• Sénégal : la Fondation Mastercard appuie la résilience post-COVID-19

(French)APA News | December 2

• When shame kills: why do so many mothers in Senegal feel forced to murder their babies?

The Guardian | July 29

• Localized development and the future of aid

Devex | July 16

• Tostan: Dignity for All

AC Observer | April 12

• Empowering Communities to Lead their Own Development

Startup.info | February 12

• Transformative impact at scale in Senegal

Oxfam | December 14

• COVID-19 highlights the value of context-specific messaging

Devex | September 17

• A table for two at Tostan: organizational well-being and leadership transformation

Skoll Foundation | August 3

• Ending Female Genital Cutting

Association for Coaching | July 1

• Global Voices: Interview with Molly Melching

World Bank | October 18

• Melinda Gates: What she’s learned

Christian Science Monitor | September 18

• Melinda Gates pairs her reading and her travel

Amy Sutherland, Boston Globe | April 23

• Mentoring: How it Begins

Thrive Global | April 1

• Småskaliga företag hoppet för ökad framtidstro i Senegal

(Swedish) Dagens Nyheter | March 15

• ByKids: Walk on My Own

PBS | February 19

• POV speakers to illuminate global women’s issues

Idaho Mountain Express | January 23

• Tambacounda : En caravane, Tostan sensibilise pour l’abandon de l‘excision et du mariage des enfants

(French)Echo Oriental | December 1

• Koulikoro : L’ONG TOSTAN et les leaders religieux de ses zones d’intervention en conclave sur l’accélération de l’abandon des violences basées sur le genre

(French)Meguetan Infos | June 19

• «Derrière les mariages précoces, il y a un besoin d’ascension sociale»

(French)SeneNews | May 15

• 6 Experts to Watch on Female Genital Mutilation

News Deeply: Women & Girls | December 12

• Senegal-Based Non-Profit Working Toward The Elimination Of Female Genital Mutilation

GirlTalkHQ | November 28

• Africa: Senegal Leading the Fight to End FGM in Africa

AllAfrica | November 28

• A Senegal-based humanitarian group helps African communities reject harmful practices against women

LA Times | November 1

• African Communities Work Together to End Female Genital Cutting

News Deeply: Women & Girls | August 23

• Dix artistes africains qui s’engagent pour le continent

(French)Radio France Internationale | July 21

• She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues

The Christian Science Monitor | July 20

• Child Marriage and Religion

Skeptic Society Magazine | June 25

• Honour for adults who fight for children’s rights

IOL | May 28

• The Ultimate Fixer — Ending a Thousand-year-old Tradition

Inter Business | May 17

• Here’s What You Need To Know About The Global Fight To End Female Genital Mutilation

Buzzfeed | April 8

• 6 ways to support women and girls all year round

USA Today College | March 31

• Sénégal: Actrices du développement – Des pas fermes dans l’autonomisation des femmes

(French)AllAfrica | February 22

• Sénégal: Vers l’édification de « Collectivités locales amies des enfants »

(French)AllAfrica | February 16

• Sénégal: Kolda/Paix et Securité – Tostan renforce les capacités des membres des comités de paix

(French)AllAfrica | February 3

• Mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines et excisions en Afrique

(French)Global Voices | January 18

• Shedding light to measure right: Webinar provides guidance on evaluating integrated development approaches

(French)FHI 360 | January 3

• FGM Banned in 300 West African Villages in Powerful Win for Women & Girls

Global Citizen | December 21

• What It Really Takes to Fund Peace and Security

Inside Philanthropy | December 21

• Hundreds of West African communities declare end to female genital mutilation

Reuters | December 20

• Want to spark a social movement? 4 Lessons from However Long the Night

Idealist Careers | December 15

• #GivingTuesday – My Five NGOs for 2016

LinkedIn | November 26

• Ending child brides: Advocate for more women as community leaders

The Zimbabwean | November 14

• Surprising sustainability lessons from Africa and the Middle East

Green Biz | October 18

• Tostan’s Community Empowerment Training: A Q&A with participant Charles Banda from Youth Net and Counselling (Yoneco), Malawi

Girls Not Brides | October 14

• Discovering empowerment through empowering others

50 Connect | August 26

• Molly Melching: ‘Maybe It Was Supposed to Be?’

