Transforming Stories
Tostan’s African-inspired education program empowers communities to shape their own futures.
With knowledge, skills, and collective confidence, women, men, and youth are driving lasting change in their communities.
Good Governance
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Women have been selected for leadership positions in their communities, with many running for public office.
Social Transformation
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Commmunities have publicly declared abandonment of Female Genital Cutting and Child marriage.
Human Development
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New business opportunities created through Community Development Grants
Using Art Therapy to Break Mental Health Stigma
La Case du Caméléon : The communal house built from wood, clay and thatch where sessions take place in the village of Ebarak. EBARAK, Senegal — In the Bassari communities of southeastern Senegal, mental health is rarely named. It is more often observed—in the silence of young men who left school too early, in tensions fueled by alcohol use or