Resources

Press Coverage

September 2018

Sensibilisation contre l’excision : acteurs et journalistes en tournée à Matam (in French) – APS, Senegal

July 2018

L’ONG Tostan sensibilise contre l’excision et les mariages précoces à Tambacounda – APS, Senegal
Access to family planning in Senegal by Amy Yee, The Lancet

June 2018

Koulikoro: L’ONG TOSTAN et les leaders religieux de ses Zones d’intervention en conclave sur l’accélération de l’abandon des violences basées sur le genre by nayte, Meguetan INFOS, Mali
Tostan disburses over D800, 000 to 30 URR communities by Momodou Jawo, The Point, the Gambia

May 2018

Modernisation des “Daaras”’ : La bid promet 32 milliards CFA au PAMOD (inspecteur) – APS, Senegal
«Derrière les mariages précoces, il y a un besoin d’ascension sociale» by Abou A. Diack from Tostan-Fouta, SeneNews

April 2018

50 villages de Matam abandonnent la pratique de l’excision – RTS, Senegal

March 2018

Tostan holds URR TAC members seminar by Momodou Jawo, The Point, the Gambia
Koulikoro : L’ONG TOSTAN s’active pour l’abandon de l’excision ! – Ziré infos, Mali

February 2018

Interview : Deedo au SXSW by Régina Sambou, Africulturelle
Tostan international CEO ends Gambia visits by Momodou Jawo, The Point, the Gambia
Tostan featured on Global Impact
International experience inspires students to make change in the world – UW-Eau Claire News Bureau

December 2017

6 Experts to Watch on Female Genital Mutilation by Jihii Jolly, News Deeply: Women & Girls

November 2017

Senegal-Based Non-Profit Working Toward The Elimination Of Female Genital Mutilation – GirlTalkHQ
Africa: Senegal Leading the Fight to End FGM in Africa by Patrick Egwu, AllAfrica
A Mission to Stop Genital Cutting by Amy Yee, New York Times International Weekly
A Senegal-based humanitarian group helps African communities reject harmful practices against women by Ann M. Simmons, LA Times

October 2017

Molly Melching on more than 40 years of human rights work in Africa – AirTalk KPCC

August 2017

African Communities Work Together to End Female Genital Cutting by Felicity Simpson Morfey, News Deeply: Women & Girls
Philanthropy vs. Patriarchy: Emily Nielsen Jones and the Fight on Faith by Kiersten Marek, Inside Philanthropy

July 2017

She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues by Amy Yee, The Christian Science Monitor

Dix artistes africains qui s’engagent pour le continent by Bertrand Lavaine, RFI Musique

June 2017

Child Marriage and Religion by Daniella Wilson, Skeptic Society Magazine

May 2017

Honour for adults who fight for children’s rights  by Nicola Daniels, IOL
The Ultimate Fixer — Ending a Thousand-year-old Tradition by Johanna Hallin, Medium – Inter Buisness
Rupi Kaur, Financial abuse, Swimming Suffragettes  by Jane Garvey, BBC Radio 4

April 2017

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Global Fight To End Female Genital Mutilation by Ikran Dahir, Buzzfeed

March 2017

6 ways to support women and girls all year round by Lauren Padilla, USA Today College
#BeBoldForChange: Promising practices to tackle early marriage by Katharine Bryant, The Global Slavery Index

February 2017

Sénégal: Actrices du développement – Des pas fermes dans l’autonomisation des femmes by Mamadou Moustapha Fall, AllAfrica
A New Approach to Gender-Lens Grantmaking – Stanford Social Innovation Review
Sénégal: Vers l’édification de « Collectivités locales amies des enfants » by Bacary Dabo, AllAfrica
Sénégal: Kolda/Paix et Securité – Tostan renforce les capacités des membres des comités de paix by Abdou Diao, AllAfrica

January 2017

Mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines et excisions en Afrique by Rakotomalala, Global Voices
Shedding light to measure right: Webinar provides guidance on evaluating integrated development approaches – FHI 360

December 2016

FGM Banned in 300 West African Villages in Powerful Win for Women & Girls by Colleen Curry, Global Citizen
What It Really Takes to Fund Peace and Security by Kathy LeMay and Suzanne Bowles, Inside Philanthropy
Hundreds of West African communities declare end to female genital mutilation by Kieran Guilbert, Reuters
Want to spark a social movement? 4 Lessons from However Long the Night by Kari Mirkin, Idealist Careers
Turns Out, Girls and Women Aren’t the Answer by Ana Morales, PSI Impact

