SALT spreads
​Then the SALT "virus" reaches other individuals and communities, awakening in them the longing to develop their inherent human qualities. The use of SALT becomes a  source of sustainability  and community strength.

People gain confidence  in their capacities and start  acting on their own  to address the issues they face. 
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Video: Women migrants in India take ownership of the issue of HIV and set to action collectively.
Anyone who has worked on a learning cycle knows that the challenge is to sustain the momentum. So SALT kick starts the learning process and then it supports it through the hard work to Life Competence. I am beginning to think that in SALT and CLCP we have a very beautiful and powerful combination. To discuss the relative importance of one over the other is to miss the point". Emmanuelle Bricq.

The spread of this positive epidemic allows communities to give a sustained response to all possible issues they face, from HIV to promotion of child or mothers’ health, from addressing unequal gender dynamics to drug use or Ebola virus.

Since 2007, when the DR of Congo started activities using the SALT approach, DRC Competence, partnering with different actors in the country, has been able to engage with more communities, and they in turn have been able to respond to many more issues.

“Behaviour breeds behaviour”
How we first approach communities determines their response to us."   
Nayiga Zaam of 'Elders Concern Uganda'.
Communities have expressed a strong desire to keep the HIV program alive even after the project comes to an end: 'It’s our duty after the project to take action on HIV in the community. Two out of three men in the community are volunteers providing information on HIV; we hold monthly meetings on HIV; alcohol consumption has decreased.  After the project, we would continue to work on this.  We will set up a committee that can check on issues such as alcohol abuse, domestic violence, etc."
Nabesh Bohidar.

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