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
Latest Blog Posts
Tostan officially signs on for the Sustainable Development Goals
Tostan has signaled its support of the Sustainable Development Goals through our commitment to Every Woman Every Child, the UN's global movement to mobilize governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector and civil society in pursuit of the health of all...
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Organization Overview: Tostan, a US 501(c)(3) organization founded in Senegal in 1991, is an international nonprofit organization headquartered in Dakar, Senegal and currently operating in six African countries. Our vision is human dignity for all. Our mission is to...
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Organization Overview Tostan is a US 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in Senegal in 1991 in order to educate and empower Africans who have had little or no access to formal schooling. Tostan’s community-led program, the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), has...
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Be among the first to read Molly Melching's letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres: Tostan's commitment to the Global Goals for Sustainable Development through Every Woman Every Child (EWEC)!
We are proud to join the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health!
Have you heard of our Community Management Committees (CMCs)?
As part of the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), we train CMCs in the management skills necessary to implement development projects.
Check out Tostan Canada's great brief on how our CMCs help empower and positively impact communities.
Did you know about our Community Management Committees (CMCs)? CMCs are made up of 17 democratically-selected members, at least nine of whom must be women. Participation in the CMC helps women impro...
Happy #WorldHumanitarianDay! Check out some of the incredible people who make Tostan the successful organization we are today.
We thank all the hard working humanitarians who make our organization so amazing!
Leadership Team - Tostan International
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Tostan International Senior Support Team – Dakar, Senegal. Molly Melching, Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Alexander Davey, Chief Operating Officer.
Need a good weekend read? Check out Social Norms and Girls’ Well-being by Bapu Vaitla, Alice Taylor, Julia Van Horn and Ben Cislaghi.
This article is a case study on social norms and adolescent girls supported by Data2X where Tostan's experience is featured quite prominently.
Worth the read, check it out!
As one of the Hilton Prize winners, we work together with fellow Hilton Laureates creating a coalition to help work on projects together and support fellow organizations in any way possible.
Check out the Hilton Prize Coalition's most recent blog to see how the coalition comes into action when disaster strikes.
We commend all the organizations that jumped into action when it was needed the most.
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The Coalition Responds to Flooding in Nepal – The Hilton Prize Coalition
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Protocols are being activated under the Hilton Prize Coalition Disaster Preparedness and Response Program in Nepal, where severe flooding from...
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