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Medical Supplies Delivered to Fegoun, Mali: Earlier this year, Tostan participants in the village of Fegoun in the region of Koulikoro, Mali performed a skit spotlighting the human right to reproductive health. The play celebrated the delivery of new medical supplies to community health cente ... more >>
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| +4.25.2012 |
"African Heat": Communities Bridge Boundaries at Peace and Security Project Launch: On April 22, 2012, Tostan launched its Peace and Security Project in the village of Tankato Maoundé in the department of Kolda, Senegal. Funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), this project aims to address issues of peace and s ... more >>
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| +4.16.2012 |
An Innovative Solution Ensures Electricity in Rural Regions of Guinea Bissau: Tostan regional volunteer in Guinea- Bissau, Matthew Boslego works with local communities to compile a solar panel catalog to support solar engineers. ... more >>
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| +4.13.2012 |
Women's Empowerment is Everyone's Responsibility: Male Leaders from Tostan Senegal and Gambia Visit Sauti Yetu Center for African Women: During a recent visit to New York City for the Women in the World Summit, human rights activists Imama Demba Diawara and Abdoulie Sidibeh visited the Sauti Yetu Center for Africa Women in Bronx, NY ... more >>
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| +3.30.2012 |
Empowered Women Take Charge of Their Freedom Together at Senegalese Prison: In celebration of International Women’s Day earlier this month, Tostan Prison Project participants, prison staff, and Tostan team members gathered at Maison d’Arrête et Correction (M.A.C.) Prison in Thiès, Senegal to honor the courage and accomplishm ... more >>
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| +3.29.2012 |
Molly Melching & Cristina Bicchieri Explore Social Norm Entrepreneurship at Skoll World Forum 2012: Tostan Founder Molly Melching is in London this week attending the 2012 Skoll World Forum ... more >>
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| +3.16.2012 |
Tostan Leaves Lasting Impression on Audience at 2012 Women in the World Summit: Summary of Newsweek and The Daily Beast's 3rd Annual Women in the World Summit ... more >>
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| +3.8.2012 |
International Women's Day 2012: Tostan Honors CEP Facilitator Ayda Njaay: A message from Molly Melching, Tostan Founder and Executive Director: ... more >>
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1:30pm EST Today: Molly Melching Interviewed Live by MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell: Fellow Women in the World attendee Andrea Mitchell will be interviewing Tostan Founder and Executive Director Molly Melching live today at 1:30pm EST on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss Tostan's work to support female genital cutting (FGC) ... more >>
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| +3.6.2012 |
Newsweek names Molly Melching one of the "150 Fearless Women" worldwide: Newsweek and The Daily Beast featured Tostan Founder and Executive Director Molly Melching as one of their "150 Fearless Women in the World." ... more >>
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| +2.17.2012 |
ABC News Spotlights Secretary Clinton’s Praise of Tostan’s Work to Support FGC Abandonment: Focusing global attention on the topic of FGC abandonment at a U.S. State Department event on Feb 16, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly stated, "This is not a women's problem, this is not a women's issue. [Female genital cutting] affec ... more >>
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| +2.13.2012 |
"Change From Within": article by Molly Melching published in Population Connection's The Reporter: Youth from accross The Gambia were recognized for their efforts to lead social change in a feature article published in the February edition of Population Connection's The Reporter. ... more >>
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| +2.7.2012 |
RH Reality Check Highlights Tostan's Respectful Approach to FGC Abandonment: RH Reality Check, an online community and publication site dedicated to promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, recently highlighted Tostan's successful grass-roots approach to promoting the abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) in ... more >>
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| +2.3.2012 |
From Ages 11 to 77: Community Members Raise Their Voices for Human Rights: Diaíri Soumaré from the village of Gabou, Senegal is a change agent in her community. She is 11 years old. ... more >>
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| +1.24.2012 |
Skoll Awardees Harness the Power of Stories at Sundance Film Festival: This week, along with fellow Skoll award winners, Tostan Founder and Executive Director Molly Melching is sharing and shaping Tostan’s unique story at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. ... more >>
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| +1.20.2012 |
Tostan Ranked as one of the Top 100 Best NGOs by The Global Journal: Released in their Jan-Feb 2012 issue, The Global Journal ranked Tostan as #41 on their list of the top 100 leading actors in the nonprofit world. ... more >>