November 2016

#GivingTuesday – My Five NGOs for 2016 by Jacki Zehner, LinkedIn Influencers
Ending child brides: Advocate for more women as community leaders by Brenna Matendere, The Zimbabwean

October 2016

Women, girls in rural West Africa face illiteracy challenges by Issa Sikiti Da Silva, Sifa News
Surprising sustainability lessons from Africa and the Middle East by Amon Rappaport, Green Biz
Tostan’s Community Empowerment Training: A Q&A with participant Charles Banda from Youth Net and Counselling (Yoneco), Malawi by Kate Whittington, Girls Not Brides

September 2016

Contesting Female Genital Cutting In Africa: Successful Strategies & Future Hopes by Professor Diana Tietjens Meyers, The Critique

August 2016

Discovering empowerment through empowering others by Diane Priestley, 50 Connect

July 2016

Molly Melching: ‘Maybe It Was Supposed to Be?’ by Ginanne Brownell Mitic, The Wall Street Journal
Female genital cutting needs “grassroots approach” (Audio interview with Suzanne Bowles) by Laura Jarriel, UN Multimedia
Ending Harmful Practices and Equipping the Next Generation by Joya Taft-Dick, Global Citizen
Measuring social norm change: where do we go from here? by Claire Hughes, ITAD

June 2016

Tostan’s intervention reduced domestic violence in our communities by Abdou Rahman Sallah, The Point
Tostan’s Intervention in URR Reduced Early, Forced Marriage by Momodou Jawo, Daily Observer
Changing social norms around child marriage: activists share what they’ve learned from Tostan – Girls Not Brides

May 2016

How to end female genital cutting in our lifetime (video) by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, TEDxLondonBusinessSchool
Social entrepreneurs can give government a lift by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Financial Times
Känslan av att äntligen bli synlig var fantastisk (in Swedish) by Mia Holmgren, Dagens Hyheter
Montreal woman hopes to break world travelling records by Marilla Steuter-Martin, CBC News
Making Big Donations to Change the World by Paul Sullivan, The New York Times
Ghanaian Counselor Wants Pupils to Know Their Rights by Jason Parker, The Forum on Women at The Carter Center
Social Norms and the Health of Populations by Sandro Galea, Boston University School of Public Health

April 2016

Tostan’s community empowerment training: “Wisdom is like a baobab tree. No one individual can embrace it” by Kate Whittington, Girls Not Brides
Western do-gooders need to resist the allure of ‘exotic problems’ by Courtney Martin, The Guardian
Child Rights Hero: Molly Melching – World’s Children’s Prize

March 2016

Human Rights Activist Molly Melching Visits FSU
by Symone Davis, WCTV

February 2016

Fighting Gender Inequality with the Power of the Keyboard – Podcast with Nick Kristof
by Rajesh Mirchandani, Center for Global Development
Aligning methods to inspire and monitor change
by Kate Hale, ITAD
Molly Melching: Practice Patience if You Want Real Change
by Elliot Friedland, The Clarion Project
Female Genital Cutting and the Law: Why Criminalization Isn’t Enough
by Molly Melching, Council on Foreign Relations
Why New Numbers On FGM Should Make You At Least A Little Optimistic
by Jina Moore, Buzzfeed
Communities are abandoning female genital cutting. And Africa hears them loud and clear
by Mara Budgen, Lifegate
Molly Melching sur sa WADR à l’occasion de la journée contre l’excision (radio interview)
West African Democracy Radio
Ending Female Genital Cutting in a Generation
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Population Council

January 2016

The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems
by Courtney Martin, Medium

November 2015

To end forced marriage, we must work with the whole community
CNN

October 2015

Bill Clinton receives human rights award in Connecticut
By Susan Haigh, Associated Press
How Social Entrepreneurs are Changing the World
PBS, with Sally Osberg

July 2015

5 Female-Focused Charities You Should Start Supporting Today
Huffington Post

May 2015

This Mother’s Day, let’s support all moms by helping to ensure these things
by Melinda Gates, Upworthy

February 2015

Turning Their Backs on Tradition (in Swedish)
Turning Their Backs On Tradition (English Translation by Tostan)
by Lotta Härdelin, Dagens Nyheter
5 Powerful Stories About FGM/C You Need to Hear
by Catherine Russell, Huffington Post

December 2014

Education is key to protecting children in West Africa
by Mouhamed Cherif Diop, Christian Science Monitor
5 Best Charities That Benefit Women And Girls According To Melinda Gates
by Carolyn Kylstra, Buzzfeed
Philanthropy isn’t just for the wealthy
by Nicole Franklin, ANZ

