Tostan: Building Partnerships Through Human Rights Education
TOSTAN: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION 34 mns. Color. DVD. 2010 This is the companion film to WALKING WITH LIFE. Administrators and participants in the Tostan program describe how the program has evolved from its roots over 30 years ago. Their philosophy of promoting indigenous African culture in order to teach human rights has enabled them to build long-lasting partnerships with Islamic leaders, with African communities and with individual participants, seen as key in the movement toward positive and sustainable social change. Call To Action
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Tostan's work began with street children in the Medina of Dakar. |
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Mouhamed Chérif Diop is the program coordinator for the Tostan program to improve the lives of child beggars or talibe. |
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Mariam Traore says that no one told them to abandon female genital cutting and forced early marriage. They made their own decisions after learning about their human right to good health. |
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Imam Dembe Diwarra was a key partner with Tostan, working in villages to gain the support of men and other priests for the women's decision to end female genital cutting. |