Since we began, our human rights-based education program has reached more than three million people, resulting in:
Women’s Empowerment
women have been selected into leadership positions in their communities
Health
people live in communities that publicly declared an end to female genital cuting
Child Marriage
communities that have publicly declared their daughters will not marry before they are 18
The Tostan Model
Our three-year non-formal education program puts rural communities in charge of their own futures. We help communities develop their own vision for development using an approach that is:
HUMAN RIGHTS BASED
Knowledge of human rights and responsibilities is the foundation for learning
RESPECTFUL & INCLUSIVE
Information is shared in a non-judgmental way
HOLISTIC & SUSTAINABLE
Program covers five key impact areas and has sustainability at its core
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GRANTS – Volunteer-Intern
The Grants Volunteer-Intern position at Tostan’s headquarters in Dakar, Senegal, provides opportunities for understanding how a Human Rights-based approach can influence social change and support community-led development. The Volunteer-Intern will gain project...
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“We won’t stop here.” – International Women’s Day in solidarity with prison detainees
Relaxed discussion, popular songs blasting from speakers, a cheerful atmosphere in a sea of matching outfits: my first impressions of the place I had just entered did not align with the perceptions I held about prisons. It was International Women’s Day, at La Maison...
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Women’s Empowerment in Mali
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible ways women across Mali have applied their new knowledge and skills learned during the Community Empowerment Program (CEP) to fit their unique lives. Overcoming discrimination and finding one’s voice “I...
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Happy Friday! What better way to celebrate the weekend then to highlight Molly Melching, the founder of Tostan.
Check out The Christian Science Monitor's insightful article about Molly and how living in Senegal changed her life and set her on the path to change the world. See how Molly tackled poverty, went on a quest to end FGC and child marriage, and changed the lives of 3 million people.
It’s not about the change you want, but the change they want.” - Molly Melching
#HappyFriday #Development #EndFGC
She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues
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Molly Melching founded the nonprofit Tostan, which operates in a number of African countries. It’s known globally for alleviating poverty, as well...
Applications are now open for the next Tostan Community Wellness seminar!
Le séminaire se tiendra en langue française du 21 au 30 novembre 2017 au Sénégal.
If you would prefer English, the next English seminar will be held from the 13th to 22nd of March 2018.
For information about the seminar and how to register, click here: bit.ly/2udI8qi
Séminaire sur l’approche Tostan pour le bien-être communautaire
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L'équipe du Tostan Training Center a le plaisir de vous annoncer que l’appel à candidatures est maintenant ouvert pour le prochain Séminaire sur l’approche Tostan pour le bien-être communautai...
This #WomenWednesday we are highlighting how our programs empower women so they can develop leadership skills showing how important they are to their community’s development.
As women and girls participate in our program, they are empowered to make important decisions about health, hygiene, education, and finances for themselves and their families.
Click the link below to see our evaluations and successes of empowering women within our programs.
#Empowerment #SocialChange #WomensRights
Evaluations & Research - Tostan International
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We are committed to research and aim to foster external research efforts whenever possible.
There is this assumption that FGC is completely foreign and many Western countries do not take part in this harmful practice. In reality, not only is vacation cutting being practiced frequently, FGC does occur within many countries such as The U.S., Canada and around the world.
Thank you Tostan Canada and The Toronto Star for sharing this article in which it is highlighted that many girls in many countries, are experiencing FGC.
Click the link below to read a fantastic article that brings up many issues about FGC and how countries like Canada are lagging behind in combatting the harmful practice.
#TogetherTuesday #EndFGC
Female Genital Cutting (FGC) seems like a foreign concept to so many of us in Canada. Yet, what so many of us do not know is that many Canadian girls undergo the harmful practice every year. Thank...
Last week, twenty religious leaders from Matam and Podor attended training on child protection and good governance. We know that religious leaders play a crucial role in changing lives in their communities, therefor it is necessary that these leaders have intensive training on human rights.
In partnership with UNICEF and the Government of Sénégal, we helped to train these leaders to be able to help their communities protect the right of every child.
To learn more, click the link below by APS (Agence de Presse Sénégalaise)
APS - Vingt chefs religieux de Matam et de Podor formés sur les droits de l'enfant
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Matam, 17 juil (APS) - Au total vingt imams et chefs religieux des départements de Matam et de Podor ont bénéficié le week-end dernier d’une...
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