Tostan  [to 22 March 2014]

March 21, 2014
Tostan joins religious leaders and partners for a historic sub-regional meeting on forced child begging
On March 10-12, Dakar was host to a historic conference on the theme of “Sub-regional Coordination and Harmonization with the Goal of Eradicating Forced Child Begging”. The conference was organized by the African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO French acronym) and Anti-Slavery International (ASI), two important partners working closely with Tostan’s Child Protection Project. 65 participants representing governments, religious organizations, and civil society groups from five countries (The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, and Senegal) attended the conference.
This conference, a first of its kind, was the result of a fruitful collaboration between RADDHO, ASI, and Tostan and came on the heels of a successful campaign by marabouts (Islamic religious leaders) participating in a Tostan-sponsored advocacy day held on December 2, 2013, to lobby national leaders to end forced child begging…

Tostan @Tostan Mar 21
@Tostan, @Anti_Slavery, & religious leaders discussed solutions to forced child begging at historic conference http://bit.ly/1oEXZET

Tostan ‏@Tostan Mar 19
Tostan Founder @MollyMelching’s biography is selected by @melindagates to feature on the #TED2014 Book List pic.twitter.com/6SnFc7Borg

Tostan ‏@Tostan Mar 18
Our founder @MollyMelching shares how #WomenInspire her, specifically Marième. http://huff.to/1l0D6ow  @HuffPostImpact @JNJGlobalHealth

Tostan @Tostan Mar 18
20 Senegalese children participated in a three-day caravan to promote #HumanRights! Read more http://bit.ly/1lLnXon  pic.twitter.com/UcAoHhZIJp

Tostan @Tostan Mar 17
#SheBuilds Chat w/ @GirlEffect @GirlsNotBrides tomorrow at 9am EDT/1pm GMT! We’re joining to discuss girls in the #post2015 dev agenda.