Tostan

 


Country

Senegal

Organization

Tostan

Tostan ("breakthrough") teaches adults and adolescents skills for becoming confident, dynamic and resourceful actors in the social and economic development of their communities. The program of informal basic education is taught in national languages and with a grounding in human rights, and is supplemented with micro-credit and economic development activities designed to promote sustainability.

Project

Tostan Model Reinforcement and Dissemination

To reinforce the Tostan model in Senegal and extend it to other African countries.

Project Grant Amount $900,000
Total Grants Received $3,992,197
Years Supported 14
Theme Sustainable Development
Population Served Women, Workers
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