Tostan [to 24 May 2014]

Press Release: Senegal celebrates the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Friday, May 23, 2014 in Kolda
May 22, 2014
Dakar, Senegal
The NGOs AMREF Health Africa, Handicap International, and Tostan, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Senegalese Ministry of Women, Family, and Children, and the Ministry of Health and Social Action in Senegal, organized a day of social mobilization in Ndorna (Kolda region) with the theme “Let us prevent fistula.”…

Tostan @Tostan May 23
With @Fistula_Fdtn, we led research to first identify who had fistula & then help them get treatment http://bit.ly/1cw1FkF #EndFistula

Tostan @Tostan May 23
A5: #Childmarriage & #fistula are linked. “To #endfistula, we need to abandon marriages before the age of 18” – @MollyJMelching

Tostan @Tostan May 23
A3 Through partnerships w/ @Fistula_Fdtn @AMREF_Worldwide @HI_france @UNFPA we’re raising awareness of prevention & treatment. #EndFistula

Tostan @Tostan May 23
Obstetric #fistula impacts 2mil women worldwide. Join the #EndFistula chat today at 1pmET to learn how we can end it. pic.twitter.com/5kjMtiUPdp

Tostan @Tostan May 20
Our founder @MollyJMelching shares why careful listening is key to starting & scaling social change in the @SSIReview: http://bit.ly/1klKFEG