Dakar Suburbs Prepare for a Brighter Future
Guediawaye is far off the tourist radar. In this suburb of Dakar, residents live in cramped, spontaneous housing with little or no sanitary infrastructure. Many of them have come from […]
Construye Mundo of Spain to Support Villages in Senegal
May 7, 2010- This week, Tostan Fouta welcomed Iciar Gonzales, representative of the international NGO Construye Mundo, from Madrid, Spain. During her visit, Iciar met villagers from the community of […]
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, […]
Community Management Committee Encourages Income Generating Activities through Fabric Dyeing Session
Our year-end fundraising campaign concludes today. Throughout this campaign, we have been highlighting different stories from Community Management Committees (CMCs) – democratically selected groups in each community trained in project development and […]
The Power of 20 Watts
Volunteering is a time of self-discovery for many, and it wasn’t very long into my time with Tostan in Guinea-Bissau before I realized that throughout most of my life I […]
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. This week, Nairobi is the meeting place for over 2,000 […]
A Community Management Committee Harnesses Solar Energy in Rural Guinea-Bissau
Our year-end fundraising campaign is going strong! As a part of our campaign, we are highlighting different stories from Community Management Committees (CMCs) – democratically selected groups in each community […]
Portrait of a Leader: Oumou Ndiaye
Redefining Women’s Empowerment in Mboss, Senegal It takes initiative, innovation and courage to stand up and say,”What we are doing is not working.” It is assertions like this one that […]
Community Management Committees (CMCs) Ensure Sustainability: Nutrition in The Gambia
Our year-end fundraising campaign has begun, and this year, the Greenbaum Foundation will match every gift received, which means your impact will be instantly DOUBLED! As a part of our […]