November 2014

Breaking the cycle – ending child marriage
UNICEF

October 2014

Transforming Cycles of Violence Into Cycles of Prosperity
by Molly Melching, Huffington Post

August 2014

Working for a Generation of Girls Who Won’t Be Cut
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Skoll World Forum
30 Women Entrepreneurs Making a Difference in the Community
by Raecine Williams, Business Research Guide

July 2014

FGM – ‘An Act of Love’
by Geraldine Bedell, Huffington Post

June 2014

Lessons from the Transformative Scale Series
by Jeff Bradach, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Mothers of Innovation
by Geraldine Bedell, FT Magazine

May 2014

PRIORITÉ SANTÉ: 2. Excision (at 00:07:00) (in French)
by Claire Hédon, RFI
How One Woman Tackled Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage
by Craig and Marc Kielburger, Huffington Post Impact Canada

May 2014

When the Rhythm Changes, So Must the Dance
by Molly Melching, Stanford Social Innovation Review
FGC Not FGM
by Geraldine Bedell, Huffington Post

April 2014

Addressing FGC on the Radio
Orchid Project
Top Coast Festival Schedule
Minnesota Public Radio
3 Innovative NGOs in Education
The Borgen Project
Mothers of Innovation Conference
Family Innovation Zone
Jordmor: Omskjæring er unødvendig lidelse (in Norwegian)
Vårt Land
Notes from Senegal: My American Jewish World Service Study Tour Experience
by Cheryl Peress, American Jewish World Service Blog
Renforcer les capacités des femmes et des filles pour un changement social positif (page 7) (in French)
by Aliou Bassoum, Centraider

March 2014

10 Books Melinda and I Recommended to the TED Crowd
Gatesnotes
Six innovations for ending violence against girls
by Joya Taft-Dick and Sandie Taylor, The Guardian
Women Who Inspire, and Surprise
by Molly Melching, Huffington Post Global Motherhood Blog
Lokala insatser har förbättrat livet för kvinnor och barn i Senegal (in Swedish)
by Eva Dalekant, UNICEF Sweden
A Journey to Witness How Change Happens
by Jacki Zehner, LinkedIn

February 2014

Men Stepping Up: Ben Horowitz, Demba Diawara and Our Worldwide Fight to End Violence Against Women
by Ruth Messinger, Huffington Post Impact
Opposition grows to extreme genital mutilation
by Helen Vesperini, The New Age
Extreme genital mutilation on retreat in Somaliland
by Helen Vesperini, Digital Journal
Molly Melching honored in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Gallery of Excellence
University of Illinois
Communities in Mali Show the Way Forward in Ending Female Genital Cutting
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Huffington Post

February 2014

Mali Communities Renounce Female Circumcision
Sudan Vision Daily
Sier farvel til omskjaering (in Norwegian)
by Eivend Algrøy, Dagen
Lutter contre l’excision, un combat permanent (in French)
by Rémy Pigaglio, La Croix
Mali groups renounce genital mutilation
Sky News
Ending Child Marriage: What Works
International Center for Research on Women / Girls Not Brides
Mali communities denounce female genital cutting
Daily Mail
Malinezen demonstreren tegen meisjesbesnijdenis (in Dutch)
Nederlands Dagblad
Today is a significant day in Mali
by Molly Melching, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Mali Communities Denounce Female Genital Cutting
by Baba Ahmed, ABC News
Communities in Mali lead the way on 6th February
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, DFID Blog
Winning hearts and minds for the abandonment of FGM/C
UNICEF West and Central Africa
Mali communities denounce female genital cutting
The Washington Post
1. Journée mondiale contre l’excision (at 00:06:22) (in French)
by Claire Hédon, RFI: Priorité santé
Mali communities denounce female genital cutting
by Baba Ahmed, Associated Press
Mali: 14 communautés s’engagent à abandonner l’excision (in French)
La Presse
30 millions de filles victimes de mutilations sexuelles dans les 10 prochaines années (in French)
by Rémi Barroux, Le Monde
Daybreak Africa (at 00:21:00)
Voice of America
Mali: des communautés s’engagent publiquement à abandonner l’excision (in French)
by Habibou Kouyate, Maliactu
Au Mali, la lutte contre l’excision piétine (in French)
by David Baché, Le Figaro
Tall as the Baobab Tree: Talking Child Marriage in Senegal
by Stephanie Le Lievre, Think Press Africa

February 2014

3 questions à… Khalidou Sy de Tostan Sénégal (in French)
by Marine Casaux-Bussière, Excision, Parlons-en!

