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Tostan: February 2013
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Thursday, February 28, 2013. NEW PHOTOS: Public Declaration in Fafacourou, Senegal. On Sunday Febr uary. 24, 2013, 128 communities publicly declared their abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) and child/forced marriage in the village of Fafacourou in the Kolda region of southern Senegal. Learn more about the declaration. And check out the photographs taken by Tostan Volunteers, Meagan Byrne and Allyson Fritz! Local children put on a skit, organized by Tostan S. Photograph by Meagan Byrne, Tostan.
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Tostan: October 2012
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Thursday, October 25, 2012. Back to School: Tostan Classes Recommence With the End of the Rainy Season. Every year, communities in West Africa participating in Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program. Aminata, 15, lives with her family in Jendeh, a community in the Upper River Region (URR) of The Gambia. Her community began Tostan’s three-year Community EmpowermentProgram. FGC)] and child/forced marriage. We are all getting ready to publicly declare abandonment of these practices.”. Aminata, who previousl...
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Tostan: May 2012
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Thursday, May 24, 2012. VOICES OF TOSTAN: Emily Ice. We highlight the diversity of interests, talents, and backgrounds within the Tostan team here on the blog in a series entitled Voices of Tostan. Specifically, we will explore what brought each unique voice to Tostan and why Tostan’s efforts to bring about positive social change are significant and meaningful to each individual. Story by Emily Ice, Tostan Operations Assistant in Washington, DC. I yearned for a way to process my Peace Corps experience an...
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Tostan: January 2013
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Guinea: Education at the Heart of Development. Story by Julie Dubois, Tostan Volunteer in Guinea. In western Guinea, the community of Simbaya, and specifically its Community Management Committee. CMC), is inspiring other communities as a leader of ambitious development. In 2009, the village was integrated as a neighborhood of the urban commune of Dubréka and also began Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program. Thanks to awareness-raising activities led by the CMC, 180 children ...
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Tostan: June 2012
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Monday, June 25, 2012. Outstanding Supporter: Spreading Awareness through Artwork. Story by Kate Brendel, Tostan Development Assistant in Washington, DC. The Women of the World displaying Karien's drawing. Taking her outreach one step further, Karien contacted many of the musicians she had drawn to tell them about her project and about Tostan’s work. “I decided that for each celebrity that I drew, I would write them a letter to tell them about [ female genital cutting. Although her canvas is finished, Ka...
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Tostan: August 2012
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Friday, August 31, 2012. Show your support for Gender Equality by becoming a Global Citizen! From Alisa Hamilton, Tostan Communications Assistant in Dakar, Senegal. Throughout the month of September, Tostan will be supporting the. Campaign in partnership with. We will collaborate with amazing organizations around the world to raise awareness about the Millennium Development Goals. MDGs) in the movement to end extreme poverty. You can read more about Tostan’s work on all the MDGs here. At the concert, Tos...
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Tostan: September 2012
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Friday, September 28, 2012. MDG3 in Action: The Community Empowerment Program. In support of the. We will post a story each week during the month of September featuring Tostan's commitment to. MDG3), 'Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women' in the series MDG3 in Action. Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment through Grassroots Education. Story by Matthew Boslego and Alisa Hamilton, Communications Assistants, Tostan. At the heart of Tostan’s work lies the Community Empowerment Program. The CEP be...
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Tostan: Free medical consultations for communities in Thiès, Senegal
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Thursday, March 28, 2013. Free medical consultations for communities in Thiès, Senegal. Story by Courtney Petersen , P. Hotos by Jo-Anne McArthur. 8220;My head is aching, and the rest of my body has been in pain for a couple of years,” Mame Ndingue told the visiting medical team in Senegal. Because of her pain she is unable to tend to her normal responsibilities, and, like many others in her rural community, she cannot afford medical treatment. The Senegal medical team and translators. CEP) or through co...
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Tostan: Using social mobilization techniques to grow the movement for the abandonment of female genital cutting
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Friday, April 19, 2013. Using social mobilization techniques to grow the movement for the abandonment of female genital cutting. This post originally appeared on Orchid Project's blog. On April 17, 2013 and is reproduced with Orchid Project's permission. To view the original post on the Orchid blog, click here. Story by Allyson Fritz, Tostan. Posted by Tostan DC. Female genital cutting (FGC). Veuillez modérer votre contribution. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tostan means "breakthrough" in the West ...
