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October 2025
A young man from Nandwal village created a display during this year’s Ganesh festival that delivered a meaningful message to everyone.
Sameer Patil, a 23-year-old youth, is both a farmer…
Blog Festivals to convey messages to other community members 3 Likes Masculinity and feelings of boysToday, I spoke to Venkatesh Patil and Sambhav Rumale, students from Nandwal village. Both of them are currently studying in 7th standard. During the discussion, we discussed his daily life,…
Blog Masculinity and feelings of boys 3 Likes A Day of Inspiration and Inclusion at the BRED Knowledge FairOne day, we had a group discussion with the idolization girls of the Santal community in the village of Kewdaha. A total of 18 adulation girls from the village were present in this discussion…
Blog Salt is a medium through which adolescent girls have changed. 1 Like Elders with Vision: Building Youth Strength through SportsIn 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…
Blog Elders with Vision: Building Youth Strength through Sports 2 Likes Responsibility, Respect, and Love: Gaurabh’s Definition of ManhoodHello friends! I hope you all are doing very well.
A few days ago, I had a meaningful conversation with a 20-year-old young man named…
Blog Responsibility, Respect, and Love: Gaurabh’s Definition of Manhood 2 Likes Learning Beyond Incentives: A Journey of Change and AppreciationPersonal Reflection of Healthy Masculinity
Date: October 18, 2025
Last week, I…
Blog A Conversation That Changed How I See Masculinity 4 Likes স্বপ্নের হাই স্কুল: ঋষিপাড়ার মায়েদের গল্প - The Dream High School: The Story of the Mothers of Rishiparaঋষিপাড়া কমিউনিটিতে ইনডিভিজুয়াল সল্ট সেশনে গিয়ে আমি অনেক মায়ের সঙ্গে কথা বলেছিলাম। প্রত্যেকের চোখে ছিল একটাই স্বপ্ন,তাদের সন্তান যেন স্কুলে যায়, লেখাপড়া শিখে নিজের জীবনে কিছু করে।
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Blog স্বপ্নের হাই স্কুল: ঋষিপাড়ার মায়েদের গল্প - The Dream High School: The Story of the Mothers of Rishipara 7 Likes Learning Through Reflection: How AER Improved My Way of WorkingThe After Experience Reflection (AER) process has truly helped me to reorganize and improve the way I plan and conduct programs. Through this approach, I can clearly identify the gaps in my work…
Blog Learning Through Reflection: How AER Improved My Way of Working 2 Likes The Little Voyagers Who Dream Big: When Facilitation Becomes TransformationYesterday, on 18th October 2025, I…
Blog The Little Voyagers Who Dream Big: When Facilitation Becomes Transformation 4 Likes “পদ্মফুল দলের জন্মকথা” “The Birth Story of the Padma Phool Team”গত ২ মাস যাবৎ হিজলিপাড়ার মায়েদের মধ্যে সবজি লাগানোর ইতিবাচক আভাস লক্ষ্য করেছি। তাদের বাড়িতে অনেক ফাঁকা জায়গা পড়ে ছিলো। কিন্তু তারা কখনো ভাবেনি এই ফাঁকা জায়গাকে তারা কিভাবে কাজে লাগাতে পারে। আমি…
Blog Learning From Each Other :The Journey of Hijlipara Mothers Toward Nutrition and Self-Reliance. 5 Likes Understanding True Masculinity: A Heartfelt Conversation with WahidToday, at the RURAL AID organization, I had a deep SALT session with my dear brother and colleague Wahid, discussing masculinity.…
Blog Understanding True Masculinity: A Heartfelt Conversation with Wahid 2 Likes Kindness is something that can make any person think.I had a conversation with Sumanta Soren, a Santal community member from Govindapala village, through Salt. He shared a beautiful story with me – one day he went to Burdwan for a special work.…
Blog Kindness is something that can make any person think. 1 Like “The Inner Strength of a Woman: The Story of Arati Bin” “নারীর ভেতরের শক্তি: আরতি বিনের গল্প” I am Sumita Bin, a facilitator at Arshirbad Organization.…
In Bautijal village, one student stopped going to school. When the Suchana staff came to know about it, one staff member visited the student’s house to find out the reason. She found that the…
Blog Child returned to mainstream through the SALT Approach 2 Likes Realizing Dream: Community Tree Planting Initiatives স্বপ্নের বাস্তবায়ন: কমিউনিটির বৃক্ষরোপণ উদ্যোগঅনেকদিন ধরেই কমিউনিটির একটি স্বপ্ন ছিল—নিজেদের কমিউনিটিতে গাছ লাগিয়ে সবুজে ঘেরা একটি সুন্দর পরিবেশ তৈরি করা। ড্রিম বিল্ডিং সেশনে সেই স্বপ্নটি আরও স্পষ্ট হয়ে ওঠে। কিন্তু দীর্ঘদিন বন্যার পানি জমে…
Blog Realizing Dream: Community Tree Planting Initiatives স্বপ্নের বাস্তবায়ন: কমিউনিটির বৃক্ষরোপণ উদ্যোগ 5 Likes A Lesson in Humanity from Bhatpara Tea GardenIn the quiet surroundings of the Basa Line area in Bhatpara Tea Garden, a simple yet powerful story emerged during a recent SALT session with a 21-year-old youth named Feroz. His account of a…
Blog A Lesson in Humanity from Bhatpara Tea Garden 1 Like A youth sets an example of helping an older personDuring a recent SALT session in the Basa Line area of Bhatpara Tea Garden, I had the privilege of meeting a young girl whose story of compassion and strength touched everyone present. Her…
Blog A youth sets an example of helping an older person 1 Like Grandparent’s Storytelling Session Sparks A Community-Led LibraryI am incredibly proud to be a daughter of Byaspur…
Blog Grandparent’s Storytelling Session Sparks A Community-Led Library 5 Likes
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