January 2014

2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List: However Long the Night
by American Library Association’s Social Responsibility Round Table, Amelia Bloomer Project
Déclaration publique d’abandon de l’excision et des mariages précoces et forcés à Labé (in French)
Radio Kankan
Labé : des communautés s’engagent à abandonner l’excision et les mariages précoces et forcés (in French)
by Abdoulaye Cissé, Guinée Diversité
Hear the MPR Top Coast Festival Speakers
Minnesota Public Radio
MDG Success Stories: Project Muso’s Door-to-Door Impact in Mali
by David Alport, Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals and for Malaria
Inna Modja : au côté des jeunes filles excisées (in French)
by Charlotte Fouilleron, Femme Actuelle
Video: 3 Social Entrepreneurs Tackling Poverty, Human Rights And Water
Forbes
Recommended Reading: However Long the Night
by Emily Bosworth, The Little Market
Gambia: 38 Communities in URR Abandon FGC, Others
by Momodou Jawo, All Africa
38 Communities in URR Abandon FGC, Others
by Momodou Jawo, Daily Observer
Sénégal: la musique pour le développement (in French)
by Carine Frenk, Radio France Internationale
Slow progress in ending female genital mutilation
by Priya Shetty, Bulletin of the World Health Organization

December 2013

My Booklist 2013
by Jacki Zehner, Linkedin
How Molly Melching (Founder of Tostan) is Changing Africa by Empowering Women
Trekity
Bignona : marche pour l’abandon des violences faites aux enfants, lundi (in French)
Agence de Presse de Sénégalaise
Designed to Arrive Early: How We Can Save the Lives of Millions of Children
by Dr. Ari Johnson, Dowser
From Malala to the MDGs: 2013 has been a huge year for girls
The Girl Effect
Mali: Child Mortality Reduced Tenfold in Mali Pilot Healthcare Scheme
by Misha Hussain, All Africa
Child mortality reduced tenfold in Mali pilot healthcare scheme
by Misha Hussain, Thomson Reuters Foundation

December 2013

Community-Based Health Program Reduces Child Mortality in Mali
by Jennifer Lazuta, Voice of America
A Simple Community Health Remedy in Mali
by Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times
Q&A: How a new healthcare model could save thousands of children in Mali
by Marissa Miley, Global Post
Find the child, treat them early: message from Mali
IRIN News
Mali: Find the Child, Treat Them Early – Message From Mali
All Africa
BBC Afrique – Discussion on child mortality study (in French)
BBC Afrique
BBC World Service – Dr. Ari Johnson, Co-Founder of Muso discusses child mortality study
BBC World Service
BBC World Service NewsDay – Dr. Ari Johnson, Co-Founder of Muso discusses child mortality study
BBC World Service NewsDay
What if We Made Health Care Proactive?
by Ari Johnson, Impatient Optimists
Giving Back The Power Of Storytelling Through Film
by Molly Melching, Huffington Post Global Motherhood Blog
VIDEO: Tostan Brings Dignity for All
Rainmakers.TV
New films bring community voices to the forefront on Human Rights Day 2013
Social Enterprise Live
Lynchpin of change
by Suloshinij Ahanath, The Star Online

November 2013

In Guinea, one girl’s story of violence reveals a commonplace nightmare
by Timothy La Rose, UNICEF
50 Global Heroes Who Help Stop Sexual Violence Against Children
Safe
The Investigation: Cutting Love (at 0:08:22)
by Lucy Adams, BBC Radio Scotland
Integrated child marriage prevention and adolescent family planning
by Anita Raj, The Lancet Global Health Blog
Culture and Institutional Reform: Reflections from time in The Gambia
by Lilli Loveday, Mokoro
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Launches Perspectives in Philanthropy, Vol. 11, “Reimagining Education”
Market Watch
Santé publique au Mali et prise de conscience du danger de l’excision (in French)
by Camille Sarret, excision, parlons-en!
A short guide to understanding female genital cutting
by Tania Beard, Dalberg Blog
Tostan: Communities Use Human Rights to Promote Social Change
Morgan Stanley’s Perspectives in Philanthropy (p. 20-22)

