Across Africa, women, men, and young people in remote communities are leading change. Tostan partners with them through education grounded in local languages and culture. Communities build the knowledge to improve health, keep girls in school, strengthen livelihoods, and care for their environment.
Through our campaigns, we create space for community voices to be heard and respected.
Stand with communities as they shape their own futures.
Through this campaign, we lift the voices of young people leading change in their own communities. Grounded in culture and shared values, they act with pride, responsibility, and a clear sense of ownership.
Created in memory of Hannah Baldwin, whose life and work reflected deep commitment to community, dignity, and shared responsibility. Through her years in Senegal and her support for Tostan’s work in Guinea and Mali, Hannah believed in standing with communities over the long term.
This campaign honors Molly Melching, Tostan’s founder, and her 50-year journey in Senegal, as well as the partnerships that shaped Tostan along the way. It celebrates the communities, leaders, colleagues, and partners who have walked this path together, and looks ahead to a future grounded in community-led wellbeing and dignity.
