The Majhi Haram system has been in operation in our tribal community for a long time, a few years ago it was a little different, but here it has changed. Earlier there was a Majhi Haram system in 4-5 villages around, now it is in operation in every village. 5 main members play a role in the Majhi Haram system. Out of these five, the main role is played by…

In Kewdha, an indigenous Santhal village,  elderly members of the village council called Manjhiharam have shown forward thinking. They believe that if everyone in the community shared the same mindset, village development would be certain. Over the past few years, they observed that many children and youth in the village were spending too much time on mobile phones, wandering around aimlessly, and some had even started getting involved with drugs. The number of students attending school was…

In a village called Kewndaha, I had a conversation with an old man named Jagai Hansda about masculinity. I first asked him what a man is or what do you mean by a man? He replied that I would first say a man who respects women. If there were no women, no human being would be born, then there is a division according to gender. A man means performing the most difficult duties. Of course, some duties are divided between men and women. He said that our times were not very good. We had to work in…

The implementation of the SALT approach has brought about several positive changes among the people of the village. Whereas earlier the main topic of discussion at the meeting was worship and other village work, now there are discussions about village development, education of boys and girls, and dropout students. Parents are now interested in sending their children to school and are keeping an eye on their studies. The boys and girls of the…

On my part, I would first like to thank GFC for giving me the opportunity to work in the community as a facilitator in the ARC project. Before the ARC project came, I used to work in the field with my father. Along with that, I used to do some developmental work for the development of one or two villages in the village. After joining the ARC project as a facilitator, when I share my story with different NGOs through the salt method, they appreciate me and think that I can help anyone at any…

In the village of Keudha Adivasi Para, where about 90 families and 350 to 400 people live, a social enterprise was launched in October 2024. The project began with a survey and interviews with villagers, where they revealed many problems that they were unaware of. Inspired by the dissemination of the baseline report, the youth decided to share their…

In Govinda Pala village, there is a daily wage worker named Nimful Hemram. We chatted with her, she told a very beautiful story of her life. Her daughter suddenly fell ill and had to be admitted to the hospital. While the girl was admitted to the hospital, the woman collected 10 thousand rupees there. After receiving the money, she was initially nervous…

I met Budin Hansda, a daily wage worker in a poor family of the tribal community of Kendah Adivasi Para. After working every day, they earn money for their family, with that money they run their own household. He told a beautiful and interesting story of his life. One day, he went to visit his uncle's house and saw that his uncle's son was very sick, he could not get out of bed, could not eat properly. Seeing him, he felt a sense of sadness and sorrow in his heart. Then he talked to…