October 2013

To change society, first change minds
by Molly Melching, CNN
MSDS Wins 2 Web Design Awards in 2013 Davey Awards
MSDS
Le quartier des femmes : Au Sénégal, des détenues en détresse (in French)
by Sabine Panet, Axelle
Tostan + Catapult + You = Economic Empowerment for Senegalese Women
by Gannon Gillespie, Impatient Optimists
Betting on the Big Picture in West Africa
by Gannon Gillespie, The Huffington Post
Des chansons enregistrées par les communautés ouest-africaines isolées pour générer des fonds (in French)
by Mamadou Sakhir Ndiaye, Press Afrik
BBC World Service Newsday interview with Community Voice International
BBC World Service Newsday
Ann Arbor nonprofit releases 9 albums of music from rural Senegal
by Jenn McKee, MLive
Why we need a Comprehensive Approach to Girls’ Education
by Molly Melching, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Photo Essay: The Impact of Empowering Education on Child/Forced Marriage
End Slavery Now
How Female Genital Cutting is Ending
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Urban Times
Tostan outille ses superviseurs et facilitateurs (in French)
by Boubacar Tamba, Sud Quotidien
Aleg accueille la 2ème déclaration publique d’abandon de l’excision (page 5) (in French)
by Dia Abdoulaye, Nouakchott Info Quotidien

September 2013

Goudiry : Tostan outille ses superviseurs et facilitateurs sur l’approche genre (in French)
by Boubacar Dembo Tamba, Tambacounda.info
En Portada. “El juramento de Malicounda” (in Spanish)
by Esther Vázquez, RTVE
What does it mean to have IMPACT?
by Jacki Zehner, LinkedIn
#MDG456Live Daily Delivery
FHI 360, Women Deliver and Johnson & Johnson
Women in Business: Q & A With Maxine Manafy, CEO of Bunndle
by Laura Dunn, Huffington Post

September 2013

4 lessons on sparking social movements from However Long the Night
by Kari Mirkin, Idealist Careers
VIDEO: Interview with Molly Melching on SVT Aktuellt (at 0:33:40) (in English and Swedish)
SVT Aktuellt
Redder kvinnene fra lemlestelse (in Norwegian)
by Halvor Ripegutu, Bergens Tidende
Afrikas stille revolusjon (in Norwegian)
by Eivind Algrøy, Velsignet Helg
Radio Interview: Chirurgie réparatrice de l’excision (at 0:04:30) (in French)
by Claire Hédon, RFI
Må endre sosiale normer (in Norwegian)
by Kim Arne Hammerstad, STUDVEST.no
Å forandre uten å fordømme (in Norwegian)
by Ida W. Bergstrøm , På HØYDEN

August 2013

The Crucial Role of Empathy: Molly Melching
by Brittany Koteles, Dowser
Tradition and the Rule of Law: Female Genital Cutting in Africa and the Middle East
by Aisha Davis, The World Justice Project
Brakna / Haïmdatt : Tostan organise une pré-déclaration d’abandon de l’excision (in French)
by Abdoulaye Dia et Mohamedou Abou Diop, Cridem
Danville native, social entrepreneur subject of book
by Devan Strebing, The Commercial News
Ending female genital mutilation, one household at a time
by Gannon Gillespie, The Guardian
Breakthrough Leadership
by Rajasvini Bhansali, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Mariama SARR, ministre de la femme : « L’excision est une pratique qu’il faut bannir » (in French)
by Serigne Mansour Sy Cisse, Le Soleil
The Crucial Role Of Empathy In Development: Q&A With Social Entrepreneur Molly Melching
Forbes
Igniting Disruptive Change in The Gambia Through Cultural Inclusion
by Molly Melching, Disruptive Women in Health Care
MOLLY MELCHING : « On ne peut pas mesurer réellement les résultats de l’abandon de l’excision au Sénégal » (in French)
Le Soleil
Bill Gates reveals his summer reading list
by Judith Welikala, The Telegraph
On FGC, how long should the night be?
by Misha Hussain, Thomson Reuters Foundation

July 2013

Campaigners split over how to tackle female genital cutting
by Misha Hussain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Les mutilations génitales féminines en baisse (in French)
Afriquinfos
Report Finds Gradual Fall in Female Genital Cutting in Africa
by Celia W. Dugger, The New York Times
Millions of girls at risk of genital cutting, UN reports
by Massoud Hayoun, Al Jazeera America
Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence
by Tina Rosenberg, The New York Times
Tostan: Reinventing Global Education
by Abby Stewart, Borgen Magazine
Bill Gates Reading List: Inventor, Philanthropist Names What He’ll Be Reading This Summer
Huffington Post
Revue de Presse Africaine (at 00:24:00) (in French)
Radio France Internationale
21 URR Communities Abandon FGC
by Alagi F. S. Sora, Foroyaa Newspaper
Boghé : Tostan réfléchit sur une déclaration d’abandon de l’excision (in French)
by Abdoulaye Dia, Cridem
Brakna / Aleg : Tostan évalue sa stratégie de lutte contre les MGF (in French)
by Abdoulaye Dia, Cridem
Interview with Tostan France: Promouvoir la dignité humaine par le renforcement des capacités des communautés (In French)
L’ombre dans l’Ombre
Boghé : visite de courtoisie de la facilitatrice de Tostan (Unicef) de Wowa (département de Podor) à Boghé (in French)
by Mohamedou Abou Diop, Cridem

