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May 2026
In today's SALT session with 19-year-old Sandhya Oraon (Bhatpara T Garden), personal stories drove collective action, embodying SALT's core: strengths-to-change model. Let's break it down…
Blog Sandhya's Session Reveals Leadership Pathways in Bhatpara. 1 Like The Untold Story of MenSometimes, 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 The Unspoken World Inside Smiling Men In today’s society, it is very…
আমাদের 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 LikesApril 2026
Whenever the members of the Deuli CL-3 Hatipara Matri Shakti Women's Group—a group falling under the jurisdiction of the South Gauripur Gram Panchayat—would gather together, their mothers-in-law…
Blog New Learning, Relationships, and Transformation নতুন শেখা, সম্পর্ক ও পরিবর্তনের গল্প 5 Likes Knowledge Festival :My ReflectionOn 24/04/26, our organization organized its first ever
"Knowledge Festival" in Narayanganj
Rishipara Harijan Community. This was a true community led initiative, where the most…
Blog Knowledge Festival :My Reflection 3 Likes Learning Together at the Alokito Kori Knowledge Fair
In the riverine landscape of Bangladesh, char…
গতকাল হিজলিপাড়াতে বৈশাখীর খুশি ভাগাভাগির এক মিলন…
Blog Boishakh’s Joy: A Story of Women’s Empowerment and Community Change. বৈশাখের আনন্দ: নারীর ক্ষমতায়ন ও কমিউনিটি পরিবর্তনের এক গল্প ✨ 3 Likes Transformation in the Chepang Community: From Hesitant Silence to Confident Dialogue and Participation When we first began working with the Chepang community, the…
On 19th April 2026 with the Avani Smile team in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Sam and I visited a Self help group (SHG) in Shikewadi village. Set up ten years ago. SHG members have met at the home of…
Blog It took us 10 years to have this conversation! 8 Likes Beyond Expectations: A Community-Led Knowledge Fair ExperienceWe shared with the Pechakola community that we were…
Blog Beyond Expectations: A Community-Led Knowledge Fair Experience 3 Likes From Doubt to Confidence:My understanding of SALTWhen I first heard the word “SALT,” I could think of nothing but the white table salt we use to season food. The definition was definitely different, but the purpose felt the same. Just as table…
Blog From Doubt to Confidence:My understanding of SALT 1 Like Fisherfolk-led action Bottle Raft -maBOTEng Balsa (Philippines)Submitted by: Joy Pavico (PinoyCompetence) and Noel Rosaldo…
Blog Fisherfolk-led action Bottle Raft -maBOTEng Balsa (Philippines) 2 Likes Community is the Solution: My Journey with CLCP and SALTAfter nearly 15 years of working in the social sector, I have participated in many projects, led several initiatives, and achieved many accomplishments. Yet today, I openly admit there is still so…
Blog Community is the Solution: My Journey with CLCP and SALT 6 Likes The Organizational Impact of SALTI'm Humaira Yasmin Peya, Deputy Director of Bangladesh Rural Economic Development (BRED). When I first heard the word SALT, I wondered—what does SALT mean? It was completely new to me. But as I…
Blog The Organizational Impact of SALT 4 Likes From Organization to Community: Making SALT Work Through Internal PracticeWe are still continuing the practice of SALT within our organization. We regularly conduct SALT sessions internally. However, I believe that the real impact of SALT will only be achieved when we…
Blog From Organization to Community: Making SALT Work Through Internal Practice 5 Likes A Meaningful Learning Experience through Group SALT with EldersDuring our individual SALT visits, one day while walking around, we reached a temple near our office. At the temple, we saw a group of elderly men and women sitting together and singing bhajans.…
Blog A Meaningful Learning Experience through Group SALT with Elders 5 Likes Reflection of Self-SALT ConversationI haven’t written anything in a long time. Today,…
Blog Reflection of Self-SALT Conversation 3 LikesMarch 2026
As Women's Day is being celebrated with great enthusiasm across the world today, the women of Nandwal, known as 'Pratipandharpur' in Kolhapur district, have set a inspiring example. On the…
Blog people's participation,does not take time to develop a village. 2 Likes
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