It focuses on the abandonment of harmful practices such as child marriages as well as female genital cutting. With #Canada’s support, the project has reached thousands of people, including women and girls, through various awareness and advocacy activities.
Also to know is, where is Tostan?
Dakar, Senegal
Keeping this in view, is Tostan an NGO? >>>Tostan, an NGO established in 1991 and headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, works to empower rural and remote African communities to bring about positive social transformation and sustainable development through a holistic nonformal education programme based on human rights.>>>
Likewise, people ask, what are community empowerment programs?
Community Empowerment Program (CEP) participants help to spread knowledge of human rights to all interconnected groups and their social networks. CEP participants share their knowledge of human rights and responsibilities learned in class sessions to all interconnected groups and their social networks.