Discover the inspiring journey of Mame Diarra Nah Traoré in this powerful video showcasing Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program (CEP) in Mali. Watch as Mame, starting as a member of the Community Management Committee, rises to become a municipal councilor,...
By Gail Kaneb I was raised in a close family. We weren’t wealthy, but my parents constantly worked to make a difference. They chaired service clubs, led huge regional fundraising drives for leukemia and local drives to build our school library. By the time I was 12, I...
July 15, 2024 We’re delighted to see that the voices of our communities have been heard in The Gambia! On Monday, July 15, the Gambia National Assembly’s decision to reject the proposal to amend the law banning female genital cutting truly reflects the...
Matam, June 12, 2024 – The Association pour le Maintien des Filles à l’École (AMFE), Grow Academy and Tostan launched the “Donnons-leur des ailes” (Let’s give them wings) consortium project. Implemented with the support of the Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu (FJMC),...
Cheikh Anta Diop explains the Meaning of Tostan … Thoughts of development began to occupy a lot of her thinking and she was always eager to share them with Cheikh Anta. He was not surprised by what she was observing in the field – how a narrow view of education and...
March 25, 2024 Information on the Bill to Repeal the Women’s Act of 2015 Prohibiting Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in The Gambia Background In the Central River Region (CRR) of the Gambia, where Tostan is currently implementing our Community Empowerment Program, three...
In the heart of The Gambia, Muhamadou B. Drammeh, a teacher, had a transformative idea: ‘What if children in his country who have never been to school could received a non-formal education in their native language? This idea came to him after an encounter with...
Written by Kelly Baxter Greetings to all our Canadian donors and friends! I have just returned from my annual trip to West Africa for Tostan’s annual Board Meeting. This year we visited The Gambia, where, in addition to holding our board meeting, I had the privilege...
In West Africa, over 30,000 women who have participated in Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program (CEP) have become leaders in their villages and local districts. Fatoumatta Jabbie’s story illustrates the potential of women’s leadership when given opportunity, skills,...
Story by Penda Mbaye, Senior Program Officer in Dakar, Senegal Many years ago I was a facilitator of Tostan’s human rights-based education program, the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), in the small district of Hersent in Thiès, Senegal. There, I saw a 15-year-old...
