Annual Report 2009 Letter from Molly

Dearest Friends, Supporters, and Partners of Tostan, Many of you may not know the full background of our name, Tostan. The word tostan comes from the language of the Wolof people in West Africa. My mentor and great friend, the renowned professor Cheikh Anta Diop (who has since become the namesake of the University here in Dakar), originally sug- gested the name to me. Cheikh Anta’s Diop’s work was wide-ranging, but at its core was a deep sense of the accomplishments and capacities of African peoples, which were often ignored or misunderstood.

We often translate it as “breakthrough,” but this doesn’t quite capture its essence. Cheikh Anta Diop suggested the word tostan because he said it captured perfectly the work that needs to be done throughout Africa--he said it was a word that not only implies the breakthrough of knowledge, as in the Table of Contents hatching of an egg, but also how knowledge can spread from one person to the next, from one genera- tion to the next.

I love this name and the image it paints because it captures the perpetual nature of our progress and Letter from Molly 3 Djibouti 12 Molly Meching growth, the idea that in life there is always another breakthrough waiting to happen, another generation waiting in the wings. In this sense, I know that Cheikh Anta Diop understood Tostan even before I did--I Executive Director Program Updates New Initiatives think he sensed how powerful it would be to create an education program rooted in people’s own back- Tostan Successes 4 Jokko Initiative 13 grounds and experiences. He knew even back then that this kind of work would be contagious, and that ECN Projects 4 Solar Initiative 13 if given the chance the communities of Africa would accomplish everything they put their minds to. FGC 5 Financial Support 14 As you read through this 2009 Annual Report, I think you will see that what began as a simple concept has indeed hatched many times over. As of December 2009, we were directly reaching over 57,000 participants in over 800 communities across eight coun- Country Updates Financials 16 tries in Africa. And of course none of this would be possible without our dedicated Tostan team, especially our staff and commu- Tostan International 6 nity facilitators, whose creativity, sacrifice, and dedication to grassroots empowerment is what propels us forward. France 7 Volunteer Program 8 Tostan Sweden Volunteers 17 I do wish that Cheikh Anta Diop could be here today to see how those tiny breakthroughs we made over three decades ago have Senegal 9 Internship program 18 spread to thousands upon thousands of communities in Africa, and to all of our friends and supporters around the world. Mauritania 9 Mali 10 Tostan links 18 The Gambia 10 Guinea Bissau 11 Board and Staff 19 Guinea Conakry 11 Somalia 12 3 Program Updates coverage of MILDA bednets inthearea,greatlyreducing incidentsofmalaria inthezone. A supplements. Tostan Senegalstaff supportedPeace CorpsvolunteersintheSarayah districtofSESenegal toachieveuniversal models ofimprovedstoves, useoflocalmosquitocreams,andsupported nation-widedistributionsofMILDA Hunger toover50villages whichisnowreplicatingindozensmore.Finally communities inSenegal. Inaddition,2009sawtheexpansionofSaving forChangemethodologyprovidedbyFreedom from Senegal toimplementdevelopment projects.Inaddition, Tostan haspartneredwithseveraldonorstoprovide microcreditto100new In 2009, Tostan-trained CMCspartneredwithover100localorganizations, microfinanceinstitutionsandgovernment agenciesin • To seekouttraininginvariousspecializeddomains,sustainableagriculture, naturalresourcesmanagement,andmanyotherareas • To identifyincomegeneratingprojectstoimplementandgrowcommunity solidarityfunds • To developcommunityhealth,education,environmentaloreconomic projects CMCs thatare: Tostan isfacilitatingconnectionsbetweenNGOpartners,microfi nanceinstitutions,businessesandgovernmentservices potential tomake African developmentsuccessfulandbeneficialforthepeopleatgrassrootslevel. social enterprises,andhaveenormous T (ECN) Network Communities Empowered Community ManagementCommittees(CMC)trained throughthe Tostan programhavebecomeofficialcivilsociety groupsand he goaloftheECNistosupport Tostan-trained communitiestoinitiateandleadtheirowngrassroots developmentprocesses. 