22 August 2019 | Blog, From the field
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb is ever so fitting to Song Kunda, a remote village located in the Upper River Region, Kantora District, and one of the first villages in the Gambia to participate in the...
23 April 2019 | Blog, News, Press
For media enquiries, please contact SuzanneBowles@Tostan.org In her much awaited first ever book “The Moment of Lift,” Melinda Gates identifies Tostan Founder, Molly Melching, as a quiet hero and one of her teachers. She credits her with imparting the...
12 March 2019 | Blog, From the field, News, Press
On screen, a 13-year-old girl is singing and dancing, her eyes bright with laughter. Microphone clipped to the back of her dress, she picks up her video camera and moves through her village to the next location for the film she is making. In the audience, now...
26 February 2019 | Blog, From the field, News
Create your own Circle of Change Invite your friends and family into a conversation around Walk On My Own using our party and discussion kit. Fill out the form below to be the first to sign up: * These fields are required. First name: * Last name: * Email: * Country:...
26 February 2019 | Blog, News
Since 1991, Tostan has engaged local religious leaders in supporting communities’ efforts to end violence against girls and women and create a new vision for wellbeing. These partnerships are one of many strategies in a deep and growing movement leading to positive...
4 December 2018 | Blog, From the field
Discover the impact of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program on a new generation of young women and girls: Women who speak up and build their future with confidence; A new generation of leaders coming into their own.