June 2013

Facing the Future: How Successful Nonprofits Link Strategy to Leadership Development
by Elizabeth Bibb Binder and Kirk Kramer, The Bridgespan Group
However Long the Night: A Q&A With Molly Melching
by Courtney E. Martin, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Molly Melching, de l’ong TOSTAN : « Les systèmes sociaux sénégalais peuvent servir de modèles à d’autres pays » (in French)
by Mamadou Guèye, Le Soleil
A Book For A Better Future
by Sandee Brawarsky, The Jewish Week

June 2013

Melinda Gates: 5 Questions for Tostan’s Molly Melching
by Melinda Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
VIDEO: Molly Melching: Positive Disruption from the Inside Out – 2013 Skoll World Forum
by Molly Melching, Skoll World Forum
42 Communities Declare Stopping FGC & Child Marriage
by Lamin Fatty, Foroyaa Newspaper
Why Redefining Masculinity is the Key to Preventing Violence
The Girl Effect
VIDEO: Molly Melching at Skoll World Forum For Social Entrepreneurship 2013 Morning Plenary (at 0:27:09)
by The Skoll Foundation, YouTube
Africa’s New Women’s Health Advocates: Traditional Male Chiefs
by Olga Khazan, The Atlantic
My Conversation with Molly Melching, Humanitarian Extraordinaire and One of the Most Powerful Women in Women’s Rights
by Laura Fabiani, Library of Clean Reads
Radio interview with Molly Melching in ‘Le Magazine au Féminin’ (in French)
by Nathalie Barge, La Voix d’Amérique
Maternal Health is a Social Issue, Too
by Molly Melching, Huff Post Global Motherhood
However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
by Elizabeth Dyck Jones, 5MinutesforBooks.com
Le Sénégal traîne toujours les pieds (in French)
by Nando Cabral Gomis, Sud Quotidien
Déclaration publique sur d’abandon de l’excision et des mariages précoces forcés (in French)
by Mohamed Sylla, Kankan Radio

May 2013

Molly Melching Helping African Women and Girls
WNYC: The Leonard Lopate Show
Victim turns campaigner: woman who travels the land, using her own story to fight horror of female genital mutilation
by Anna Davis, London Evening Standard
President Clinton to Deliver Key Note Speech at Segal Family Foundation Annual Meeting
Newsday
The woman who is inspiring Africans to turn against female genital mutilation
by Anna Davis, London Evening Standard
The Bob Edwards Show, Molly Melching and Doyle McManus
by Bob Edwards, XM Satellite Radio
Help us protect schoolgirls at risk in the FGM ‘cutting season’
by Anna Davis, London Evening Standard

May 2013

Interview: Washington Forum (in French)
La Voix de l’Amérique
Blog Tour: However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy
Dreaming in Books
In Senegal, a Campaign of Education and Dialogue on a Painful Rite of Passage
PBS NewsHour
Changing Minds in Senegal to Protect Girls From Genital Cutting
by Fred de Sam Lazaro, PBS NewsHour: The Rundown
Press Conference USA – Radio Interview
Voice of America
Melinda Gates on the Cultural Approach to Female Genital Cutting
by Louis Altman, Nonprofit Quarterly
Community-Based Program: More Women Refuse Female Genital Mutilation
by Pamela Dockins, Voice of America
On Molly Melching and “However Long the Night”
by Melinda Gates, Impatient Optimists
Tostan: Waxbarashaa Joojin Karta Gudniinka Fircooniga (in Somali)
Voice of America – Somalia
Architecting solutions as an outsider
by Courtney Martin, Solutions Journalism Network
Off the Shelf
by Doug Hergert, Rossmoor News
Change from Within
by Aimee Molloy, Sojourners

April 2013

A Study in Risk and Restraint
by Courtney E. Martin, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Molly Melching and Tostan’s remarkable story of empowering African women: “However long the night”
by Pierre Pratley, Global Gender Current
Senegal recorded over 5,550 FGM/C abandonment declarations so far
StarAfrica
Exclusive: Excerpt from However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy and Molly Melching
by Forbes, Forbes
Honoring women of 2013’s impact: ” 5 OF THE BRAVEST WOMEN ON EARTH”
by Women in the World, Women in the World
Video : Saving Mothers: A Surprise Solution
by Women in the World, Women in the World
Radio Broadcast:”Tina Brown’s Must Reads: Women vs. The World” by NPR Staff
by NPR Staff, NPR
Taking on the Ancestors: an excerpt from However Long the Night
by Aimee Molloy, Newsweek