722 ofcommunitiesdeclaringin2009 over 4,579communitiesinfivecountries,with •The movementtoabandonFGChasreached •Published resourcesin22languages mobilisation activities and reachedafurther500,000throughsocial •Supported 58,000programparticipantsdirectly •Partenered with825communitiesacross Africa Guinea, GuineaBissau,SomaliaandDjibouti Africa: Senegal,theGambia,Mali,Mauritania, Program in8countriesacrosseastandwest •Implemented theCommunityEmpowerment 2009 innumbers: Tostan Successes lm festivalinNY launch UNICEFInternationalChildren’s rightsfi broadcast internationallyon TV5 andselectedto previewed toover70communitiesinSenegal, duced incollaborationwith Tostan andRespect, •Community film, L’appel deDiégoune,pro- new cutting-edgeproject communities inSenegalthroughtheCEP ina •SMS-mobile phonetechnologytakentorural villages andsurroundingcommunities India tobecomesolarpowerengineersfortheir Bissau completedasixmonthtrainingprogramin time: 13womenfromruralSenegalandGuinea •‘Solar Power!Project’ implementedforthefirst public pledgesin2009 and 34communitiesrespectivelymadehistoric abandonment in The GambiaandSomalia:48 •Groundbreaking publicdeclarationsofFGC Highlights: 4 , ECNcommunitiesactively promotedtheuseofvarious Navigator •Tostan receivesa4-starratingfromCharity Women Worldwide the Sky:Turning OppressionintoOpportunityfor olas D.KristofandSherylWuDunn’s book, •Tostan modelcelebratedinternationallyinNich- on bestpractices •Tostan featuredinICRW andCGDpublications model to55communitiesinSenegal vative SavingforChangecommunityfinancing •Tostan andFreedomfromHungerbringinno- International recognition: bednetsandVitamin . Half Somalia and The Gambiain2009 Somalia andThe to FGC AbandonmentSpreads end FGC in The Gambia. In 2009, the Empowerment Program for its efforts to nized Tostan’s groundbreaking Community The Government of The Gambia recog and support of the Somaliland government. declaration and expressed the appreciation cial Development personally attended the tional scale. The Minister of Family and So practice both in Somalia and on an interna has contributed to the perpetuation of the not a requirement of Islam, a belief that ties, reiterating in his speech that FGC is of the decision made by the 20 communi publicly congratulate and show his support Ministry of Religion, took the opportunity to leader from Hargeisa representing the Cheikh Youssouf Abdi, a local religious November 22 in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somalia, followed by 20 that declared together in Garowé, North East Zone of Somalia. On October 14 villages came a community level in The Gambia and in ments were the first declarations held at However, perhaps the greatest achieve Tostan program. genital cutting (FGC) in Africa thanks to the declared their abandonment of female new countries. In 2009, 722 communities and girls spread to new communities and for human rights and the health of women in 2009 as the movement for the respect A frican communities celebrated joyfully - - - - - FGC: in February 2010, the government a milestone in the movement to abandon The Government of Senegal recognized of Koungheul Department, Kaffrine Region. Sedhiou Region, and the 158 communities communities of Bounkeling Department, that already declared in the past: the 404 with new communities joining communities in 2009, two involved entire departments the end of FGC. Of the declarations held communities that have publicly announced ment, bringing the total in Senegal to 4,121 communities to the abandonment move egal celebrated the addition of 573 new solidify the decision to abandon FGC. Sen to the rest of the Upper River Region to these communities are now reaching out in Soutouma on December 20. Together, Kunda on October 25, and 11 communities lameh on June 14, 2009, 13 in Manneh tions: 24 communities declared in Darsi Region celebrated three public declara Mandinka communities of the Upper River 5 - - - - that will lead to collective abandonment. Bissau have also both started processes diaspora in Europe. Mauritania and Guinea mental and regional, often involving the larger scale declarations, both depart Senegal, communities are moving towards in Guinea, The Gambia, and Senegal. In in 2010. New declarations are planned The movement will continue to accelerate Child. mark the end of the Month of the African and child/forced marriage in June 2009 to Samoé to celebrate abandonment of FGC in the Forest Region of Guinea gathered in Finally, representatives of 67 communities Senegal in the next five years. powerment Program in 900 communities in plan by implementing the Community Em this goal in Senegal. Tostan will support the as the most effective means of achieving officially adopts the human-rights approach abandonment in Senegal by 2015 - and ment, donors and civil society – total FGC by Senegalese communities, the govern sensus around a common goal identified 2008. The new action plan creates a con in 2009 after an evaluation of the first in year cycle. A new action plan was created first to successfully complete its first five- action plan for ending FGC