Transforming Stories
Tostan’s African-inspired education program empowers communities to shape their own futures.
With knowledge, skills, and collective confidence, women, men, and youth are driving lasting change in their communities.
Good Governance
30K+
Women have been selected for leadership positions in their communities, with many running for public office.
Social Transformation
10,324
Commmunities have publicly declared abandonment of Female Genital Cutting and Child marriage.
Human Development
81,326
New business opportunities created through Community Development Grants
Why 72 Million Young Africans Are Still Waiting for an Entry Point ?
Around 72 million young Africans are NEET, not in employment, education, or training, according to the International Labour Organization. Two thirds are young women. On a continent where more than 60 percent of the population, about 864.9 million people, is under 25, that number defines the region’s future. That gap keeps widening. Africa’s population is projected to more than double