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Tostan's mission is to empower
African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights.
Tostan means "breakthrough" in the West African language of Wolof.
Since 1991, Tostan has brought its holistic 30-month education program to thousands of communities in ten African countries: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.
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Tostan: Empowering Communities to Abandon
Female Genital Cutting (
FGC
)
This film describes how Tostan's unique
Community Empowerment Program (CEP)
has successfully promoted human rights and health in villages throughout Africa. Through interviews with Tostan's Executive Director Molly Melching, UNICEF's Director Of Programme Division Dr. Nick Alipui, and past participants of the CEP, viewers will learn about the social structure
of
female genital cutting
(FGC), and how Tostan's approach of community-led development has led to the abandonment of FGC in thousands of villages.
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| +6.18.2010 | Recently Published Article on Tostan’s Transformative Approach to Education: Diane Gillespie, Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at University of Washington Bothell, and Molly Melching, Executive Director of Tostan, recently published an article on Tostan’s unique approach to education. ... more >>
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| +6.8.2010 | A Solar Power Success Story: Women Bring Light to Villages in Djibouti: A great change has taken place in the Djiboutian communities of Khor Angar and Assamo thanks to the bravery, determination, and dedication of five outstanding women.
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| +5.27.2010 | TOSTAN-UNICEF: A Strengthened Partnership: “Thank you very much my brothers and sisters of Keur Simbara, salaam maleekum.” With these words, expressed with a broad smile and accompanied by enthusiastic applause, Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF ... more >>
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