The Wall Street Journal | July 20

• Ending Harmful Practices and Equipping the Next Generation

Global Citizen | July 14

• Tostan’s intervention reduced domestic violence in our communities

The Point | June 9

• Changing social norms around child marriage: activists share what they’ve learned from Tostan

Girls Not Brides | June 1

• How to end female genital cutting in our lifetime

TEDxLondonBusinessSchool | May 31

• Social entrepreneurs can give government a lift

Financial Times | May 18

• Känslan av att äntligen bli synlig var fantastisk (in Swedish)

(Swedish)
Dagens Hyheter | May 17

• Montreal woman hopes to break world travelling records

CBC News | May 16

• Making Big Donations to Change the World

The New York Times | May 1

• Tostan’s community empowerment training: “Wisdom is like a baobab tree. No one individual can embrace it”

Girls Not Brides | April 28

• Western do-gooders need to resist the allure of ‘exotic problems’

The Guardian | April 21

• Child Rights Hero: Molly Melching

World’s Children’s Prize | March 1

• Fighting Gender Inequality with the Power of the Keyboard

Center for Global Development | February 29

• Aligning methods to inspire and monitor change

ITAD | February 26

• Why New Numbers On FGM Should Make You At Least A Little Optimistic

Buzzfeed | February 5

• Communities are abandoning female genital cutting. And Africa hears them loud and clear

Lifegate | February 5

• Ending Female Genital Cutting in a Generation

Population Council | February 5

• The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems

Medium | January 11

• To end forced marriage, we must work with the whole community

CNN | November 2

• How Social Entrepreneurs are Changing the World

PBS | October 15

• 5 Female-Focused Charities You Should Start Supporting Today

Huffington Post | July 10

• This Mother’s Day, let’s support all moms by helping to ensure these things

Upworthy | May 10

• Turning Their Backs on Tradition

(Swedish)Dagens Nyheter | February 6

• Turning Their Backs On Tradition

(English translation by Tostan)Dagens Nyheter | February 6

• 5 Powerful Stories About FGM/C You Need to Hear

Huffington Post | February 5

• Education is key to protecting children in West Africa

Christian Science Monitor | December 10

• 5 Best Charities That Benefit Women And Girls According To Melinda Gates

Buzzfeed | December 2

• Transforming Cycles of Violence Into Cycles of Prosperity

Huffington Post | October 10

• 30 Women Entrepreneurs Making a Difference in the Community

Business Research Guide | July 22

• FGM – ‘An Act of Love’

Huffington Post | July 21

• Lessons from the Transformative Scale Series

Stanford Social Innovation Review | June 19

• Mothers of Innovation

FT Magazine | June 13

• PRIORITÉ SANTÉ: 2. Excision (at 00:07:00)

(French)Radio France Internationale | May 23

• How One Woman Tackled Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

Huffington Post Impact Canada | May 22

• When the Rhythm Changes, So Must the Dance

Stanford Social Innovation Review | May 20

• FGC Not FGM

Huffington Post | May 15

• Addressing FGC on the Radio

Orchid Project | April 28

• 3 Innovative NGOs in Education

The Borgen Project | April 24

• 10 Books Melinda and I Recommended to the TED Crowd

Gatesnotes | March 26

• Six innovations for ending violence against girls

The Guardian | March 18

• Women Who Inspire, and Surprise

Huffington Post Global Motherhood Blog | March 17

• Lokala insatser har förbättrat livet för kvinnor och barn i Senegal

(Swedish)UNICEF Sweden | March 8

• A Journey to Witness How Change Happens

LinkedIn | March 7

• Men Stepping Up: Ben Horowitz, Demba Diawara and Our Worldwide Fight to End Violence Against Women

Huffington Post Impact | February 26

• Extreme genital mutilation on retreat in Somaliland

Digital Journal | February 20

• Communities in Mali Show the Way Forward in Ending Female Genital Cutting

Huffington Post | February 14

• Lutter contre l’excision, un combat permanent (in French)

(French)La Croix | February 9

• Ending Child Marriage: What Works

Girls Not Brides | February 7

• 30 millions de filles victimes de mutilations sexuelles dans les 10 prochaines années

(French)Le Monde | February 14

• Mali communities denounce female genital cutting

Daily Mail | February 6 

• Communities in Mali lead the way on 6th February

DFID Blog | February 6 

• Journée mondiale contre l’excision (at 00:06:22)

(French)Radio France Internationale | February 6 

• Mali: 14 communautés s’engagent à abandonner l’excision

(French)La Presse | February 6

• Daybreak Africa (at 00:21:00)

Voice of America | February 6

• Au Mali, la lutte contre l’excision piétine

(French)Le Figaro | February 5

• 2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List: However Long the Night

