I understand all of the above Asish. How would you like the few grassroots e-forum members that are challenged with functionally literacy understand what you are trying to say? Do you write for them to understand also? Im very concerned about this disconnect with the grassroots. When we write way above...

How wonderful to hear from you again Satyam. I am Fenna and I am so happy you are writing from the grassroots to let me know that you are there. How can I help you Satyam? Are you a health care volunteer in your small village? How many people live there and are there schools for the children and programmes...

Didi Asima and Esteemed Members of this e-Forum, Asima reminds of my three brief years in a rural primary school of about 800 students that was 90% Hindu, 8% Muslim and 2% of other ethnicity. I had to learn as early as age 8+ that my friends had to take eggs to school in a biscuit tin to the teachers...

Esteemed e-forum Members and Facilitators, What an honour to read from all of you and to learn so much from you. I'm deeply indebted to you for all what you have taught me and for all of you that have been writing to me. I'm humbly at your feet and a student of culture, worldviews and language...

Konjit, esteemed members of this e-forum and facilitators, I would like to use this as a teaching session since there is so much on my mind . It will be a great disservice if I dont share this with you. From your submission Konjit, I deduct that a participatory/empowerment model was successfully used...

Dear Mariasururu, your comments on the GF to focus on programs that coordinate small projects in the rural areas desreves recognition. Allow me to add some experiences I have in this regard which may be helpful to address our communities in the rural areas. I was managing a project for civil society...

Dear Maria, Thank you for this insightful submission. Thank you for looking out for the grassroots communities small projects that often go unnoticed and still try to make such a big difference in the lives of the disenfranchized when they themselves aren't better off. I have enjoyed reading your...

I believe that more women grassroots' groups should be encouraged and trained as trauma recovery, healing and management counsellors, their "tender care giving" will be an avenue to support and link People living with HIV and AIDS; PLWHAs will be stabilized, youths will be more receiptive...