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| +1.9.2012 |
Award-winning Documentary Sarabah Featuring Tostan Partner Sister Fa Premieres this Sunday, Jan. 15: On Sunday, January 15 at 8 pm PT, LinkTV will be hosting the premiere the full length documentary Sarabah, a film by Maria Luisa Gambale and Gloria Bremer and produced by Steven Lawrence. This film depicts the bold efforts of Sister Fa , Senegalese- ... more >>
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| +12.16.2011 |
Forbes Magazine Names Molly Melching One of the Most Powerful Women in Women’s Rights: As a follow up to Forbes Magazine Power Women List, Half the Sky authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn named Molly Melching, Tostan Founder and Executive Director, one of the top ten women who empower other women worldwide. ... more >>
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| +12.10.2011 |
Championing Human Rights: Celebrate Dec. 10, Human Rights Day: “We are ready to…collectively seek the respect of human rights,” Gambian youth Fatou Baldé stated confidently to a crowd of over 170 in Basse, The Gambia ... more >>
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| +12.6.2011 |
Wisdom and Success: Two Tostan Communities Leave Impact on Philippine Daily Inquirer Journalist: “‘Life-changing’ is among the terms I’ve used to describe this trip,” says Philippine Daily Inquirer journalist Rina Jimenez-David after her visit to Keur Simbara and Saam Njaay, Senegal, two of the first communities to complete Tostan’s Community Em ... more >>
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| +11.21.2011 |
Tostan Partner Sister Fa, Winner of the 2011 Freedom to Create Prize: On November 19, Senegalese hip-hop artist, human rights activist and Tostan partner Sister Fa became the first woman to be awarded the Freedom to Create Prize in Cape Town, South Africa. ... more >>
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| +11.14.2011 |
Owning Their Human Rights: Molly Melching and Gerry Mackie Discuss Social Change on Wisconsin Public Radio: Tostan Executive Director Molly Melching and UC San Diego Professor Gerry Mackie were interviewed by Jean Faraca of Wisconsin Public Radio about the realities of changing social norms and what it takes for a community to collectively abandon female g ... more >>
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| +11.4.2011 |
Tostan and partner organization, the Orchid Project, referenced in British House of Commons debate on Female Genital Cutting: During last night’s adjournment debate in the House of Commons, ministers raised concerns over the practice of female genital cutting (FGC). ... more >>
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| +11.3.2011 |
Protecting the rights of children in both urban and rural settings: On October 30 and November 1, Tostan and International Medical Relief partnered in Thiès, Senegal to provide free medical consultation and treatment to 2,000 talibés, young boys who are sent from their homes to live and study in koranic school. ... more >>
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| +10.18.2011 |
Tostan, FGC Abandonment Movement in Senegal Is Focus of New York Times Front Page: On Sunday, October 16, the front page of the New York Times featured a full length article entitled “Senegal Curbs a Bloody Rite for Girls and Women,” which describes the current shift in opinion and practice of female genital cutting (FGC) in Senega ... more >>
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| +10.10.2011 |
Charity Navigator's New Evaluation System Still Gives Tostan Highest Rating: In late September, Charity Navigator, a premiere independent charity evaluator, launched its new, in-depth rating system. Even with the more complex evaluation criteria, Tostan still maintained its 4-star rating, receiving a score of 66 out of 70 in ... more >>
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| +9.29.2011 |
Innovative Financing Model to Help Reach Hundreds of Thousands Across Africa: NGO Tostan, partners to create $41 million "Breakthrough Fund" to end child marriage and female genital cutting, build women's leadership, and empower girls in thousands of communities across six countries ... more >>
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| +9.1.2011 |
Evaluating Tostan's "Empowering Communities to Empower Girls" Project: Several months ago, three separate suitors came to ask for Ayset Diallo’s hand in marriage. Ayset, a 14-year-old girl living in the village of Diamwély Peulh, Senegal, refused each one of them, as did her father and mother. ... more >>
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| +8.12.2011 |
Mobilizing Change: Tostan participants featured in TrustLaw report on child marriage: Three former participants in Tostan’s human rights-based education program, the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), from Keur Issa, Senegal were featured in a video and series of articles on TrustLaw, an online resource that provides access to free ... more >>
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| +8.9.2011 |
Building Peace through Microcredit: With the mission to build peace through the economic and social empowerment of Muslim women, Muslim Women’s Fund chose to fund Tostan’s microfinance initiative in four communities in the Kaolack Region of Senegal. ... more >>
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| +7.22.2011 |
