Hi folks, We're back in Kathmandu after four weeks doing rural field work with our Sahakarmi Samaj family. We’re full of love, food, inspiration, and, admittedly, a little exhausted after a month of intense writing, listening, and immersion in the loud, colourful, sensory world of Nepali community life. It’s a far cry from the soft, quiet hills of Maleny. We have a first draft of the book that will be released in 2026 - A Humanist and Freirean Community Development Praxis. Facilitating...

Hi folks, we're back in Nepal, and deep into our writing process again. Thanks to those who have supported us - energetically and financially. It really helps us bring this amazing work into the world.   It is our second visit here in 2025, and we are no less inspired by Sahakarmi Samaj 's Facilitating Empowerment and Social Transformation (FEST) approach to community development. We're still learning heaps, and have been able to apply some of the approach beautifully in other contexts...

A second dialogue blog between Peter and Rachael using Paulo Freire's ideas of dialogue stimulated by codes. Rachael: Peter, love, what a...