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July 2026
During a recent home visit in Alkapur, I met a family whose story changed the way I think about human rights and family life. We often believe that people face difficulties only because of…
Blog Every Home Has a Story: A Lesson from a Family SALT Session 5 Likes When Community Leads : What the Knowledge Fair Taught MeWhen I joined Alokito Kori for Addressing Root Causes (ARC) initiative as a SALT Facilitator and later started working as a Documentation Officer, I often found…
Blog When Community Leads : What the Knowledge Fair Taught Me 2 Likes An Exposure Visit: Countless Lessons and People Who Became Like FamilyJune 24–30 | Rural Aid Organization Exposure Visit
Some journeys do more than just show us new places; they teach us to discover something new within ourselves. My exposure visits to the…
Blog An Exposure Visit: Countless Lessons and People Who Became Like Family 1 LikeJune 2026
Working as a facilitator in community-led programmes, i had gender and equity lens but could not engage men in a meaningful way.…
Blog Why masculinity lens in community-led work? 2 Likes Breaking barriers: SALT stimulates women in SHGSALT activity and dream building was…
Blog Breaking barriers: SALT stimulates women in SHG 2 Likes "Men Need to Talk Too”: An Experience from Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month"Being a man is not easy."
I have…
A few years ago, the SALT (Support, Appreciate, Listen and Transfer) process started in Nandwal village. This journey began with conversations, but today it has turned into positive changes led by…
Blog KF 3: Stories of Change, Hope, and Celebration of Community Leadership 2 Likes Cohort: The Story of Learning, Growing, and Journeying TogetherAfter joining the ARC Project, the "Cohort" became for me not merely the name of a group, but a beautiful journey of collective learning, growth, and relationship-building. Hailing from ten…
Blog Cohort: The Story of Learning, Growing, and Journeying Together 5 Likes Kolkata Convening: A Beautiful Gathering of Strengths, Dreams, and ConversationsA three-day convening was organized in Kolkata by Global Fund for Children (GFC) under the Addressing Root Causes (ARC) project for Facilitators, Documentation Officers, and Project Coordinators.…
Blog Kolkata Convening: A Beautiful Gathering of Strengths, Dreams, and Conversations 6 LikesMay 2026
Namaskar, My name is Prahlad Halder, and I have been working as a Community Facilitator in Sovarampur village under Anchana Gram Panchayat of Mandirbazar Block. After joining my work, I gradually…
Blog SHG's happiness place 4 Likes When a Village Takes Responsibility for Its Own Change…Every village has challenges addiction, too much mobile use, lack of playgrounds, fewer libraries, and less communication among people.
But every village also has the power to find its own…
Hello, I am Shahrukh. I work as a Facilitator at Avani organization in Kolhapur, Maharashtra under the ARC project. Currently, we are a team of 4 people, known as the Smile Team. For more than 3…
Blog From Mobile Screen to the Village Playground 2 Likes The Unspoken World Inside Smiling Men In today’s society, it is very…
Sometimes, the smile seen on a man’s face hides the struggles inside his heart. Responsibilities, expectations, and thoughts like “men should not cry” silently suppress many emotions. Through this…
Blog The Untold Story of Men 2 Likes Understanding the Reality of Masculinity Through Youth ExperiencesDuring my visit to Shelakewadi village, I met two young boys, Mahesh Shelke and Prithviraj Shelke, sitting together in the village square. They were talking with each other and at the same time…
Blog Understanding the Reality of Masculinity Through Youth Experiences 1 Like From Stories to Systems: The Next Chapter of Hijlipara’s Reading Journey গল্প থেকে ব্যবস্থাপনায়: হিজলিপাড়ার পড়ার যাত্রার নতুন অধ্যায়আমাদের হিজলিপাড়ার আপারা এবং দাদা-দাদীরা বাচ্চাদের…
Blog From Stories to Systems: The Next Chapter of Hijlipara’s Reading Journey গল্প থেকে ব্যবস্থাপনায়: হিজলিপাড়ার পড়ার যাত্রার নতুন অধ্যায় 4 Likes Children’s journey from cleanliness to prosperityContribution to the Change: Inspired by the ARC project, the children envisioned a dream centered on the theme of village cleanliness. They aspired to transform their village into a clean and…
Blog Children’s journey from cleanliness to prosperity 1 LikeApril 2026
I am Vikrant, coordinator Avani Smile Team and SALT facilitator. I am excited that SALT is changing the way children in village Nandwal see themselves. My focus is now is on helping children…
Blog My Journey from Teacher to Facilitator 9 Likes Listening Beyond Generations: Learning from an Elderly Group SALT Experience While conducting individual SALT conversations in the…
I haven’t written anything in a long time. Today,…
Blog Reflection of Self-SALT Conversation 3 Likes শীত থেকে রমজান :মানবিকতার এক যাত্রা। From Winter to Ramadan:A Journey of Humanity.শীত মৌসুমে ব্যাসপুর দক্ষিণপাড়ার ২ টি টিম ও…
Blog শীত থেকে রমজান :মানবিকতার এক যাত্রা। From Winter to Ramadan:A Journey of Humanity. 5 Likes
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