MDG 8: Djibouti’s communities achieve better results by working together
Every day, community members across Africa are working towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In recognition of this year’s MDG week, we will be posting a story each day about […]
Human Security in Action: Planting Trees in Hamdallaye Alpha, Senegal
The small community of Hamdallaye Alpha has big plans. Since June, Tostan’s Peace and Security team based in Dakar, Senegal has been hearing amazing things about this isolated yet dynamic […]
MDG 1: Reducing poverty in Guinea-Bissau
Every day, community members across Africa are working towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In recognition of this year’s MDG week, we will be posting a story each day about […]
Teaching Communities How to Conduct Feasibility Studies
Up until last month, the words “feasibility study” made me think of a room full of economists discussing complicated graphs and casually using technical terms I learned (and forgot) in […]
Literacy and sustainability – Alassane Diédhiou’s support for communities in Guinea-Bissau
Every Friday, we will share the story of a member of the Tostan team. The wide range of people who contribute to Tostan each bring with them a unique perspective […]
A Community Puts Their Money Management Skills to Work
Mariama Diao sells tea, sugar, and candies in her village. Ouley Baldé sells oil and rice. Other women in Saré Asset, a community in the Kolda region of Senegal, sell […]
The Prison Project: Mediating a Successful Reintegration for Ex-Detainee Assane Ba
Being released from prison is often a scary, complicated and difficult experience. This is especially true when you are unsure about where you will go, how you will earn money […]
The Many Benefits of Ginger: Economic Development in Guinea
In the urban center of Labé, a city in the green and flourishing region of Fouta Djallon in Guinea, 20 women are gathered in a small room. While the hustle […]
African Youth Day Spotlights New Opportunities for Youth Prison Detainees
After learning about Tostan’s work partnering with Senegalese penitentiaries, we were thrilled to witness the impact of this partnership first-hand during the observance of African Youth Day at Hann youth […]
Africa-Middle East Microcredit Summit
Cody Donahue, Tostan’s Coordinator of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning reports from Nairobi, Kenya on the Africa-Middle East Microcredit Summit. In attendance at last week’s Microcredit Summit was Cheikh Diouf, […]