Solar Panels Bring Electricity to Mauritanian Communities : On July 13, six Community Management Committees (CMC) from the Brakna region of Mauritania celebrated the donation of solar panels for their respective communities. ... more >>
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| +7.18.2011 |
Tostan on PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly !: On July 15th, Tostan was featured on PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly! ... more >>
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| +7.14.2011 |
Ground Breaking Public Declaration in Djibouti: 92 Communities Declare Abandonment: On July 3, 2011, 92 Djiboutian communities publicly declared their abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC). ... more >>
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| +6.27.2011 |
Exclusive Article on Molly Melching in the Financial Times: Molly Melching, Tostan’s Founder and Executive Director, was featured in the Financial Times article “Turning Senegalese” on June 24, 2011. ... more >>
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| +6.20.2011 |
117 Communities in The Gambia Embrace Their Human Rights at Recent Declaration: June 12th marked a pivotal human rights achievement in the Upper River Region of The Gambia. In the city of Basse, 117 communities declared their abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage ... more >>
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197 Communities Declare FGC Abandonment in Guinea: On Sunday, June 5, 2011, 197 communities congregated in Bissikrima, Guinea, to declare their abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC ) and other traditional practices harmful to the health of women and girls. ... more >>
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| +6.13.2011 |
Two Recent Declarations of FGC Abandonment in Senegal: Within the past two weeks, 159 communities throughout the Fouta and Kolda regions of Senegal declared their collective decision to abandon the harmful traditional practices of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage. ... more >>
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| +6.8.2011 |
Tostan Highlighted in June Issue of National Geographic: In the June issue of National Geographic, Tostan’s Founder and Executive Director Molly Melching is quoted in a striking article on child marriage. ... more >>
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| +5.27.2011 |
Creating a New Future: Recent Public Declaration in Mbour, Senegal: On May 8th, community as well as Tostan team members gathered in Mbour, Senegal for an event that celebrated the positive changes occurring in the region: namely, a public declaration for the abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forc ... more >>
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| +5.16.2011 |
A Tree Blooms at Danville High School in Honor of Molly Melching, 1967 Alumna: This past April 22nd was no ordinary Earth Day for students at Danville High School in eastern Illinois. With permission from school officials, members of the Tostan Club, a student organization at the high school, dedicated a courtyard in the school ... more >>
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| +5.13.2011 |
Mother's Day Campaign: A Great Success: To all our supporters who made this year's Mother's Day campaign an immense success--thank you so much! Thanks to your generosity, we exceeded our goal for this year and surpassed previous Mother's Day campaign records. ... more >>
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| +5.5.2011 |
Sister Fa Documentary Honored with Award: On March 30, the documentary Sarabah was honored with the “A Matter of ACT” Documentary Award at the “Movies that Matter” film festival in Den Haag, Netherlands. The documentary follows the life of Sister Fa, the Senegalese “Queen of Hip-Hop,” and he ... more >>
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| +4.7.2011 |
Tostan Participates in Carter Center Forum to Promote Women’s Rights: From April 3-6, 2011, 40 human rights leaders, religious leaders and scholars gathered at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss the key challenges that human rights activists face and ways to work with religious, traditional, and governmen ... more >>
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| +3.30.2011 |
California Teens Join the Movement for Positive Social Change: 43 seventh and eighth grade students from Eastside College Preparatory School in Palo Alto, California became change-makers as they invested in organizations they felt provided solutions to our world’s problems. ... more >>
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The Movement for Positive Change Continues: Public Declaration in Gathiary, Senegal: The beat of celebratory drums drew a crowd of 1000 people to the public declaration in Gathiary, Senegal on March 13, 2011. ... more >>
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FGC Abandonment is the result; Literacy, Problem Solving, and Community Empowerment are the means: In an ABC news article released on March 17th, Dr. Richard Besser, Senior Health and Medical Editor at ABC News, writes about his recent experience with Tostan in Senegal. ... more >>
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| +3.16.2011 |