March 2013

Photo Essay: The Grassroots Approach to Child Protection in Senegal
End Slavery Now
Book Review: “However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph”
by Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness
Tostan founder shares stories of humanitarian work in Africa`
by Fola Onifade, The Daily Pennsylvanian
Authorities in Guinea- Bissau commit to taking the Domestic Violence law proposal to the National Assembly
by UN Women Blog, UN Women
Seeing is believing – abandonment of FGC in Senegal
by Lynne Featherstone, UK Minister Lynne Featherstone: Blog
Out of Africa: an answer to the obscenity of female mutilation
by Fay Schlesinger, The Times
In Senegal, a new president confronts an ancient tradition: child beggars
by Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor
U.K. Pledge on Female Genital Cutting is a Milestone, Says Tostan’s Molly Melching
by Molly Melching, The Daily Beast
Abandoning FGM and child marriage in Senegal and Africa
by Laurinda Luffman , SOS Children
David Cameron’s Ambitious Plan to End Female Genital Mutilation
by Lizzie Crocker, The Daily Beast
UK Funds aim to end female genital mutilation ‘in a generation’
by Liz Ford, The Guardian
Feminist hero Sally Armstrong offers a rallying cry for change: Porter
by Catherine Porter, The Star
Radio Interview: Sally Armstrong on the Ascent of Women
The Current

February 2013

Senegal rap star says stop ‘cutting’ our girls
by Emma Batha, TrustLaw
How Do You Scale Social Innovation Startups?
by Erica Kochi, TechCrunch
Tostan Must Help End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting In Ghana
by G.D. Zaney, Government of Ghana Official Website
Radio broadcast of Health Chat about the movement to abandon female genital cutting (FGC)
Voice of America
Interview Radio : L’abandon de l’excision : Tostan, une approche qui libère les femmes à travers l’éducation (en français)
by Awa Diédhiou, West Africa Democracy Radio
Lynne Featherstone, Minister for International Development, Speaks Out Against FGC
by Sophie McBain, Spear’s
Campaign against female genital mutilation gaining ground support, results
by Ryan Lenora Brown & Amy Fallon, The Christian Science Monitor

February 2013

Gambia: Zero Tolerance of Mutilation
The Point
Campaign against female genital mutilation gaining ground support, results
by Ryan Lenora Brown & Amy Fallon, The Christian Science Monitor
Malawi’s Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission
by Courtney E. Martin, The New York Times
Celebrate Solutions: Improving Literacy and Driving Change Through SMS Text Messaging
by Rati Bishnoi, Women Deliver

January 2013

Giving Economic Freedom to Women in West Africa
by Molly Melching, The Huffington Post
Featured segment on Tostan (begins at 00:43:18)
by Will Ross , BBC Radio 4 Today
However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
by Kristine Dahl, Publishers Weekly
Special Feature: The Top 100 NGOs 2013 Edition
The Global Journal
Human Rights Moves Forward in West Africa
by Laura Coleman, Beverly Hills Courrier

December 2012

Tostan News, Including Photos from Guinea-Bissau Declarations
by Sally Farhat Kassab, Skoll Foundation
Tostan’s seminal role in the cessation of Female Genital Cutting gets formal UN backing
by Donald A. Collins, Network for Church Monitoring
UN calls for ban on ‘grotesque practice’ of female genital mutilation
by Baruch Ben Chorin, NBC New: World News Online
NGOs mull impact of UN call for global ban on FGM
by Lisa Anderson, TrustLaw
Africa: How Social Entrepreneurs Tap Africa’s Greatest Resource
by Sally Osberg, Financial Times’ This is Africa: A Global Perspective
Gambia: 21 Communities in URR Abandon FGM
by Momodou Jawo, The Daily Observer
144 Communities in Guinea-Bissau Publicly Declare their Promotion of Human Rights
by Sally Farhat Kassab, Skoll Foundation
Gambia: 21 URR Communities Vow to Abandon Forced Marriages and FGC
by Lamin Fatty, FOROYAA
Video: Female genital mutilation: education can empower women and girls
by Liz Ford, Produced by Claudine Spera, The Guardian
The African villages declaring an end to female genital mutilation
by Liz Ford, The Guardian
Senegal will be first country to end female genital cutting – campaigner
by Emma Batha, TrustLaw