Amelia Bloomer Project | January 30

• Hear the MPR Top Coast Festival Speakers

Minnesota Public Radio | January 27

• Inna Modja : au côté des jeunes filles excisées

(French)Femme Actuelle | January 24

• 3 Social Entrepreneurs Tackling Poverty, Human Rights And Water

Forbes | January 23

• Sénégal: la musique pour le développement

(French)Radio France Internationale | January 5

• Slow progress in ending female genital mutilation

Bulletin of the World Health Organization | January 1

• My Booklist 2013

Linkedin | December 31

• Community-Based Health Program Reduces Child Mortality in Mali

Voice of America | December 18

• A Simple Community Health Remedy in Mali

The New York Times | December 16

• Q&A: How a new healthcare model could save thousands of children in Mali

Global Post | December 16

• Find the child, treat them early: message from Mali

IRIN News | December 13

• Giving Back The Power Of Storytelling Through Film

Huffington Post Global Motherhood Blog | December 11

• Tostan Brings Dignity for All

Rainmakers TV | December 10

• The Investigation: Cutting Love (at 0:08:22)

BBC Radio Scotland | November 17

• Le quartier des femmes : Au Sénégal, des détenues en détresse

(French)Axelle | November 1

• To change society, first change minds

CNN | October 31

• Betting on the Big Picture in West Africa

The Huffington Post | October 17

• Des chansons enregistrées par les communautés ouest-africaines isolées pour générer des fonds

(French)PressAfrik | October 15

• Ann Arbor nonprofit releases 9 albums of music from rural Senegal

MLive | October 15

• Aleg accueille la 2e déclaration publique d’abandon de l’excision (page 5)

(French)Nouakchott Info Quotidien | October 1

• En Portada. “El juramento de Malicounda”

(Spanish)RTVE | September 20

• Women in Business: Q & A With Maxine Manafy, CEO of Bunndle

Huffington Post | September 19

• Redder kvinnene fra lemlestelse

(Norwegian)Bergens Tidende | September 8

• Afrikas stille revolusjon

(Norwegian)Velsignet Helg | September 7

• Chirurgie réparatrice de l’excision (at 0:04:30)

(French)Radio France Internationale | September 3

• Tradition and the Rule of Law: Female Genital Cutting in Africa and the Middle East

The World Justice Project | August 28

• Brakna / Haïmdatt : Tostan organise une pré-déclaration d’abandon de l’excision (in French)

(French)Cridem | August 26

• Danville native, social entrepreneur subject of book

The Commercial News | August 24

• Ending female genital mutilation, one household at a time

The Guardian | August 22

• Breakthrough Leadership

Stanford Social Innovation Review | August 20

• The Crucial Role Of Empathy In Development: Q&A With Social Entrepreneur Molly Melching

Forbes | August 19

• Bill Gates reveals his summer reading list

The Telegraph | August 2

• Report Finds Gradual Fall in Female Genital Cutting in Africa

The New York Times | July 25

• Millions of girls at risk of genital cutting, UN reports

Al Jazeera America | July 22

• Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence

The New York Times | July 17

• Bill Gates Reading List: Inventor, Philanthropist Names What He’ll Be Reading This Summer

Huffington Post | July 15

• Tostan: Reinventing Global Education

Borgen Magazine | July 13

• Boghé : Tostan réfléchit sur une déclaration d’abandon de l’excision

(French)Cridem | July 9

• Brakna / Aleg : Tostan évalue sa stratégie de lutte contre les MGF

(French)Cridem | July 8

• Facing the Future: How Successful Nonprofits Link Strategy to Leadership Development

The Bridgespan Group | June 30

• However Long the Night: A Q&A With Molly Melching

Stanford Social Innovation Review | June 27

• Africa’s New Women’s Health Advocates: Traditional Male Chiefs

The Atlantic | June 13

• My Conversation with Molly Melching, Humanitarian Extraordinaire and One of the Most Powerful Women in Women’s Rights

Library of Clean Reads | June 8

• Radio interview with Molly Melching in ‘Le Magazine au Féminin’

(French)La Voix d’Amérique | June 5

• Maternal Health is a Social Issue, Too

Huff Post Global Motherhood | June 5

• However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph

5MinutesforBooks.com | June 5

• Le Sénégal traîne toujours les pieds

(French)Sud Quotidien | June 1

• Victim turns campaigner: woman who travels the land, using her own story to fight horror of female genital mutilation

London Evening Standard | May 21

• The woman who is inspiring Africans to turn against female genital mutilation

London Evening Standard | May 20

• Help us protect schoolgirls at risk in the FGM ‘cutting season’

