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Generational Change in Three Years
Dignity for All
However Long the Night
Abandoning female genital cutting and child marriage
Empowering Communities

The Tostan Model

Our three-year nonformal education program puts rural communities in charge of their own futures. We help communities develop their own vision for development using an approach that is:
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Human Rights-Based

Knowledge of human rights and responsibilities is the foundation for learning
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Respectful & Inclusive

Information is shared in a non-judgmental way
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Holistic & Sustainable

Program covers five key impact areas and has sustainability at its core

Areas of Impact

Our program covers five main areas of impact important for sustainable development.

Community Successes

Our partner communities have been leading their own social change and development for over 20 years.

Where We Work

We partner with communities in eight countries in Africa.

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