to see how the gardens were doing during this rainy season, and whether everyone was taking proper care of them. On the way, I saw Swapna, Maria and Rima from Rajnigandha Group standing and talking.

When they saw me, they said, "Apu, how are you?" I said,…

Date: 9 July 2026

Its a story of girls not being allowed to play football to being supported to play in a tournament.

Baseline by Suchana in 2024 in Kewdaha Santhal…

The Journey From Weapons to Football.Run for unity,Focus on Goal

I have a long-standing association with the "Kanjar" community residing in the Jogiyabari forest of Maharajganj district, Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Largely excluded from inclusive development, this community lives life with remarkable courage, industriousness, and skill, even amidst harsh circumstances.…

Meaningful social change often begins with simple conversations that encourage people to reflect on their own lives. In Horijan Polli, the Masculinity SALT (Support, Appreciate, Listen and Transfer) Conversations have sparked a quiet but powerful transformation in the way men think about gender roles, household responsibilities, and respect within the…

In the Pechakola community, there was a lot of discrimination between boys and girls from an early age. Who would play what, what clothes to wear, what work to do—these were also thought about differently. But when we started sharing our experiences and thoughts with the parents in the group salt session, the doors of new…