#Tostan30: Demba Diawara, one of the most influential people in Tostan’s history
There has perhaps not been a more influential person in Tostan's history than Baay Demba Diawara. An Imam and the Chief of Keur Simbara, Baay Demba, like generations before him, believed that a girl who had not been through the practice of Female...
#Tostan30: Will Radke and the great story of Tostan dinners
Will Radke is a long-time supporter and one of the originators of Tostan's partnership with Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He is currently a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. Discover his full story with us! What is your Tostan story? I went to...
#Tostan30: Mustaafa Njaay and his letter to Molly
"You created Tostan and what you may not know today is that Tostan is like electricity--there is a place where it has started, but you will never know where it will end." Village Chief, Alaaji Mustaafa Njaay, in a letter to Molly Melching that he left to be...
#Tostan30: Jim Greenbaum and his amazing journey with Tostan
Jim Greenbaum has been a key supporter of Tostan's programs for nearly a decade. In addition to his generous philanthropic investments, Jim also served on Tostan's Board of Directors for seven years and actively recruited new donors and board members...
#Tostan30: Ourèye Sall, the story of a former cutter
This story has been created in the framework of Tostan’s 30th Anniversary. 30 stories will be published in 2021, celebrating the amazing Tostan’s Family. This is a way for us to honor communities and local leaders as well as our teams, partners, networks, donors and...
#Tostan30: Diatou Ndiaye, a passionate supervisor
"My name is Diatou Ndiaye and I have been with Tostan since 1996. I was a facilitator for many years and I was also a supervisor. In the role of facilitator, I led the Community Empowerment Program (CEP) classes over a three-year period, following the three-step...
#Tostan30: Edrisa, a proud coordinator in The Gambia
"As Tostan, our great organisation is celebrating its 30 years on existence, I join my colleagues in other countries on behalf of the Gambian staff, partner communities and institutions we are working with for the past 15 years. I am very fortunate to meet and work...
#Tostan30: Fanta Diarra, President of rural women
A story from Fanta Diarra, Mali What is your link with Tostan? I am the president of the rural women of Dioila and I was a participant at the Tostan Training Center (TTC) during the seminar on the promotion of community well-being. I am very supportive of the...
#Tostan30: A Breakthrough Book Club
This story has been created in the framework of Tostan’s 30th Anniversary. 30 stories will be published in 2021, celebrating the amazing Tostan’s Family. This is a way for us to honor communities and local leaders as well as our teams, partners, networks,...
#Tostan30: “Times do change”, a partner’s perspective on social norms
This story has been created in the framework of Tostan’s 30th Anniversary. 30 stories will be published in 2021, celebrating the amazing Tostan’s Family. This is a way for us to honor communities and local leaders as well as our teams, partners, networks,...
#Tostan30: Bintou and human rights learning
Bintou Traoré is a social mobilization Supervisor in the Breakthrough Gerenation project. Here we can see her during a reinforcement session of the Social Mobilization Agents of Dioila, in Mali. She teaches the Social Mobilization Agents how to show their image...
#Tostan30: Scaling deep in Guinea with Mouctar Oularé
What is your relationship with Tostan? Mouctar Oularé. I am the National Coordinator in Guinea. So I am a staff member. How did you first hear about Tostan? M.O. Through a call for tender to recruit local NGO partners of Tostan. As I was the Founder and...
#Tostan30: Liz, a story from a Tostan Alumni
How did you discover Tostan? What initially appealed to you about the organization? Liz Grossman. I moved to Dakar in 2009 and met quite a few Tostan volunteers and staff as I got acclimated to Dakar. I left in 2012 to pursue my Masters in International Education...
#Tostan30: Yussuf Sané, seeing beyond the horizon and towards the future
This story has been created in the framework of Tostan’s 30th Anniversary. 30 stories will be published in 2021, celebrating the amazing Tostan’s Family. This is a way for us to honor communities and local leaders as well as our teams, partners, networks,...
#Tostan30: A story of change by Jabou Jawneh in The Gambia
Ms. Jabou Jawneh was a Community Empowerment Program (CEP) class participant, and is a Community Management Committee member and Social Mobilisation Agent in Sutukoba Community in The Gambia. In her Mandinka rural community of about 3,500 inhabitants, farming and...
#Tostan30: Seydou Yatassaye, a local leader enjoying Tostan’s Seminar
Seydou Yatassaye is the Mayor of Bala, a village in Senegal. He participated in July 2021 in Tostan’s Seminar on Promoting Well-being at the Tostan Training Center in Thies. As a mayor, he liked learning about roles and responsabilities of the municipal council...
#Tostan30: Julia Lalla-Maharajh’s article on Tostan’s respectful and pragmatic approach
#Tostan30: Aboubacar and Tostan’s Holistic Approach
https://youtu.be/qDGvi4LZuik Aboubacar Sidiki Nabe works with the Secretary of Religious Affairs in the Republic of Guinea. He participated last July in Tostan's Seminar on Promoting Well-being at the Tostan Training Center. He loved learning more about our...
#Tostan30: Dame Gueye and Community Well-being
Dame Gueye has been with Tostan for 27 years! From volunteer to Senior Program Manager, through facilitator, he is also a trainer in the Tostan Training Center. His commitment to Community Well-being and learning in national languages in #Senegal is remarkable!...
