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
The Imam Championing Education in Guinea Bissau
Sintian Fara, Guinea-Bissau — When Thierno Ousmane Diao speaks, the courtyard falls silent. Men and women sit on plastic chairs, forming a semicircle, babies wrapped on the backs of their mothers. A handful of teenagers lean against the trunk of a mango tree, while another group of older men sit cross-legged on woven mats. No one interrupts. Heads nod in