#Tostan30: Seydou Yatassaye, a local leader enjoying Tostan’s Seminar
Seydou Yatassaye is the Mayor of Bala, a village in Guinea. 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!...
#Tostan30: Tostan is a symphony of human rights and dignity–Cody Donahue
#Tostan30: Marième Bamba and the changes she’s experienced
#Tostan30: The great story of a Tostan Family, The Wheelers’ engagement
https://youtu.be/-CycEAzLFzA Mark, Lisa and Isabelle Wheeler have been involved with Tostan since 2009. After meeting Molly Melching, Tostan's Founder, Mark and Lisa were thrilled by the way Tostan is working with communities, especially women. They transmitted this...
#Tostan30: Mohamed El Kébir Basse Remembers Tostan’s birth
https://youtu.be/bjZdiBjAX9I Mohamed El Kébir Basse remembers clearly the day Molly Melching came back from the United States with the official papers from Tostan's creation. They drove from Thiès to Same Ndiaye in #Senegal, stopping to dance every 300 meters...
When Germaine Boubane Leads… Everyone Succeed
As part of the implementation of the project "When she leads everyone succeeds" (in partnership with Global Affairs Canada), a major mission has been planned for the period of April 14 to May 10, 2021 in the regions of Tambacounda and Kédougou. The objectives of this...
#Tostan30: Penda Mbaye shares her Heartwarming Moments with Tostan
https://youtu.be/q5WKoQRHyHo Penda Mbaye leads the Pedagogy & Conception team at Tostan International in Senegal. Discover what she wishes for Tostan's next 30 years in this short video! This story has been created in the framework of Tostan’s...
#Tostan30: Mamoudou Baba Aw on the History & Growth of Tostan
https://youtu.be/9Vir51HJ3p8 Mamadou Baba Aw is Program Officer at Tostan International in Senegal. His long 30-years journey with Tostan is so interesting in many ways: discover his great background in this short video! This story has been...
Welcome Tabara!
My name is Tabara Sy and I started my internship position at Tostan on the Global Mobilization Team this week! I am an incoming undergraduate senior at New York University studying social & cultural analysis with a focus on African studies. I am also doing my...
#Tostan30: Rose Diop for community well-being
Rose Diop is the actual National Coordinator of Tostan in Senegal. Her story with Tostan starts in 1997 and over time much has changed given all the learnings from the NGO's work in the field. Today, Rose is sharing with you a special memory from her years working at...
Leadership Transition: Partnering for Success
Molly Melching (Tostan's Founder) and Elena Bonometti (Tostan's CEO) are featured in a webinar hosted by Ashoka's Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs titled "'Don’t stop me now:' What’s it like taking over from the founder." They are talking about their experience...
#Tostan30: Mah Cissé’s extraordinary success
The 30th anniversary of Tostan is an opportunity to honor Kadidia Sounfountera known as Mah Cissé, Coordinator of the Community Management Committee of Yirimadio in Mali. Discover her exclusive interview here! What is your relationship with Tostan? "I was a...
#Tostan30: Fatoumatta Jabbie, an inspiring example of local leadership
Fatoumatta’s Tostan journey includes six years as a facilitator, sharing Tostan’s effective educational model with partner communities and building her own public speaking skills and confidence. Unlike most of the program participants, Fatoumatta attended public...
A Testimonial from a MicroGrant Beneficiary in Senegal
Project “Strengthening post-COVID economic resilience in resource-poor communities in Senegal” Partnership between Tostan and MasterCard Foundation "My name is DIENABA BALDE from Ndorna commune. I work as the Assistant to the Mayor of Ndorna, Souleymane...
#Tostan30: Ramata Camara and community development
“The work that Tostan does is really extraordinary. I don't even have words to describe it. It is truly extraordinary, because we remain convinced, at least as decision-makers, that community development will be one of the keys to the development of this...
Hamadoun Cissé, portrait #4
The Tostan Training Center has opened again!
For the first time since March 2020, the Tostan Training Center held one of its signature trainings on Tostan’s holistic approach. A group from Mali came to Thiès, gathering participants from the government, civil society, and religious leaders among others. At the...