in 2000 and the country in Africa to have adopted a national abandonment of FGC. Senegal is the first launched its second action plan for the - - - - Country Updates ebro A memberof holding her CMC Thioce CMC Thioce the CMC baby uprigteGot fTostan inAfrica theGrowth of Supporting Tostan : International base for Tostan’s staff, partners,andprograms. headquarters hasquicklybecomeawonderfulhome supported bygenerousdonationsin2008. Tostan vation ofthisspaciousbutmodestbuildingwas building inDakar, Senegal. The purchaseandreno ciples: monitoring, harmonizing,supporting, sharingand national officesisguided byacommonsetoffiveprin tries. The mentoringanddevelopmentof Tostan’s eight Program insixWest African andtwoEast African coun ing theimplementationof theCommunityEmpowerment I FromDakar, the Tostan Internationalteamissupport year basedinitsnewinternationalheadquarters n 2009 Tostan Internationalcelebrateditsfirstfull 6 - - - - through collaborative efforts carriedoutin2009. ing reinforcedsystemsand newapproachesdeveloped of projectsinmanyits extensioncountries,apply and management.In2010, Tostan launchedanewcycle the CEP’s approach,philosophy, activities, outcomes, teams cametogetherin aparticipatoryforumtodiscuss center in Thiès, Senegal.Nationalandinternational ing heldinDecember2009at Tostan’s CCDD training The capstoneofthisprocesswasanall-countries meet evaluation, communications,accounting,andlogistics. sytems aroundprogrammanagement,monitoring & with nationalcoordinationstocontinuouslyimprove Throughout 2009,theinternationalteamworked closely campaigns. social networkingsites,andthreesuccessfulfundraising tional supportersthroughthewebsite,newsletter, online reach outwithincreasingregularityto Tostan’s interna organizations, Tostan Franceand Tostan Sweden,to year. The largerteamworkedtogetherwith Tostan’s sister placed nineoutstandinginternsoverthecourseof The DCteamgrewfromonetotwostaff membersand resources, andtheexpansionofourinternshipprogram. efforts infundraising,communications, operations,human in 2009teammembersworkedtosupportorganizational the Tostan Internationalofficein Washington DC,where The workofthe Tostan teaminDakar issupportedby the qualityofCEP will remainhigh. Tostan expandsitsoperationstoreachnewpopulations, new approaches,training,andreinforcement. Thus, while brings tobearexpertiseininnovativeprogramstrategies, evaluating. Through theseprinciples, Tostan International - - - Tostan France : visits in October and November respectively,Regional in Coordinator order to help Assistant, Fouta, SeydouSénégal), Niang who (National paid Coordinator for the Gambia and ness film in partnership with the NGO Respect.home communities as well as the productionmodes of ofan communicationaware between the diasporaRiver andValley their groups, allowing for a betterprojects understaning between France of the and Senegal amongSuccesses the Diola so andfar include the coordination of two research Finally, Tostan France welcomed Bacary Tamba and Empowerment Program as a model. in Europe regarding human rights, using ofTostan’s raising awareness Commnity among African diasporalaunch communities of the Jokkondiral Diaspora programTostan with the France’s pupose main focus for 2009 andEurope into 2010and tois strengthen the support for Tostan in Africa. Monde and Radio Télévision Sénégalaise inWalking 2010. the Path of Unity will also be asbroadcast in Paris on and TV5 Geneva during the Cinémaorganized Vérité film by festval.Tostan France and the Diolathe film diaspora was also as wellscreened in France andthe Italy practice. during Provingevents to be an invaluableamong communication viewers regarding tool, FGC and the decisionit reached to abandon up to 800 spectators each night,and Novembersparking 2009dialog in more than 70 villageslective in Casamance, decision to abandon FGC. Screenedvillage between in Maythe Casamance region of Senegal,Diola and ethnic their group. col The film follows theWalking story of the Diégoune, Path of a Unity was produced specifically for the I Jokkondiral Diaspora! main goals: to develop the presence of Tostann 2009, Tostan in France focused its energies around two - - 7 aiding in the success of Jokkondiral Diaspora.lidify the link between Tostan Franceat andTostan these associtions, France beginning in February2010 2010as well will as help the so permanent presence fromof Seydou the CEP Niang in Africa. A second ofvisit whose from members Bacary come in earlyfrom villages thatinitiate have benefited contact with African associations in Europe, many Tostan France, making 2010 an importantof theand Frenchexciting and year. European projects directlyexpansion managed of bothby this support and the supporterfurther development of Tostan International. Thesuccessful next year fundraising, will see the Tostan Franceof hasspecial been events,a strong and continuous and progressivelyincorporating more television, the internet, tionand theand organizationCEPAIM (Spain), a strong communicationsganizations programsuch as the International OrganizationThrough the forpartnerships Migra developed in the past year with or - - - Tostan Sweden Tostan Senegal

