Where We Work
Where We Work
We partner with communities to implement our Community Empowerment Program (CEP) in five African countries – Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and The Gambia.
Over 300k direct participants since our founding
Over 2 million people reached through organized diffusion
Over 5.5 million lives positively impacted by the movement to abandon harmful traditional practices
5Where We Work
We partner with communities to implement our Community Empowerment Program (CEP) in five African countries – Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and The Gambia.
5 countries
200k+ direct participants since our founding
2m+ lives impacted since our founding
Programs
Child Protection Module
The Child Protection Module helps build consensus around human rights and children’s rights while building awareness of the various moral, social, and legal norms that affect children…
Community Development Grants
Community Development Grants are small grants provided to Community Management Committees (CMCs) to help fund community development projects as well as to establish CMC-run microcredit funds…
Peace and Security Project
Our Peace and Security Project works to strengthen and support our proven grassroots strategy of community-led development to improve peace and security in the West African region…
Solar Power! Project
Our Solar Power! Project launched in 2009 in collaboration with the Barefoot College in India, and it aims to address the issue of limited access to electricity by empowering …
Reinforcement of Parental Practices Module
Our Reinforcement of Parental Practices Module aims to reinforce knowledge gained in the Community Empowerment Program that encourages parents and other community members to…
Prison Project
The Prison Project aims to help detainees reintegrate back into their communities through participation in a modified version of the Community Empowerment Program…
Blog
#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...
read moreLeadership 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...
read more#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...
read more#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...
read moreA 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...
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