Devastating fire in Tostan Partner Community in Senegal
Hello to all, Last Thursday, a tragedy occurred in the Southern region of Senegal when a huge fire broke out in the small rural village of Kokolé. The blaze occurred when a teenage girl was preparing rice for lunch and left her kitchen to run an errand. The wind swept...
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,...
Resilience Beyond COVID, THE Film!
Tostan’s three-year Community Empowerment Program (CEP) has supported more than 3,000 communities in eight African countries in developing and implementing their visions of well-being. Communities create a collective vision for their future, take action to achieve it,...
Mamoudou Touré, portrait #1
Resilience beyond COVID19
In this rare moment of a shared global experience, questions about how to create an equitable and just future loom large. The coronavirus pandemic and associated disruptions have highlighted the vital importance of empowered communities and local leadership....
500 Communities in Rural Senegal to Benefit from New Partnership in the Wake of COVID-19
Young women from a Tostan partner community attend a public declaration to end harmful practices in Matam, Senegal (2018). Kolda, Senegal — Tostan and the Mastercard Foundation partner to foster economic resilience in rural Senegal. Tostan and the Mastercard...
System Change 3rd Webinar
Scaling Systems Change Local Leadership for Global Transformation Tuesday, September 29 8AM PTD / 11 AM ETD / 3 PM GMT Tostan CEO Elena Bonometti hosts an interactive conversation with Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Obe of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Her 3-year...
Tostan Annual Report 2019
Tostan 2019 Annual Report is now available. Our many strong partnerships and solid accomplishments ground us as Tostan continues forward in our mission despite unprecedented challenges. The pandemic and the associated disruptions have highlighted the...
Tostan Mali COVID19 Update
The first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mali on March 25, 2020. The first step taken by the Government of Mali was the development of a disease prevention and control plan with four main areas: prevention, communication, capacity building and case...
Men End FGM Movement in Kenya
Tostan Training Center Alumni, Tony Mwebia, Jeremiah Kipainoi and Catherine Thiakunu of #MenEndFGM Movement, hosting a training to share sessions on Human Rights principles learnt at Tostan during their Male Champions training in Meru County, Kenya.
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When you shop, Amazon gives. When buying on Amazon Smile you can choose to give a 0.5% of the price of the product to Tostan. When shopping can become a good action...
