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Tostan's mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights.
Tostan means "breakthrough" in the West African language of Wolof.
Since 1991, Tostan has brought its holistic 30-month education program to thousands of communities in ten African countries: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.
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Walking the Path of Unity:
Walking the Path of Unity (L'appel de Diégoune) written and directed by the community of Diégoune, a village in rural southern Senegal, and produced in collaboration with NGOs Tostan and Respect (Belgium), documents the collective decision of the community to abandon the tradition of female genital cutting (FGC). Visit
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YouTube channel to view Parts two, three and four.
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| +11.20.2009 | 158 Villages in the Department of Koungheul Join the Movement to Abandon Harmful Traditional Practices: KOUNGHEUL, Senegal, 15 November 2009 - Over 4,121 communities have joined the growing social movement of villages in Senegal to promote the human rights, health, and well-being of community members by committing to put an end to harmful traditional p ... more >>
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| +11.17.2009 | Diégoune-Tostan-Respect (Belgium) Film Selected to Launch UNICEF's International Children’s Rights Film Festival: NEW YORK, USA 17 November 2009 - L’Appel de Diégoune (Walking the Path of Unity) has been selected as one of three films that will launch the UNICEF International Children’s Rights Documentary Film Festival at the UNICEF Headquarters in New York toda ... more >>
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| +11.11.2009 | With A Vision of Human Dignity for All, 404 Communities in Bounkling, Senegal Announce Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting : SEDHIOU, BOUNKLING Senegal, 8 November 2009 – Members of Mandinka, Fulani, Bainunk and Diola ethnic groups from 404 Villages in the Department of Bounkling, in the Casamance region of Senegal, came together on Sunday to publicly declare their abandon ... more >>
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