Molly Melching named one of Newsweek’s “150 Women Who Shake the World”: Washington, DC—Tostan’s executive director, Molly Melching, was named by Newsweek and The Daily Beast as one of “150 Women Who Shake the World.” ... more >>
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| +3.11.2011 |
Public Declaration in Latmingué in the Kaolack region of Senegal: On February 27, 2011, 58 communities announced their abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage to a crowd of over 900 at a public declaration in Latmingué in the Kaolack region of Senegal. ... more >>
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| +2.7.2011 |
Tostan Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Community-led and Community-Driven Development: Dakar, Senegal- On February 7, 2011, Tostan, a US based NGO working in eight countries throughout Africa, celebrates its 20th anniversary. ... more >>
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| +2.6.2011 |
Tostan Celebrates International Day for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Tostan celebrates a positive social movement towards change. ... more >>
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Public Declaration: 51 Communities in The Gambia Declare Abandonment of Harmful Traditions: Upper River Region, The Gambia—In January, 51 communities participated in one of two public declarations for the abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage.
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Public Declaration: 700 Communities in Kolda, Senegal Pledge to Abandon Harmful Practices: KOLDA, Senegal- On November 28, representatives from 700 communities in the department of Kolda in southern Senegal gathered to publicly declare their commitment to abandon female genital cutting (FGC) and child/froced marriage. ... more >>
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Seven Hundred Villages in the Department of Kolda Abandon Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage: Swirling colors and stamping feet swept across the field, heralding an important day for the department of Kolda in southern Senegal. The buzzing crowd of more than 3,000 had come together to declare their abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) ... more >>
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| +11.25.2010 |
Clinton and the US Department of State Support Tostan's Approach to Addressing Gender Based Violence : November 25- In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a message from the Department of State titled, "Engaging Men and Boys in Eliminating Violence Against Women," ... more >>
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| +11.1.2010 |
Nicholas Kristof Mentions Tostan in Public Radio Interview: Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist and co-author of the book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, cites Tostan's approach during an interview with Pat Morrison of Southern CA Public Radio last week. ... more >>
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| +10.26.2010 |
Molly Melching, a Featured Speaker at the Women's Conference in California, Discusses Empowerment and Education: Tostan Executive Director Molly Melching is a featured speaker at the 2010 Women's Conference in Long Beach, CA--presenting an opportunity to share Tostan's experience with over 30,000 participants. ... more >>
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| +10.25.2010 |
Tostan Highlighed in New York Times Magazine Article about Effective Social Change: Saturday's New York Times magazine included an article called, "The Art of Social Change," in which Tostan's approach to community-led development is presented as a successful and respectful means to end harmful traditional practices. ... more >>
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| +10.19.2010 |
Molly Melching Recognized by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at State Department's mWomen Launch: On Thursday, October 7, 2010, Tostan Executive Director Molly Melching presented the Jokko Initiative at the launch of the GSMA Development Fund's mWomen program, hosted by the US Secretary of State's Office of Global Women's Issues and the GSMA. ... more >>
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| +9.20.2010 |
Tostan Reaches Thousands with Radio Broadcasts: In seven of the 11 regions of Senegal, radio broadcasts provide a means to build on the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), Tostan’s 30-month holistic education program, and to share empowering information with an even wider audience. ... more >>
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| +9.20.2010 |
Tostan's blog a great way to stay informed!: Keep current on successes in community-led development by reading Tostan’s blog. ... more >>
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| +6.18.2010 |
Recently Published Article on Tostan’s Transformative Approach to Education: Diane Gillespie, Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at University of Washington Bothell, and Molly Melching, Executive Director of Tostan, recently published an article on Tostan’s unique approach to education. ... more >>
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| +6.8.2010 |
A Solar Power Success Story: Women Bring Light to Villages in Djibouti: A great change has taken place in the Djiboutian communities of Khor Angar and Assamo thanks to the bravery, determination, and dedication of five outstanding women.