The Tostan program, founded in Senegal, has been mak- Tostan works in Dakar’s adult male prison where 13-year- ing an impact for over two decades. Hundreds of vilages old Mohamed Touré was wrongly imprisoned in September have declared their abandonment of FGC and child/forced 2009. den worked to gain support from both individuals and mariage, and the country is on track for a national decla- organizations aiming to improve grassroots democracy, ration in 2015. Communities in the regions of Kolda, Zi- Mohamed suffered abuse at a Koranic school before flee- human rights and good governance in Africa. Tostan guinchor, Tamba, Matam, Kaolack, Diorbel, and Thies are Sweden’s membership has increased to 250. Also, in ing to Dakar. Upon requesting his pay from the restaurant beneficiaries of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Pro- where he worked, Mohamed was accused of stealing. December 2009, Tostan Sweden was approved as a gram (CEP). Tostan also focuses on marginalized commu- member of the Swedish Fundraising Council (FRII). The Tostan prison program’s supervisor, Aïssatou Kebe, nities, including children and prisoners. questioning Mohamed’s presence in the prison, protected Tostan Sweden coordinated two trips during which To- him from exploitation and persuaded a judge to allow the stan’s Executive Director Molly Melching travelled to In October 2007, Tostan’s human-rights-based education young man to return to his village. Although reintegration Sweden to meet with members of the Swedish Parlia- program was implemented in four Senegalese prisons at is difficult, he is adjusting to life within his family. Thanks ment and MP Birgitta Olsson (recently appointed Minis- the request of the Senegalese government. With funding to Tostan’s dedicated staff who lead the CEP along with ter for EU-Affairs), as well as with a Somali community from the Wallace Global Fund, the project provided 317 family mediation for prisoners, cases such as Mohamed’s in Sweden. The awareness-raising film “Walking the prisoners with knowledge of human rights, problem-solv- have positive outcomes. Path of Unity” was also screened. ing, hygiene, health, literacy, and management skills.

A long tradition of sending volunteers to Africa contin- ued and at the General Assembly of Tostan Sweden, Tostan Mauritania: two former volunteers gave presentations on their work Adding to the momentum of the abandonment of FGC in Senegal and in The Gambia.

Participants in n 2009, Tostan Sweden continued its critical support n Mauritania, a collaboration between Tostan, UNICEF, forced marriage organized by these 30 communities took In 2010–2011, Tostan Sweden’s work will focus on the middle of an of Tostan’s work in Africa. Tostan Sweden is entirely Iand the local government has brought the Community place in Sin-thiane Diama on December 22, 2009 after the I three key areas: securing additional funds for CEP Empower- program began the Awade module in the summer months. ongoing volunteer-run and has provided financial support for projects in West Africa, internal capacity building in ment Program (CEP) to 30 villages in the region of Brakna. Forty communities from fi ve regions acknowledged the Tostan class the full Community Empowerment Program (CEP) order to adjust to increased external demands, and In December, 1,564 participants were engaged in the CEP need to abandon FGC. The program continues to make in 51 villages in Senegal and The Gambia. This has improving Tostan’s overall visibility in Sweden and which has changed how local communities regard harmful strides by engaging with local NGOs and by introducing the been achieved primarily through generous funding other Scandi-navian countries. from The Swedish Postcode Foundation, Radio Swe- traditional practices such as female genital cutting (FGC). SMS texting component to the program. Education on human rights, health, and problem solving den Foundation, Forum Syd, Bioinventor Foundation Tostan Sweden is an NGO registered in Sweden since S.A. (through the Philipson family) and other support- Within the 30 communities who are direct beneficiaries of among other themes is creating change in local communi- 2004. The organization is chaired by Anne Charlotte ties and is adding momentum to a