London Evening Standard | May 16

• Blog Tour: However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy

Dreaming in Books | May 13

• In Senegal, a Campaign of Education and Dialogue on a Painful Rite of Passage

PBS NewsHour | May 9

• Melinda Gates on the Cultural Approach to Female Genital Cutting

Nonprofit Quarterly | May 6

• Press Conference USA – Radio Interview

Voice of America | May 4

• Community-Based Program: More Women Refuse Female Genital Mutilation

Voice of America | May 2

• Tostan: Waxbarashaa Joojin Karta Gudniinka Fircooniga

(Somali)Voice of America | May 2

• Change from Within

Sojourners | May 1

• A Study in Risk and Restraint

Stanford Social Innovation Review | April 30

• Exclusive: Excerpt from However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy and Molly Melching

Forbes | April 16

• Radio Broadcast:”Tina Brown’s Must Reads: Women vs. The World” by NPR Staff

NPR | April 3

• Book Review: “However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph”

Shelf Awareness | March 27

• Tostan founder shares stories of humanitarian work in Africa

The Daily Pennsylvanian | March 27

• Seeing is believing – abandonment of FGC in Senegal

UK Minister Lynne Featherstone: Blog | March 24

• Out of Africa: an answer to the obscenity of female mutilation

The Times | March 23

• In Senegal, a new president confronts an ancient tradition: child beggars

The Christian Science Monitor | March 18

• U.K. Pledge on Female Genital Cutting is a Milestone, Says Tostan’s Molly Melching

The Daily Beast | March 8

• Feminist hero Sally Armstrong offers a rallying cry for change: Porter

The Star | March 6

• How Do You Scale Social Innovation Startups?

TechCrunch | February 16

• Campaign against female genital mutilation gaining ground support, results

The Christian Science Monitor | February 6

• Campaign against female genital mutilation gaining ground support, results

The Christian Science Monitor | February 6

• Malawi’s Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission

The New York Times | February 6

• Human Rights Moves Forward in West Africa

Beverly Hills Courrier | January 25

• Giving Economic Freedom to Women in West Africa

The Huffington Post | January 23

2012

• Tostan’s seminal role in the cessation of Female Genital Cutting gets formal UN backing

Network for Church Monitoring | December 22

• Female genital mutilation: education can empower women and girls

The Guardian | December 5

• The African villages declaring an end to female genital mutilation

The Guardian | December 5

• Flickornas smärta är som salt i ett öppet sår

(Swedish)Aftonbladet | October 24

• When Helping Women Just ‘Clicks’

The Huffington Post | September 25

• Le Serment de Malicounda

(French)Femmes d’Aujourdhui | September 6

• Hace quince años en Malicounda

(Spanish)El País | August 27

• The Time Is Now, the Place Is Senegal 

The Huffington Post | July 31

• Woman and Leadership: Let’s Continue the Conversation

The Huffington Post | June 21

• Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World

Fast Company | June 5

• ‘Half the Sky’ exhibition hopes to inspire action

The Christian Science Monitor | April 26

• Reflections on the ‘Women in the World Summit’

National Review Online | March 28

• A Healthy World Starts With Healthy Mothers

The Huffington Post | March 19

• Women in the World Confrence 2012

The Huffington Post | March 16

• A Weekend of Fearless Women: Tina Brown on Women in the World Summit

The Daily Beast | March 12

• Molly Melching: Enlist the Men!

The Daily Beast | March 10

• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Highlights Need to End Female Genital Cutting

ABC News | February 16

• Women Hold Up Half The Sky

The Huffington Post | February 14

• International Day Against Female Genital Cutting

The Huffington Post | February 9

• My battle against female genital cutting

The Guardian | February 6

• A Moratorium on Mutilation: Community Organizations Find Their own Path to Ending a Dangerous Practice

RH Reality Check | February 6

• Victory in sight for revolution over female genital mutilation

The Independent | February 6

• Senegalese hip-hop artist Sister Fa calls for an end to the mutilation of girls

The Guardian | February 6

2011

• A quiet welcome

Philippine Daily Inquirer | December 5

• Senegal Curbs Bloody Rite for Girls and Women

The New York Times | October 1

• Female Circumcision

Religion & Ethics Newsweekly | July 15

• Turning Senegalese

Financial Times | June 1

• Dr. Besser’s Notebook: Women’s Rights in Senegal

ABC News | March 16

2010

• The Art of Social Change

The New York Times | October 22

2009

• The Shame Game

The New York Times | October 1