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Help Create Generational Change in Three Years – and transform the lives of millions in West Africa

"They proposed marriage to me once… but I want to get married at 18 or above, I do not want to get married before that because I am not ready."

FATOUMATA SUMAREH, CEP PARTICIPANT (TOUBA SANDU, URR, THE GAMBIA)

Momentum is building across West Africa for a brighter future for girls and their communities. Tens of thousands of girls, like Fatoumata, are now able to dream of a life free from violence and strive towards a future filled with knowledge, choice, and opportunity. Thousands of communities are making human dignity a reality across Africa.

The next few years present a rare opportunity to transform the lives of 1.6 million people. With your help, we can: 

• End FGC in Senegal and expand the movement in West Africa
• Greatly reduce Child Marriage and reduce violence against women and girls
• Transform education for a generation of parents and children.

In short, we've taken our best work and most promising opportunities and created a historic effort to transform a generation. 

But we need your help to do it. The math is simple. Every $13 monthly commitment we receive can cover the full costs of a participant in our program. That participant—most often a woman or adolescent girl like Fatoumata—will join others as ambassadors for change, reaching thousands.

Join the movement today and we will offer you a special bonus for your monthly support. 

Special bonus for monthly supporters

Thanks to support from a generous donor, right now if you commit to giving $130/month we will send you a copy of However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph.

Pledge $13/month and you will receive a packet of Tostan's beautiful greeting cards. 

• Online: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or PayPal

• By mail: use our easy mail-in donation form and mail your donation to:

Tostan
2121 Decatur Place, NW
Washington, DC 20008

• Ask your employer if they will match your gift!

We are currently participating in several employee giving programs, including Microsoft Matching Gifts Program and the Combined Federal Campaign using CFC# 23328.