Tostan [to 21 November 2015]
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November 20, 2015
Standing With 52 Communities at a Pubic Declaration in Médina Sabakh, Senegal
A girl draped in red walks amongst her peers, the blade of the traditional cutter’s knife in her left hand catching the sun as she moves.

November 17, 2015
Women of West Africa: Finding the Courage to Lead
In the 2014 local elections in a conservative region of eastern Senegal, 63 Tostan program participants were elected as Rural Councilors for that region. 41 of them were …

November 16, 2015
Press Release: HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark witnesses ceremony to abandon female genital cutting
Today (15th November 2015), over fifty communities in the Kaolack region of Senegal have come together to declare an end to the centuries-old practice of female genital cutting.
The declaration ceremony was witnessed by over 1,000 people, including HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. She was joined by representatives of UNICEF and UNFPA as well as local representatives of the Government.