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Tostan Leaves Lasting Impression on Audience at 2012 Women in the World Summit
On March 8-10, inspiring leaders and activists gathered in New York City to share their visions for social justice, human rights, and gender...
An Innovative Solution Ensures Electricity in Rural Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Matthew Boslego, a Tostan regional volunteer, developed an idea that will ensure the women in Tostan’s Solar Power! Project in Guinea-Bissau have...
Women's Empowerment is Everyone's Responsibility: Male Leaders from Tostan Senegal and Gambia Visit Sauti Yetu Center for African Women
During a recent visit to New York City for the Women in the World Summit, human rights activists Imam Demba Diawara and Abdoulie Sidibeh visited the...
"African Heat": Communities Bridge Boundaries at Peace and Security Project Launch
“I learned a lot of things. I saw very dynamic communities. I saw communities who have not forgotten where they come from because they resolve...
Medical Supplies Delivered to Fegoun, Mali
Earlier this year, Tostan participants in the village of Fegoun in the region of Koulikoro, Mali performed a skit spotlighting the human right...
Guest Post on Tostan Blog: Changing My Mind About Change
As Global Citizen Year Fellow Lucy Blumberg spoke with community members and participated in locally-designed development projects in Soudiane...
The Empowered Communities Network Creates Opportunities for Sustainable Development and Collaboration
Solar energy lights up a clinic; a group of seventeen engaged community members discusses village hygiene; a microcredit loan allows a single mother...
Celebrate June 16, Day of the African Child, with Tostan!
June 16 marks the 36th anniversary of a youth-led movement that shook Africa. On that day in 1976 thousands of students from Soweto, South Africa...
Advocacy through Music and Education: Orchid Project and Sister Fa visit Tostan in Senegal
Last month, Orchid Project visited Senegal to meet Tostan staff and build upon their important existing partnership. Orchid Project’s vision—“a...
Press Release: Tostan Wins Award for Maternal Health
Tostan has been presented with an ‘Award in Action’ by the Cécilia Attias Foundation for Women, which aims to bring global attention to successful...
Tostan Celebrates the Day of the African Child at Dakar Youth Prison
26 June 2012 was an unusual day at Fort Bée youth prison in Dakar, Senegal. It was a day of remembrance for the Day of the African Child and...
Building Bridges to Europe: Extending the Reach of Tostan’s Work to Spain and Italy
Since 2007, Tostan France has established links between Tostan communities in Africa and their diaspora counterparts in Europe through...
Twenty-eight Communities in Somaliland Declare Abandonment of FGC and Child/forced Marriage
“As from today and witnessed by politicians, traditional and religious leaders, government officials and men, women and children, we twenty-eight...
Senegalese Minister of Energy and Mines Visits Tostan's Solar Power Projects in Soudiane
On Tuesday July 17, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, made a special visit to Soudiane, where his night was illuminated by the...