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| +5.27.2010 |
TOSTAN-UNICEF: A Strengthened Partnership: “Thank you very much my brothers and sisters of Keur Simbara, salaam maleekum.” With these words, expressed with a broad smile and accompanied by enthusiastic applause, Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF ... more >>
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| +5.25.2010 |
Communities in Brakna, Mauritania Abandon FGC and Child/Forced Marriage: MBAGNE, Region of Brakna, Mauritania, 25 May 2010--For the first time in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a celebration to abandon the harmful traditional practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage was organized by 78 commu ... more >>
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| +5.7.2010 |
Give a Memorable Gift this Mother’s Day!: This May 9th, please join us as we take the time to honor the mothers, grandmothers, daughters, aunts, and friends who work so hard to make our lives and the lives of others better. ... more >>
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| +5.6.2010 |
Get Involved!: Looking for ways to get involved with Tostan? Get Involved through our Africa Volunteer Program!! The next start date is in September 2010. But hurry up! Applications for the Africa Volunteer Program are due June 1, 2010. Current Urgent Vacancies inc ... more >>
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| +4.29.2010 |
Bignona Departmental Public Declaration: A Milestone in Achieving Senegal’s Goal of Total Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting and Child/forced Marriage by 2015: BIGNONA, Senegal, April 25 2010- April 24, 2010 proved to be a remarkable day for the region of Ziguinchor, in south-western Senegal, as 330 villages of the Bignona department gathered to publicly announce their decision to abandon the traditions of ... more >>
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| +4.8.2010 |
GUEST AUTHOR: A Force for Change in Gandiol: GANDIOL, Senegal March 2010- Only a few kilometers south of St. Louis, the former capital of French West Africa, the tiny village of Gniling Mbao seems a world away. The highway from the big city gradually transforms into a road of packed earth, wind ... more >>
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| +3.31.2010 |
Tostan and Molly Melching Receive 2010 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship : The Skoll Foundation has recognized the nonprofit Tostan for its innovative work in bringing about positive, scalable community-led change in thousands of African communities.
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| +3.25.2010 |
Tostan Program Recognized as Best Approach for Community Empowerment by the Government of The Gambia: Over the past few months, Tostan has been participating in a nation-wide NGO Conference on Community Empowerment Programs that address the issue of female genital cutting (FGC) organized by the Gambian Policy and Analazies Unit, Office of the Preside ... more >>
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| +3.24.2010 |
UPDATE: Innovative Ideas From Women in the World Summit: The Daily Beast, host of the recent Women in the World Summit in New York, has published a list of the six most innovative ideas to come out of the conference. Number one on the “Solutions Cheat Sheet” is advice from Tostan’s Executive Director Molly ... more >>
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| +3.22.2010 |
A Sustainable Approach to Eradicating Malaria: Tostan Partners with Malaria No More (MNM), Peace Corps, World Vision, the Government of Senegal and 600 communities to Distribute 76,000 Bed-Nets in Senegal: In a partnership program launched in January 2010, Tostan is working in collaboration with NGOs Malaria No More, Peace Corps Senegal, World Vision; the Senegalese Ministry of Health and 600 communities in Senegal to distribute over 76,000 bed nets in ... more >>
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| +3.15.2010 |
Tostan participant Marietou Diarra Gives Powerful Presentation to Women World Leaders at NY Conference: Last Saturday evening, Tostan program participant and social change agent Marietou Diarra captivated the audience at a major conference in New York with an account of her personal experiences of female genital cutting (FGC) and her subsequent involve ... more >>
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| +3.10.2010 |
TOSTAN FEATURE ARTICLE: International Women’s Day: A Celebration at the Dakar Women’s Prison : DAKAR, Senegal March 8, 2010- There are about 100 women held in the women’s prison in Dakar, Senegal but on Monday, March 8, the facility’s courtyard did not seem to be full of prisoners. Instead, the open space was filled with incarcerated women who ... more >>
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| +2.24.2010 |
Get Involved!: Deadlines for the June 2010 volunteer and internship programs are quickly approaching! ... more >>
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| +2.22.2010 |
Senegal’s First Region-Wide Declaration of FGC and Child/Forced Marriage Abandonment: Communities in Kédougou Accelerate Towards Goal of Total Abandonment by 2015: KÉDOUGOU, Senegal, 22 February 2010—256 villages from the region of Kédougou gathered on Sunday, February 21, to announce and celebrate their historic decision to abandon the harmful traditions of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriag ... more >>
