Tostan on Page One of The New York Times
October 17, 2011 by Sally Farhat Kassab
Yesterday’s edition of the New York Times featured Skoll Awardee Tostan‘s work in helping to stop genital cutting in parts of Africa. The front-page story is a comprehensive look at the practice, and how powerful Tostan’s impact has been. An excerpt from the piece:
“But here in Senegal, Tostan, a group whose name means “breakthrough” in Wolof, Senegal’s dominant language, has had a major impact with an education program that seeks to build consensus, African-style, on the dangers of the practice, while being careful not to denounce it as barbaric as Western activists have been prone to do. Senegal’s Parliament officially banned the practice over a decade ago, and the government has been very supportive of Tostan’s efforts.”
Read the story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/world/africa/movement-to-end-genital-cutting-spreads-in-senegal.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1