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‎The first light of dawn had not yet spread. Through the fields of Chorbin Para, women were walking one by one. Some carried baskets of fresh vegetables on their heads, some held colorful flowers in their hands. They hurried to the market across the river. The men went towards the river to row boats, or took their cattle and goats to graze in…

Horijan Polli is a densely populated community where many struggle daily to survive. Among them lives Ripon Horijan. At first glance, he appears to be an ordinary man, leading a simple life. Yet within him lies an extraordinary strength, an unshakable will to serve people and uplift his community. Ripon works as a sanitation worker. To meet household…

In our society, from the moment a child is born, certain “rules” are taught —

“Boys don’t cry.”

“Girls shouldn’t laugh too much.”

“Boys are strong, girls are soft.” These ideas become so deeply ingrained that we often fail to realize when we are judging others or suppressing our own feelings. But Masculinities offers a different light. It says a…

 Horijan Polli is a densely populated area located in the Middle of Mymensingh city. Located between the two main drains of the city, this village portrays a society surrounded by an ‘invisible wall’. 85% of the people here are involved in the cleaning profession. Both men and women earn their living through this work. However, the life of this community,…

People with different thoughts, habits and attitudes live under the same roof, in the same neighborhood, in the same community. Some are afraid of leadership, keep themselves to themselves. Some want to enlighten the society with their dreams, courage and sense of responsibility. On the other hand, there are many who only think about their own well-being and never…

Building good relationships with people or improving existing relationships is not an easy task. But SALT is a unique method that makes this difficult task easy. SALT is basically a life-long method of discovering the inner strength of people, making them feel respected and stimulating their potential. The main basis of this method is to listen attentively, praise, show respect and give people the opportunity to express themselves. When we listen to someone with importance, praise their good…

There is a youth team in Chorbin Para. The name of that youth team is Jagoran. Most of the members are girls. There were three to four boys in that team. They were very shy, and they were always unavailable. They did not want to sit together with girls. They considered themselves more capable than girls. When Dream Building was done with Jagoran team, they had a dream. That dream was that they wanted to increase the number of boys in their team. When Masculinity SALT was done with the boys…

#SALT is a process by which both the strengths and problems of people and society emerge. But in various cases it becomes difficult to make SALT with people. An example is the matter of talking with men. Because everyone thinks they will react a little differently. These have also been reported to have various problems. After these issues came to light, a training was organized for the male facilitators. And after the first session of this training we started to notice changes in ourselves…