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| +2.18.2010 |
Senegal: Total End of Female Genital Cutting Now in Sight: Government of Senegal launches major national action plan to seize on momentum created by local communities and the NGO Tostan to end the practice by 2015 ... more >>
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Walking the Path of Unity to be broadcast internationally on TV5 International, RTBF, and La Deux in February: Previewed in more than 70 communities in the region of Casamance in Senegal and among many Diaspora communities in Europe, Walking the Path of Unity (L'Appel de Diégoune in French) was selected in November 2009 to launch the UNICEF International Chil ... more >>
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| +2.5.2010 |
Casamance Mobilises for the International Day for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting on February 6th: Senegalese singer Sister Fa has joined efforts with Tostan to promote the health and dignity of women in celebration of the International Day for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting(FGC) on February 6. Sister Fa recently held two concerts, one ... more >>
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| +2.1.2010 |
TOSTAN FEATURE ARTICLE: Davos Debate 2010 on Female Genital Cutting: Davos Meeting 2010: Executive Director of UNICEF Ann Veneman, and NY Times Columnist, Nicholas Kristof, praise Tostan’s role in the global movement to abandon FGC ... more >>
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| +1.14.2010 |
A Message of Support and Solidarity for the People of Haiti: With deep sadness and concern Tostan staff here in Senegal and across Africa, in Washington, D.C., and Paris are following the continually worsening disaster in Haiti. Our team knows the difficulties associated with responding to a situation such as ... more >>
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| +1.12.2010 |
Job opening at Tostan Headquarters in Dakar, Senegal: Tostan is currently seeking a highly qualified and experienced person to cover the important position of Controller at Tostan headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. ... more >>
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| +1.11.2010 |
Secretary Clinton cites Tostan as Example of Success in Speech Outlining New US Approach to International Development: WASHINGTON, DC January 8, 2010— In her speech entitled “Development in the 21st Century” at the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics organized by the Center for Global Development on January 6th, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Ro ... more >>
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Twenty Four Communities in The Gambia Abandon Female Genital Cutting After Participating in the Tostan Program: SOTUMA KANTORA, The Gambia, 23 December 2009—On December 20th, 24 communities from the Upper River Region (URR) of The Gambia joined together to publicly declare their resolve to protect the human rights of women and young girls. Representatives from ... more >>
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| +11.23.2009 |
20 Somali Communities take a Decisive Step toward the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting : Hundreds of representatives from 20 communities in Somaliland made history on Sunday as they gathered in Liberty Stadium in Somaliland, with the support of Tostan, UNICEF and the Government of Somaliand to collectively declare their decision to aband ... more >>
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| +11.20.2009 |
158 Villages in the Department of Koungheul Join the Movement to Abandon Harmful Traditional Practices: KOUNGHEUL, Senegal, 15 November 2009 - Over 4,121 communities have joined the growing social movement of villages in Senegal to promote the human rights, health, and well-being of community members by committing to put an end to harmful traditional p ... more >>
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Diégoune-Tostan-Respect (Belgium) Film Selected to Launch UNICEF's International Children’s Rights Film Festival: NEW YORK, USA 17 November 2009 - L’Appel de Diégoune (Walking the Path of Unity) has been selected as one of three films that will launch the UNICEF International Children’s Rights Documentary Film Festival at the UNICEF Headquarters in New York toda ... more >>
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With A Vision of Human Dignity for All, 404 Communities in Bounkling, Senegal Announce Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting : SEDHIOU, BOUNKLING Senegal, 8 November 2009 – Members of Mandinka, Fulani, Bainunk and Diola ethnic groups from 404 Villages in the Department of Bounkling, in the Casamance region of Senegal, came together on Sunday to publicly declare their abandon ... more >>
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| +11.6.2009 |
International Violence against Women: Stories and Solutions – Ambassador Verveer Identifies Tostan as an Effective Model for Change : WASHINGTON, DC October 21, 2009 – At a hearing on International Violence against Women held on Capitol Hill last month, Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues, and several other witnesses, presented their accounts of violen ... more >>
