Tostan [to 3 May 2014]

May 1, 2014
Continued celebrations for the National Day for Talibé
On April 27th, the Federation of Associations of Ndéyous Daaras in Thiès, Senegal committed to building 12 new kitchens called ‘wagnou daaras’ (daara kitchens) in Koranic schools at a celebration event in honor of the National Day for Talibé the previous week.
The Federation of Associations of Ndéyous Daaras was formed by a group of Ndéyous Daaras, or volunteer caretakers for talibés, from 12 Koranic schools who participated in Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program (CEP) until 2003. They led initiatives to protect children as coordinators of their Community Management Committees (CMCs) and later federated to continue their work…

Tostan @Tostan May 2
17 students attended a @Tostan seminar on childhood dev & learned how to share this knowledge http://bit.ly/1nPVbGX pic.twitter.com/91hTmA2MBS

Tostan @Tostan May 1
Join 5/7 at 1pm EDT for the #HLTNchat w/ @Tostan’s @MollyMelching, author @aimeenmolloy, & @SkollFoundation #HLTN pic.twitter.com/qYyh5noghx