larger movement. On ers. Ringquist together with Sigrid Timdahl, Nils Zetterlund, the CEP, speaking about the practice of FGC is no longer considered taboo. Dis-cussions on the dangers linked to the January 12, 2010, a historic event took place in Mauritania. Gunilla Zetterlund, Arne Åkerfelt, Sofia Olsson, Malin A fatwa banning FGC was signed by a group of Muslim cler- In 2009, Tostan Sweden members raised awarness Philipson, Malin Cammack and Erik Asplund. Tostan is practice of FGC are initi-ated and organized by active Com- ics and scholars who ac-knowledged the grave health risks of Tostan’s CEP model and successes through work- proud to have such a unique and dedicated group in munity Management Com-mittees (CMC). associated with the practice. shops and lectures organized by Swedish-based gov- Sweden. ernmental and civil society organizations. Tostan Swe- A pre-declaration for the abandonment of FGC and child/ 8 9 Tostan Mali Tostan Guinea Bissau

009 was a crucial year for Tostan Mali. Tostan Mali and ing visiting and making contacts with local authorities in the two ccording to the 2009 UN Human Development Report, first with imams and religious leaders, the second with women USAID Mali signed a Cooperative Agreement on March 15, regions where the Tostan program is implemented, leading an AGuinea Bissau remains the 5th poorest country in the world. leaders including traditional cutters, and the third with village 2 Furthermore, 98% of the Islamic population practices FGC. chiefs. 2009, the day Tostan officially began its activities in the country. orientation seminar for partner organizations on Tostan and In 2008, 39 villages were chosen for the joint project of Tostan, The project aims to promote the socio-economic empowerment the (CEP), presenting the program to communities, recruit- of Malian communities to lead their own development in the ing and trainig supervisors, translating and adapting the Kobi UNICEF, UNFPA, and the government of Guinea Bissau which In line with the Solar Power! Project, in September 2009, five areas of education, health and economic growth. 1 into the national language of Bamanankan, and recruiting aims to accelerate the abandonment of such harmful tradition- women from villages in Guinea Bissau were chosen to travel facilitators for the Kobi 1 in Bamanankan (October 2009). A al practices. Classes in the Tostan centers began in February to India and become solar engineers at the Barefoot College 2009 with the Kobi I focusing on democracy, human rights, and Tostan is partnering with USAID Mali, the Government of Mali, site study was also completed in participating communities in in Tilonia, India. After six-months of hands-on training they problem solving. and local Malian NGOs including Projet Muso Ladamunen in order to assess the status of infrastructures, services, commu- returned home to install solar units in their villages. Yirimadio, ASDAP and the consortium APDF/SINI SANUMAN. nity leadership, and organization prior to the implementation of Apart from the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), the In total, 38 communities were chosen to begin the Community the Tostan program. National Coordination of Guinea Bissau organized three spe- The number of CEP participants in Guinea Bissau is costantly Empowerment Program (CEP): 14 in Yirimadio, and 24 rural cial awareness raising and social mobilization events in order rising and extra classes had to be added to the Tostan pro- communities in the Circle of Koulikoro. The aim is to reach to strengthen the implementation of the CEP in the regions. gram. The National Coordination of Guinea Bissau has looked 1,900 direct participants through the CEP and 38,000 more The crowning achievement has been the elaboration of action into the training of 21 supplementary facilitators. through participant outreach activities. Tostan Gambia: Tostan Guinea Conakry

Mobilizing youth in The Gambia n 2009, Tostan Guinea completed two three-year collab- institutions (MFIs), and local government authorities. the local and regional levels, the Youth Caravan was created orations with USAID and UNICEF. The USAID-supported Communities trained by Tostan continue to organize initia- n a partnership with the Government of The Gambia and I UNI- by National Coordinator Bacary Tamba in 2008. Unique to The program Ending Female Genital Cutting in Guinea was tives promoting health and education while supporting I the abandonment of harmful traditional practices such as CEF, Tostan has been implementing its CEP in 80 communi- Gambia, this year’s caravan is the second event of its kind. In the third extension to a set of 60 villages in Guinea since child/forced marriage and