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| +11.5.2009 |
ICRW Names Tostan-Led Movement as One of Eight Major Innovations in History of Women's Empowerment : WASHINGTON, DC October, 2009 – In a new study by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Innovation for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality, Tostan’s community-led movement for the abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) in Sen ... more >>
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| +10.27.2009 |
Movement to Abandon Female Genital Cutting and Child/Forced Marriage in The Gambia Grows as 13 Villages Make Public Declaration: In the second declaration in five months in The Gambia, 13 villages declare abandonment of harmful traditional practices to Gambian, National, and International media as well as diaspora community members worldwide ... more >>
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| +10.26.2009 |
BBC World Challenge 2009 - Vote for the Solar Sisters to Win: Barefoot College, Tostan’s partner in bringing solar power to rural African communities, named as finalist in the 2009 BBC World Challenge!
The BBC World Challenge aims at finding and rewarding projects or small businesses from around the world ... more >>
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| +10.20.2009 |
FEATURE ARTICLE: The Long Journey in Search of Light: the Solar Sisters' return home: The following feature article was written by Tostan field volunteer Niina Pitkänen, who met the Solar Power! Program participants at the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal upon their return. Niina then accompanied one of t ... more >>
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| +10.16.2009 |
Authors of 'Half the Sky' Win Literary Peace Prize: “In recognition of their work chronicling human rights in Asia, Africa, and the developing world”, on Wednesday 14 October, authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, were named recipients of the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Ach ... more >>
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| +10.8.2009 |
Tostan's Successes Included in Center for Global Development Report on Empowering Girls: On Wednesday, October 7th, the Center for Global Development hosted an event to launch the Center’s new report, Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health. ... more >>
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| +10.7.2009 |
"Historic Step for Somali Women and Girls" As 14 Villages Publicly Declare Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting: GAROWE, PUNTLAND, SOMALIA October 5, 2009 — 14 villages in the Northeast Zone of Somalia – Puntland – made history on Monday as they became the first group of communities in the region to collectively pledge to abandon the practice of female genital ... more >>
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| +10.2.2009 |
Molly Melching vs. Michael Moore: “Respectful” Tostan Approach Praised in the NY Times: NY Times columnist, Judith Warner highlights Tostan’s unique approach. ... more >>
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| +10.1.2009 |
Ambassador Verveer Commends Tostan at US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Melanne Verveer, testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the subject of violence against women. Verveer commended Tostan to the Senate committee for the organization’s success ... more >>
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| +9.24.2009 |
Mobile Technologies Meet the Needs of Emerging Markets in Developing Countries: At the Clinton Global Initiative on September 23, 2009, a new project developed through a partnership between Tostan, WISeKey (a Swiss maker of ID management solutions) and many other organizations was announced. The project focuses on the growing p ... more >>
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| +9.1.2009 |
Innovative Approach to Ending Female Genital Cutting in Africa Praised in New Book by Kristof and WuDunn: "Half the Sky" devotes chapter to uplifting story of nonprofit Tostan and its founder, Molly Melching, whose grassroots program has empowered over 4,000 communities in Africa to publicly abandon this centuries-old practice and lead movements for chan ... more >>
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| +8.31.2009 |
Her Guiding Star: Human Dignity : In the fall of 1974 a young American student arrived in Senegal for a six month exchange program. Thirty-four years later she remains. Molly Melching is the founder of Tostan – the NGO that, without even having made abandonment of FGC an initial obj ... more >>
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| +8.6.2009 |
Tostan SMS: Community-led “Mobile-ization” featured on MobileActive: A recent article posted on MobileActive.org entitled How Tostan is Using Mobiles: Literacy and Community Empowerment remarked that “there is much to be gained by communities that are mobile literate and able to take advantage of strong social networ ... more >>
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| +7.30.2009 |
"For the Best of Our Women's Health": Communities in Kolda, Senegal pledge to abandon FGC: On Sunday, July 26, 51 villages joined together in Kamboua, a village in Kolda, southern Senegal, to celebrate their pledge to abandon female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage. ... more >>
