What does Tostan do?

Tostan’s mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights. songs, dances, plays and poetry inspired from traditional culture to reinforce new knowledge.

When was Tostan founded?

1991
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Through Tostan, which she founded in 1991, Molly has championed a groundbreaking approach to education in over twenty African languages, working within the community to facilitate people themselves making major cultural changes.

Is Tostan an ngo?

Overview. Tostan, an NGO established in 1991 and headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, works to empower rural and remote African communities to bring about positive social transformation and sustainable development through a holistic nonformal education programme based on human rights.

Where is Tostan?

Tostan (meaning “breakthrough” in Wolof) is a US-registered 501(c)(3) international non-governmental organization headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.

What is the Tostan initiative?

Tostan (meaning “breakthrough” in the West African language of Wolof) is a US-registered 501(c)(3) international nongovernmental organization with current operations in over 450 communities in Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Mali, and Mauritania.

What is Tostan doing to measure impact?

Since 2014, Tostan has been in a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve its monitoring and evaluation systems, and the organization now uses a results framework developed in cooperation with the foundation that measures impacts in five key areas: health, governance, economic empowerment, environment, and education.

Who is the CEO of Tostan?

In 2017, Melching transitioned from the position of CEO to become the Creative Director of Tostan, and was succeeded as CEO by Elena Bonometti.

What is the Tostan Prison Project?

In 2002, Tostan expanded its programmatic offerings for the first time, implementing an initiative called the Prison Project in a Senegalese prison in Thiès, the third-largest city in Senegal and the then-location of Tostan’s headquarters.