Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized |
This is the “ambulance” that Song Kunda purchased with proceeds from its microcredit funds, to transport women in labour to the local health clinic. Tostan’s Community Development Grants are small grants provided to Community Management Committees (CMCs) to help fund...
Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized |
An Update on Tostan’s Impact: Relational Change in the Making Data analyses of Tostan’s multi-donor funded project, the Breakthrough Generation Initiative (2017-2020), showed that after following training with Tostan: Communities made decisions to change harmful...
Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Tostan recognises the importance of engaging men and boys in topics of gender equity “Educating men about human rights gives them the opportunity to contribute to changing social norms” – Kelly Hawke Baxter, Director of Tostan Canada Working with men and boys as...
Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Binta created a human rights podcast in her native language, Pulaar Let’s help equip leaders like Binta with the knowledge they can use to broadcast the benefits of human rights awareness far and wide! Tostan’s Binta Diao is an inspiring leader, a sensational speaker,...
Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Tostan has seen over 9500 villages declare their intention to end FGC so far Naima tells her story about why this is important By the end of this year, Tostan will have seen 160 villages declare their intention to end FGC: this may seem small, but the impact is...
May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized |
20 years ago, Marième Bamba’s life changed in a way she had not expected. Growing up in a Bambara village in rural Senegal, her fate as a woman seemed decided when she was born; becoming a young bride, forgoing formal schooling, starting a family and caring for...