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| +7.7.2009 |
Abandonment Spreads to “Adopted” Villages of Senegal: On July 5, 2009, 98 villages in Toubacouta, Senegal came together to publicly abandon the harmful traditional practices of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage. ... more >>
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| +6.16.2009 |
Breakthrough in Bala, Senegal: 95 Communities Declare their Abandonment of FGC : Following their participation in the Tostan Community Empowerment Program (CEP), 95 communities came together on June 14, 2009 to publicly declare their decision to abandon female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage. ... more >>
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| +6.15.2009 |
Public Declaration to Abandon Female Genital Cutting in The Gambia: Darsilameh, The Gambia—June 14, 2009 marked a major milestone for The Gambia as 24 communities in the Upper River Region came together to abandon the practices of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage. ... more >>
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| +4.6.2009 |
Secretary of State Clinton Praises Tostan as Model for Grassroots Development: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held up Tostan as a model for how “grassroots work supported by the United States Government” can affect real change in communities around the world. ... more >>
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| +4.6.2009 |
Tostan Featured on Dutch National TV: On April 4th, Nederland 2 in the Netherlands featured Tostan on its international news program. ... more >>
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| +3.26.2009 |
Innovative Project Taps Rural African Women as Solar Engineers: South-South partnership gives marginalized African mothers and grandmothers "life-transforming" training in India ... more >>
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| +3.19.2009 |
FEATURE ARTICLE: Solar Sisters' Trip to the Airport: The following feature article was written by Tostan Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Nehrling, who accompanied the Solar Power! program participants from the Tostan Dakar office to the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.
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| +3.9.2009 |
Talkin’ Trash: Travel Website Highlights Tostan's Compost Program: ... more >>
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| +2.9.2009 |
Tostan Featured on International News Television Program: On February 6th, the Director of Tostan France explained how thousands of communities in Senegal, Guinea, and Burkina Faso have abandoned FGC, thanks to the new knowledge and skills learned through the Tostan Community Empowered Program (CEP). ... more >>
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| +1.14.2009 |
Senegalese Newspaper Article: Prenatal Visit Increase Due to Tostan: Translated article from Le Soleil ... more >>
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| +12.17.2008 |
Tostan Named in List of Top 100 Charities: ... more >>
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| +12.4.2008 |
Tostan Director Featured in Philanthropy News Digest: ... more >>
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| +11.21.2008 |
Video of Tostan Founder and Director Molly Melching Featured on Global Health TV: ... more >>
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| +11.3.2008 |
Washington Post Reports on female genital cutting, Interviews Molly Melching: ... more >>
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| +9.20.2008 |
News-Gazette: Tostan Director Molly Melching Visits Childhood Home: ... more >>
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| +7.24.2008 |
Tostan Online Store Launched: Tostan Gear now available for purchase. ... more >>
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| +7.23.2008 |
New Edition of Newsletter Published: The Summer 2008 edition of the Tostan newsletter online. ... more >>
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| +11.25.2007 |
Tostan Featured in Chicago Tribune: Tostan has been featured in the 11/25 edition of the Chicago Tribune. ... more >>
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| +9.6.2007 |
Tostan Featured in Op-Ed by UNICEF Chief: UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman praised Tostan’s community-based methods in a September 5 op-ed ... more >>
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| +8.13.2007 |
Tostan Wins Prestigious Hilton Prize: Tostan has received the 2007 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a $1.5 million dollar award ... more >>
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| +8.5.2007 |
Thousands of African Communities Commemorate Women's Decision to Abandon FGC: Ten years ago, pioneering women from the village of Malicounda Bambara, Senegal, led their village to become the first ... more >>
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| +7.18.2007 |
Tostan Receives UNESCO Literacy Prize: Tostan has received the 2007 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) King Sejong Literacy Prize.
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