News & Stories
Senegal: Keeping Girls’ Education in the Spotlight
This week, the bustling Senegalese city of Dakar has become the epicenter for discussion on gender equality in education as great minds gather to...
Construye Mundo of Spain to Support Villages in Senegal
May 7, 2010- This week, Tostan Fouta welcomed Iciar Gonzales, representative of the international NGO Construye Mundo, from Madrid, Spain. During...
Molly Melching Talks Tostan with Katherine Schwarzenegger
In preparation for ‘The Women’s Conference’ this fall, Melching and Schwarzenegger discuss women’s empowerment in Senegal Though fall seems far...
The Dakar Declaration for a United Nations Ban on FGC
The Inter-parliamentary Conference on Female Genital Cutting (FGC) took place in Dakar, Senegal on May 3-4. The gathering of African and...
Meet Suleman Kebbeh and Maimuna Baldeh: Tostan Community Empowerment Program Participants in The Gambia.
A glimpse into the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), Tostan’s 30-month, holistic education program, implemented in local languages and which...
Get Involved!
Looking for ways to get involved with Tostan? Get Involved through our Africa Volunteer Program!! The next start date is in September 2010. But...
The Tambadjiro Association and Social Mobilization
Social mobilization, spreading awareness of important issues through social networks, is exemplified in the activities of the Tambadjiro Association...
Tostan Celebrates Mother's Day!
What is a better occasion than Mother’s Day to celebrate and recognize mothers, women, and any special person in our lives? Every year, Tostan...
The Inter-parliamentary Conference on Female Genital Cutting (FGC): An Opportunity for Collective Action
The Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Female Genital Cutting (FGC), to be held at the Conseil Economique et Social in Dakar, Senegal May 3-4,...
Bignona Departmental Public Declaration
April 24, 2010 proved to be a remarkable day for the region of Ziguinchor, in south-western Senegal, as 330 villages of the Bignona department...
April 20, 2010: Senegal’s National Day for Talibé
Talibé are boys between the ages of 7 and 15 who can be seen on the streets in urban areas of Senegal carrying large tin cans and asking for food...
Collaborating for change: Tostan and Operation Smile in Senegal
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, a trust established in 1944, supports non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged...
Tostan Welcomes New Volunteers!
Six new faces have arrived at Tostan! Flying into Senegal last week, these men and women join the ranks of dedicated volunteers working with Tostan...
Tostan in Gambian News
In March, staff from the Tostan International Headquarters in Dakar, Senegal, visited The Gambia to meet with colleagues working to bring the...
