Tostan’s Reinforcement of Parental Practices Program empowers parents to be proactive in early childhood education
In a small rural community in Senegal, a young mother holds her toddler in her lap. “Where is your nose?” she asks. Her daughter touches her nose. “Where are your […]
Celebrating Tostan’s Empowered Women on International Women’s Day
“The world will never realize 100 percent of its goals if 50 percent of its people cannot realize their full potential. When we unleash the power of women, we can […]
Dallo Tounkara on the Power of a Human Rights Education: “Now I know that my life can change”
A hundred kilometers northeast of Tambacounda, Senegal, we make a right turn off the paved road onto a sandy two-track that gives way into a landscape populated by baobab trees, […]
Long-Time Tostan Board Member to Be Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Population Science
Tostan Board member Cheikh Mbacké has been selected by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Council as the 2015 IUSSP Laureate. This prestigious honor recognizes his […]
Turning Their Backs On Tradition
Tostan’s work was recently featured by the prominent Swedish journal, Dagens Nyheter. We’ve included an excerpt translated into English below. You can access the article in Swedish here, or download Tostan’s […]
February 14, 1998: The First Inter-Village Public Declaration
However Long The Night traces the story of how it came to be that so many communities, across West Africa, have engaged in a social movement for human rights, and […]
The Journey of Mamie Drammeh: From child bride to outspoken advocate for the rights of African women
At 33 years old, Mamie Drammeh describes herself as “an African woman who has overcome a lot of challenges”—including forced marriage, childbirth complications, family and in-law problems, and the painful […]
Tostan’s contributions to ending FGC highlighted by Government and UN agencies at national press conference
Dakar, Senegal – At a Press Conference held yesterday in Dakar, the Government of Senegal, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shared the […]
What is a public declaration? A milestone in the movement to abandon FGC and child/forced marriage
In the small community of Vélingara Ferlo in northern Senegal, a large tent is erected. The sun rises in the sky and the heat of the day begins to simmer. […]
Book Excerpt, However Long The Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph, by Aimee Molloy
However Long The Night isn’t just the story of Molly Melching and Tostan. It’s the story of the amazing men and women of West Africa who are leading social change […]