The Constellation

17/09/2026

Growing alongside The Constellation

In 2004, as one of our co-founders was working to build a brand-new NGO with 11 colleagues, she was also expecting her fourth child. That child was Hutubessy and in a way, Chiara and The Constellation grew up together.

​Read Chiara's blog on Constellation's online Community of Practice and the role she will be playing https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/growing-alongside-the-constellation

02/09/2026

Twenty years with SALT: I used to translate the words, now I am learning to live them
SALT facilitator Wiwin from Indonesia
Read here https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/after-20-years-i-am-still-learning

27/08/2026

A new feature: The Constellation Bookshelf
If you are a member of the Community of Practice sign in to access it here
https://aidscompetence.ning.com/forum/topics/constellation-s-book-shelf
Or you can sign up the Community of practice https://aidscompetence.ning.com/

12/08/2026

Sarzah Yeasmin (M.Ed, Harvard University), a researcher in education policy and community-led learning, shared the story of Pahariapara Agamir School at the First Decolonizing Law Conference in Bangladesh. Drawing on the SALT approach, the session explored how communities can be recognised as partners and producers of knowledge, challenging conventional assumptions about education and contributing to conversations on decolonising learning. Grow your Reader has facilitated this process in the Pahariapara community Photos courtesy

17/07/2026

17/07/2026

01/07/2026

We will become a lighthouse of hope.

That's the dream the people of Lola Lokaal 432 in Amsterdam agreed on, after coming together to name their strengths and get to know each other on a deeper level.

Their goal: put their talents to work for their neighborhood and the next generation.

Next, they'll take small, doable steps, with the Constellations coaching team by their side, building toward a celebration this November. 🎉

Follow along to see how it goes.

Birgitta Schomaker, Beatriz Carvalho & Marlou de Rouw

 

22/06/2026

Age-friendly cities are not only about infrastructure. They are also about people, relationships, and communities where everyone has a role to play. This week, and Ranganayaki Thangavelu sre sharing experiences from The Constellation and learning alongside others at the 3rd World Congress of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in San Sebastián, Spain. 3rd World Congress on TCIM

21/06/2026

On this International Day of Yoga, we are reminded of communities we worked with through Medtronic Philanthropy. When community members themselves decided that yoga could improve their health and well-being, it became their own initiative.

Even during COVID, community members continued practising yoga and sustained the practice because they had chosen it for themselves.