October 2012

Flickornas smärta är som salt i ett öppet sår (in Swedish)
by Monica Karlstein, Aftonbladet
HarperOne and the Skoll Foundation Announce Partnership to Publish co-branded Stories of Social Change
San Francisco Chronicle
Molly Melching Memoir Leads New HarperOne Partnership
by Jason Boog, Media Bistro
In Mauritania, progress made in ending female genital mutilation/cutting
by Miriam Azar, UNICEF
Molly Melching: When It Comes to Educating Girls, ‘Men Are Wonderful Allies, Not Enemies’
by Kristin Kloberdanz, Take Part

September 2012

When Helping Women Just ‘Clicks’
by Kate Grant, The Huffington Post
Gambia: ‘Gov’t Development Priorities Top in Tostan Agenda’
by Momodou Jawo, The Daily Observer
Le Serment de Malicounda (in French)
by Sabine Panet, Femmes d’Aujourdhui
Using Culture to Change Culture
by Rachelle Dragani, Media Global

August 2012

Hace quince años en Malicounda… (in Spanish)
by José Naranjo, El País

July 2012

The Time Is Now, the Place Is Senegal
by Molly Melching, The Huffington Post
Public Declaration Abandonment of All Forms of FGC
by Geeska, The Horn

June 2012

Somaliland: FGM is not an Islamic Religion Obligations
by Yusuf M. Hasan, Somaliland Media
NGO Tostan organized a social mobilization event for FGC abandonment
by Shiine Cilmi Kaahin, Dalmar Media
URR, The Gambia – ‘Or Chid’ Project gives 5 motorbikes to Tostan
The Daily Observer
Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World
by Ellen McGirt, Fast Company
Woman and Leadership: Let’s Continue the Conversation
by Cécilia Attias, The Huffington Post

April 2012

Tostan Impressed with Gambia Interventions
by Alieu Ceesay, The Daily Observer

April 2012

‘Half the Sky’ exhibition hopes to inspire action
by Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor

March 2012

Molly Melching named one of the “150 Fearless Women”
Newsweek, The Daily Beast
Molly Melching: Enlist the Men!
by Jesse Ellison, The Daily Beast
A Weekend of Fearless Women: Tina Brown on Women in the World Summit
by Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
Women in the World Confrence 2012
by Marcia G. Yerman, The Huffington Post
Interview with Tostan Founder Molly Melching by Andrea Mitchell, NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports
Social Norm Entrepreneurship: Collective Action for Common Good?
by Molly Melching and Cristina Bicchieri, Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
Reflections on the ‘Women in the World Summit’
by Christina Hoff Sommers, National Review Online

February 2012

Senegalese hip-hop artist Sister Fa calls for an end to the mutilation of girls
by Sarah Boseley, The Guardian
Victory in sight for revolution over female genital mutilation
by Nina Lakhani, The Independent
International Day Against Female Genital Cutting
by Julia Lalla-Maharajh, The Huffington Post
Women Hold Up Half The Sky
by Kate Grant, The Huffington Post
My battle against female genital cutting
by Sister Fa, The Guardian
A Moratorium on Mutilation: Community Organizations Find Their own Path to Ending a Dangerous Practice
by Jessica Mack, RH Reality Check
Change from Within: Youth Leading Movement for the Abandonment of Child marriage in The Gambia
by Molly Melching, Population Connection’s The Reporter
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Highlights Need to End Female Genital Cutting
by Mikaela Conley, ABC News

January 2012

FGC: The Pressures of Culture, International Attention, and Domestic Law on the Role of African Women by Aisha Nicole Davis, Gender & Sexuality Law Online
A Healthy World Starts With Healthy Mothers by Sharon D’Agostino, The Huffington Post
Tostan ranked as one of the Top 100 Best NGOs The Global Journal

December 2011

A quiet welcome by Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Demba and the village in Africa and here by Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tostan Founder Molly Melching named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Women’s Rights” Forbes Magazine

November 2011

Radio Interview with Tostan Founder Molly Melching by Jean Faraca, Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Wisconsin Public Radio

October 2011

Senegal Curbs Bloody Rite for Girls and Women by Celia W. Dugger, The New York Times

July 2011

Video on Tostan’s work in Senegal by Fred de Sam Lazaro, Tom Adair and Nikki See, PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly

June 2011

Too Young to Wed: the Secret World of Child Brides by Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic
Turning Senegalese by Candida Crewe, Financial Times

March 2011

Molly Melching named one of the “150 Women Who Shake the World” Newsweek, The Daily Beast
Dr. Besser’s Notebook: Women’s Rights in Senegal by Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News

October 2010

The Art of Social Change by Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Times