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January 2026
For the last few days, I have been visiting young people, men, and elderly people in Nandwal village to understand the impact of the SALT and Masculinity discussions held there. Today, I visited…
Blog Masculinity, Expectations, and a Young Man’s Voice 3 Likes No one said the NGO would fulfil our dreamIt was a late winter afternoon when we arrived at the home of a woman in a village, Joka area of West Bengal, India where NGO Jeevika is facilitating a community-led process using the SALT…
Blog No one said the NGO would fulfil our dream 5 Likes Girls as engines of change in Kewdaha indigenous villageThis is a story of adolescent girls in village Kewdaha an indigenous/adivasi village in Bolpur, West Bengal, India, who have begun to shape the future of their village. After a series of intense…
Blog Girls as engines of change in Kewdaha indigenous village 5 Likes Changing the Mindset of Ordinary People through SALT Conversation. সল্ট কনভারসেশনের মাধ্যমে সাধারণ মানুষের মন–মানসিকতা পরিবর্তন। Dhurpati Bin is an ordinary woman from the Charbin Para…
My name is Sumita Bin, and I am a proud facilitator of…
For the past many days in Nandwal village, I have been meeting middle-aged men and engaging in SALT conversations on the subject of masculinity. These discussions are gradually becoming deeper.…
Blog Evolving Times and Masculinity 3 Likes My learning With Youth dialogue for CLCP in CommunitySubject - Community Meeting/Discussion
Date - 31/12/2025
Time - 12:00 PM
Duration - 120 minutes
Selected Issues - Masculinity and CLP
Topics Covered - Sharing the ARC,…
December 2025
“You will not understand this now. What worked in your time will not work anymore. We know more than you.”
Such statements are often casually made by the younger generation to the elderly. We…
Today, I visited some elderly people in Nandwal village. Along with a SALT activity, we discussed masculinity and the idea of forming an elderly men’s group. In reality, elderly people in rural…
Blog Old Values, New Direction: A Dialogue on SALT and Masculinity with the Elderly 3 Likes Not Going to Teach, But Walking the Path to Learn শেখাতে নয়, শিখতে যাওয়ার পথেআমরা ব্রেড টীম—পিয়া, রওশন আপা, বায়েজিদ ভাই আর আমি ২০২৫ সালের ১৫ ডিসেম্বর, ভোর ৬ টায় মিরপুর থেকে রওনা হলাম Grow Your Reader Foundation-এর জ্ঞান মেলা (নবান্ন পর্ব)…
Blog Not Going to Teach, But Walking the Path to Learn শেখাতে নয়, শিখতে যাওয়ার পথে 6 Likes From weaving dreams to starting a journey: The first chapter of a community-led health campaignOn December 8, 2025, a health awareness…
Blog From weaving dreams to starting a journey: The first chapter of a community-led health campaign 2 Likes Finding Courage Through SALT: A Story of Love, Struggle, and HopeDuring a recent SALT conversation, I met a 21-year-old young woman. Initially, she was hesitant to speak with me. I explained that sharing her story with a stranger in a safe and confidential…
Blog Finding Courage Through SALT: A Story of Love, Struggle, and Hope 1 Like “Learning, Connection, and the Path of Dreams: A SALT Learning Visit in Mymensingh”গত বৃহস্পতিবার ১৮ ডিসেম্বর আমরা আলোকিত করি টিম ও নারায়ণগঞ্জ ঋষিপাড়া কমিউনিটি থেকে এডোলেশনস গার্লস গ্রুপের শ্রেয়া,প্রতিঞ্জা, এডোলেশনস বয়েজ গ্রুপের রুপতনু আর মাদার্স গ্রুপ থেকে পিংকি দিদি ও সত্যবতী…
Blog “Learning, Connection, and the Path of Dreams: A SALT Learning Visit in Mymensingh” 3 Likes Self-Assessment with Youth in Nandwal VillageOn 11 December 2025, the first self-assessment (Self Assessment) process was conducted with the youth of Nandwal village. Earlier, on 29 September 2025, a shared dream-building process had been…
Blog Self-Assessment with Youth in Nandwal Village 1 Like How Communities Lead Their Own Development: Lessons from GSK Blog How Communities Lead Their Own Development: Lessons from GSK 3 Likes Introduction to my villageIntroduction : - Our Village Name Govinda Turn This India West Bengal Birbhum In the district Santiniketan Police station Belonging Located . It is…
Blog Introduction to my village 1 Like Well-managed social life of indigenous communities "আদিবাসী সম্প্রদায়ের সু-পরিচালিত সামাজিক জীবন The Majhi Haram system has been in operation in our tribal…
আমাদের বুড়িগোলীনি কমিউনিটিতে যখনই যাই, তাদের সরলতা আর আন্তরিকতায় মনটা হালকা হয়ে যায়।তবু অনেকদিন ধরে আমার মনে একটা প্রশ্ন ঘুরছিল—আমি যে বারবার তাদের কাছে আসি, তাদের…
Blog “অন্তরের সত্যতা, নিজের উপলব্ধি আর সাহস—এ তিনেই স্বপ্ন পূরণ হয়।”(Inner truth,self-awareness and courage_these three make dreams come true.") 3 Likes Reflection With AVANI StaffReflection With AVANI Staff
The SALT activity was…
Blog Reflection With AVANI Staff 2 Likes Change Is Possible… Sameer Has Proven It…!When the mind is prepared, change becomes possible. Sameer Patil, a young man from Nandwal village, has proven this through his actions.
For the past three years, the Avani Smile Team has…
Blog Change Is Possible… Sameer Has Proven It…! 3 Likes All over the world women face same ProblemsBe it America or India, any woman in the world faces some problems similar to these. I recently had such an experience. On the occasion of Study tour of Denver University. 8 social work students…
Blog All over the world women face same Problems 4 Likes
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