#Tostan30: Rose Diop for community well-being
Rose Diop is the actual National Coordinator of Tostan in Senegal. Her story with Tostan starts in 1997 and over time much has changed given all the learnings from the NGO's work in the field. Today, Rose is sharing with you a special memory from her years working at...
Leadership Transition: Partnering for Success
Molly Melching (Tostan's Founder) and Elena Bonometti (Tostan's CEO) are featured in a webinar hosted by Ashoka's Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs titled "'Don’t stop me now:' What’s it like taking over from the founder." They are talking about their experience...
#Tostan30: Mah Cissé’s extraordinary success
The 30th anniversary of Tostan is an opportunity to honor Kadidia Sounfountera known as Mah Cissé, Coordinator of the Community Management Committee of Yirimadio in Mali. Discover her exclusive interview here! What is your relationship with Tostan? "I was a...
#Tostan30: Fatoumatta Jabbie, an inspiring example of local leadership
Fatoumatta’s Tostan journey includes six years as a facilitator, sharing Tostan’s effective educational model with partner communities and building her own public speaking skills and confidence. Unlike most of the program participants, Fatoumatta attended public...
A Testimonial from a MicroGrant Beneficiary in Senegal
Project “Strengthening post-COVID economic resilience in resource-poor communities in Senegal” Partnership between Tostan and MasterCard Foundation "My name is DIENABA BALDE from Ndorna commune. I work as the Assistant to the Mayor of Ndorna, Souleymane...
#Tostan30: Ramata Camara and community development
“The work that Tostan does is really extraordinary. I don't even have words to describe it. It is truly extraordinary, because we remain convinced, at least as decision-makers, that community development will be one of the keys to the development of this...
Hamadoun Cissé, portrait #4
The Tostan Training Center has opened again!
For the first time since March 2020, the Tostan Training Center held one of its signature trainings on Tostan’s holistic approach. A group from Mali came to Thiès, gathering participants from the government, civil society, and religious leaders among others. At the...
Trimble Supports Tostan to Advance Good Governance that Benefits Women and Youth
#Tostan30: Binta Diao’s Story
Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program is a groundbreaking approach that supports and empowers communities to lead their own sustainable development and promote positive social transformation based on respect of human rights, including abandoning Female Genital...
Tostan Welcomes its New Chief of Programs
Ousmane Diop, portrait #2
248 communities abandoned FGC in Mali
Congratulation to Tostan Mali 248 communities abandoned Female Genital Cutting during a public declaration on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in the villages of Farakoro and Kèrèla. They were accompanied by the National Coordinator of Tostan, Representatives of the...
TOSTAN BOOKLETS ON COVID-19 NOW AVAILABLE OPEN SOURCE IN 15 LANGUAGES
Tostan is happy to offer open-source access to two informational booklets on the Coronavirus, developed at the outset of the pandemic in collaboration with our partner communities and internationally recognized health experts. They address the realities...
Blog post with Elena Bonometti following Tostan’s conversation with Blue Marble Evaluation
Tostan was so pleased to be asked to share with the Blue Marble Evaluation community on November 23 for the webinar “Igniting and Sustaining Community-led Transformation: Tostan’s Proven Approach.” Our team really enjoyed the discussion we had! As there were some very...
VILLAGE PORTRAIT: SUTUKO
VILLAGE PORTRAIT: SUTUKO Sutukoba is predominantly a Mandinka village located in the Wuli East District, approximately 48 kilometers from Basse, the administrative headquarters of the Upper River Region, in The Gambia. It is comprised of mainly two ethnic...
How to Include Tostan in Your Legacy
Join the movement to ensure the vital work of Tostan continues and to help spread our vision of Dignity For All. You can make this mission part of your legacy by including Tostan in your estate planning. Depending on your assets and financial goals, some options to...
Public Declaration of Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Guinea
The declaration began with a soccer match between two women's teams from Kouroufindéng (Dabola) with the aim of raising awareness about the abandonment of female genital cutting and child marriage. As soccer matches bring together the mass including all...
The Current State of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program (CEP) and Diffusion Communities
"This study was not designed to estimate causal effects. The results are a rich description of the current reality in study communities but they cannot be interpreted as attributing any aspects of that reality to Tostan, the CMC, or any other actor. The study was also...
Training of supervisors, partners and staff on SDCE & decentralization
Tostan includes a training on Strengthening Democracy and Civic Engagement into its programme to train and reinforce the capacity of Community Management Committees (CMCs) in our partner villages. Once it is implemented, it is expected to enhance a very cordial,...
