Reflections of a Tostan staff member on a field mission
I have heard about the impact of Tostan’s work for many years now, and when I first started in January as the Dakar-based Communications Officer, I began to learn more about […]
Community-led Development Association meet in Feralla, Mauritania to make plans to ensure sustainability
On June 14, 2014, the Association for the Development of Bababé-M’Bagne, composed of former Community Management Committees (CMCs) gathered for an intervillage meeting in the village of Ferralla in the […]
Putting education first: Communities in Kaolack meet to promote modern Koranic schools
On Thursday June 26 and Monday June 30, 2014, Tostan’s Child Protection Project (CPP) hosted two community meetings in conjunction with the release of a new advocacy document “Focus: Modern […]
Raising awareness about female genital cutting in rural Senegal with computer tablets
Two months ago, the Orchid Project provided tablets to four teams of social mobilization agents throughout four regions of Senegal. These teams are working towards total abandonment of female genital […]
Development partners gather in The Gambia for an information seminar on integrated development efforts in the Upper River Region
On June 19, 2014, Tostan Gambia, in partnership with UNICEF and the National Women’s Bureau of The Gambia, organized a day long information seminar to talk about Tostan’s Community Empowerment […]
Training supervisors to lead and empower communities in The Gambia
The role of a Tostan supervisor is to act as the key link between the National Coordinator and the facilitator who leads the Community Empowerment Program (CEP) class sessions in communities. Most importantly, they […]
24 Malian communities gather to share successes and challenges during an intervillage meeting
Representatives of 24 neighboring communities from the rural commune of Sirakorola gathered on June 20, in the village of Sikouna in Mali, for an intervillage meeting to discuss the progress […]
Members of the CMC Federation of Koba-Bouramaya in Guinea gather to promote sustainability in the region
At the end of Tostan’s three-year Community Empowerment Program (CEP), a Community Management Committee (CMC) is created in each Tostan partner community, to ensure the sustainability of the program. Each […]
Giving juvenile detainees a voice in Senegal
At Fort B Prison in Dakar, Senegal, the Tostan Prison Project team and the prison staff invited 80 juvenile detainees to share and discuss their everyday lived experiences as incarcerated youth, on […]
Highlighting Tostan’s child education-centered programs on the 38th Day of the African Child
Today, June 16, marks the Day of the African Child, initiated by the African Union to commemorate the 1976 protests by school children in Soweto for a fair education system. […]