FGC. ties in the Upper River Region of The Gambia since 2007. The November 2009, one youth from each participating community CEP classes began in 2004. On June 30, 2009, 67 villages year 2009 was a year of transition as 40 communities complet- along with Tostan program facilitators traveled together over came together in Samoé, Forest Region to publicly declare In 2010, Tostan Guinea will implement the CEP in 76 new ed their CEP sessions and 40 began the Aawde module. the course of a week through the districts of Wuli and Sandu. their abandonment of FGC and child/forced marriage. The Youth Caravan visited five communities and exchanged villages of the country with the support of the Government ideas about a range of issues affecting youth such as teenage At the end of the projects in September 2009, Tostan Guin- of Guinea and two partners: the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint On October 25, 2009, The Gambia had its first public declara- Program for the Abandonment of FGC and Projet Espoir, tion for the abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) and pregnancy, drug abuse, and child labor. The caravan ended in ea had 3,900 female and 1,800 male participants. These Sare Demba Toro, where a manifesto that outlined the ad- participants worked together with 257 Community Manage- a collaboration between Pathfinder International, PSI, and child/forced marriage. Thirteen communities declared their will Tostan. to abandon harmful traditional practices in the historical Man- dressed issues was read and presented to a representative of ment Committees (CMCs) throughout Guinea which were neh Kunda declaration. Later that year, 11 more communities the regional chief. trained by Tostan to coordinate initiatives at the grassroots followed suit in the Sotuma Kantora declaration. level to promote health, democratic behavior, and economic well being. Each CMC has received recognition from the In an effort to raise awareness about issues affecting youth at Government of Guinea as a civil society organization and Many diverse activities were led by Tostan Mali in 2009 includ- each has initiated partnerships with NGOs, microfinance 10 11 T grammatic withdrawalfromSouthCentralSomalia. Twenty- Central Somalia.Securityconcernsin2009precipitatedpro- the CEP in42centersSomaliland, Puntland,andSouth In 2003, Tostan partneredwithUNICEF-Somalia toimplement since 1991. and thecountryhaslackedafunctioningcentralgovernment face ofdauntingobstacles:FGCprevalenceinSomaliais95% 2009. These 34communities leadahistoricmovementinthe first washeldby14communitiesinPuntlandonOctober5, abandon-ment offemalegenitalcutting(FGC)inSomalia–the ber 22,2009. This wasthe secondpublicdeclarationforthe public declarationofmorethan2,000participantsonNovem hamed Madar, representing20communitiesinSomalilandata forms offemalegenitalcutting,”announcedMissNimoMo “T Tostan Somalia Tostan Djibouti benefi ciaries of the CEP to over 13,000. 13,000. over to CEP the of ciaries benefi the extending communities, to participants from learning fuse dif activities Awareness-raising 2010. early in complete being to view a with 2009, late in commenced CEP the of phase final and third the in participants of training and completed was mali So- of Afar,and Arab languages local the into modules Aawde the of adaptation country. The the throughout centres 33 all in participants to out rolled successfully were which Hygiene, and Health in modules the 2, Kobi in facilitators and supervisors of training completed Tostan-Djibouti 2009, of course the In Djibouti. of ment Govern- the and UNICEF-Djibouti with partnership in launched initiative an Rights’, Human of Protection and Promotion the for ment Program in Djibouti in 2008 as part of the ‘Program the of part as 2008 in Djibouti in Program ment Empower Community the of operations commenced ostan ogether wecollectivelydeclaretheabandonmentofall - - - 12 - launching activitiestomeettheirdevelopmentneeds. persons seeking refuge in their community. CMCs are effectively assistance fundtosupportrisingnumbersofinternally-displaced school. InHanti-Wadag, CMCmembers organizedarefugee- ganized acontributionfundtobuysecuritylampsfortheprimary concerns jeopardizingschoolattendance,theWajaale CMCor teered attheGaroweReferralHospital.Inresponsetosecurity education intheKobi,forexample,145studentsHodanvolun ment, andharmfultraditionalpractices. After completinghealth social mobilizationactivitiesaroundhealth,education,environ- Community ManagementCommitteesareactivelyorganizing munities, extendingthebeneficiariesofCEP toover 13,000. aware-raising activitiesdiffuse learningfromparticipants tocom Aawde programin2009. Tostan Somaliaradioprogramsand eight