Where We Work
Where We Work
We partner with communities to implement our Community Empowerment Program (CEP) in six African countries – Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia.
6 countries
200k+ direct participants since our founding
2m+ lives impacted since our founding
Where We Work
We partner with communities to implement our Community Empowerment Program (CEP) in six African countries – Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia.
6 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
GRANTS – Volunteer-Intern
The Grants Volunteer-Intern position at Tostan’s headquarters in Dakar, Senegal, provides opportunities for understanding how a Human Rights-based...
read more“We won’t stop here.” – International Women’s Day in solidarity with prison detainees
Relaxed discussion, popular songs blasting from speakers, a cheerful atmosphere in a sea of matching outfits: my first impressions of the place I...
read moreWomen’s Empowerment in Mali
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible ways women across Mali have applied their new knowledge and skills learned during...
read moreUsing community-hosted radio programs to spread human rights messages
In honor of World Radio Day, here’s a look at how Tostan partner communities use radio programs as an effective way to spread knowledge about human...
read moreCelebrating the International Day for FGC Abandonment
February 6 was International FGC Abandonment Day. We are proud to support the 8000+ communities across eight countries who have publicly declared to...
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