centersandmorethan1,300participantscompletedthe to promote and lead positive social change. change. social positive lead and promote to ef-forts own their in communities neighbouring to couragement en and inspiration of source a provide communities rational inspi six these future, the to Looking Djibouti. in communities Tostanparticipating amongst practice the abandon to ment move wider the in development exciting and significant a tice: prac the abandon to intentions their of members participating certain from declarations in resulted FGC of issue taboo highly the around event the at raised far.Discussions thus successes their celebrate to and ideas experiences, of sharing the cilitate fa- to in April forum a held CEP the in participating communities Afar dynamic Six team, Tostan-Djibouti the of support the With mobilisation social and meetings Inter-village ------New Initiatives and its communities of origin. origin. of communities diaspora its and Senegalese the between fa to communication space online cilitate an create will and to villages activities its ad-ditional expand will Initiative Jokko the 2010, In processes. decision-making individu community in als marginalized most the of influence and amplifying voice while the initiatives development local consen around build to sus help – efforts advocacy ideas organiz-ing and broadcasting information, exchanging for a platform provides which Forum Community the as such – RapidSMS-based applications SMS-based Practical management and modules. literacy CEP’s the reinforce to tools pedagogi as cal phones mobile using started Tostan 2009, In in activities communities. rural income-generating for of potentialities variety a have innovative that tools economic mobile powerful are Moreover, phones lives. daily their to in relevant skills is that literacy way a practice and learn to mobile people tool: allow training phones ideal an providing while demand new literacy a for driving also is expansion This munication. 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Tostan hopestoextendtheSolarPower of one Tostan-Solar Sister-withthousandsmorebenefitting That meansatleast400 peopledirectlybenefitfromthework one LEDflashlight;and oneplugforchargingmobilephones. ing eachfamilywith:one fixedlamp;onebrightsolarlantern; engineer installsonesolarunitinatleast50homes, provid- repair solarpanels.Backintheirhomevillages, eachsolar women withtheknowledgeandskillstoinstall,maintain and engineering. Their trainingwascomprehensive,equippingthe they completedasix-monthtrainingprogramin solar electrical from rural Africa toattendtheBarefootCollegeinIndia,where Through theSolarPower!Project, Tostan sponsored13women themselves. for electricity sustainable) and (low-cost provide to Africa across communities rural empow-ering by issue this address to aims India, , College Barefoot the with tion collabora in 2009 in launched Project, Power! TostanSolar The communities. these of development the for also but I Solar Project Solar Project access to electricity: a major obstacle not only to daily life, n areas south of the Sahara, as few as 2% of villages have - Donors Wallace Research Foundation Research Wallace Fund Global Wallace Valvisions Dakar of Embassy States United USAID UNICEF UNFPA Foundation Tsadik Foundation Family Kaneb Gail and Tom The Agency Development International Swedish Trust Rausing Sigrid Foundation Rapidan Foundation Sweden Radio International Pathfinder Foundation Field New Foundation Nike International JustWorld Contributions Corporate Johnson & Johnson Foundation Family Jr. Greenbaum, R. Foundation James Blaustein Hilda and Jacob Syd Madrid Forum of Community and Agency Cooperation Spanish International Donors Anonymous Service World Jewish American Tostan would liketothankthemajorinstitutional,governmental,andfoundationsupportersthat make ourworkpossible. Financial Support Tostan, Inc. also received critical critical received also Inc. Tostan, Organizations Sister Carlyn Ring Ring Carlyn Foundation Kaimas $5,000+ Herbst Barbara Trust Lead Charitable 1997 Rojek Blandina Donor Anonymous $10,000+ Donors Tostan. to work contribu-tions and their about in-formation for further reports annual their consult websites and their visit to you invite We France Tostan Sweden Tostan sister with our collaboration in done and projects partnerships through support 14 organizations: organizations: Marc Welling Welling Marc Foundation Westport The Foundation Hamsa The Solomon Laurie Fund Family Schafer Romatowski Peter & Suzanne Oates Marylouise Miller Judy Jones Karen Hedrick Jennifer Glaser Patricia Gillespie Diane Galanter Ruth Collins A. Donald and Epstein G. 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