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Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
dc.contributor.author | Easton, Peter | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-13T13:14:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-13T13:14:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1998-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | In 1995, female literacy countrywide in Senegal was just over half of the rate for men, and the discrepancy was greater in rural areas. TOSTAN, literally means "breaking out of the egg" in Wolof, the language spoken by the majority of Senegal's people and is among a number of innovative and rural development and women's education initiatives that are addressing the problem at its sources. It offers an 18-month learning program that combines basic education and national languages with practical development issues, and provides rural people with the resources to improve their standard of living while fostering increased confidence in their way of life. Its popularity among rural women participants broke all records. Shortly after completing their training, the women of Malicounda utilized the program to address the custom of female circumcision. This note discusses elements that contribute to TOSTAN's successful impact in education and sustainable development. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10835 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 3 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | ADAPTATION | |
dc.subject | ADOLESCENTS | |
dc.subject | BASIC EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | CHILDBIRTH | |
dc.subject | CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION | |
dc.subject | COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM | |
dc.subject | CURRICULUM | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION INITIATIVES | |
dc.subject | FEASIBILITY STUDIES | |
dc.subject | FEMALE CIRCUMCISION | |
dc.subject | FEMALE ILLITERACY | |
dc.subject | FEMALE LITERACY | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | FORMAL EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | GEOGRAPHY | |
dc.subject | GEOGRAPHY | |
dc.subject | GIRLS | |
dc.subject | GROUP DYNAMICS | |
dc.subject | HYGIENE | |
dc.subject | LANGUAGES | |
dc.subject | LEADERSHIP | |
dc.subject | LEARNING | |
dc.subject | LIFE SKILLS | |
dc.subject | LISTENING | |
dc.subject | LITERACY | |
dc.subject | LITERACY PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | NEGATIVE EFFECTS | |
dc.subject | NGOS | |
dc.subject | NUTRITION | |
dc.subject | OUT-OF- SCHOOL CHILDREN | |
dc.subject | READING | |
dc.subject | RURAL AREAS | |
dc.subject | SEXUALITY | |
dc.subject | SPEAKING | |
dc.subject | TRAINING PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | URBAN CENTERS | |
dc.subject | WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH | |
dc.subject | WORKERS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION | |
dc.subject | BASIC EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | LITERACY PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | RURAL WOMEN | |
dc.subject | LANGUAGE & EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | WOMEN'S HEALTH | |
dc.subject | CULTURAL VALUES | |
dc.subject | PARTICIPATIONS | |
dc.subject | FEMALE LITERACY | |
dc.subject | WOMEN'S EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | PROBLEM SOLVING | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION & POOR WOMEN | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | HEALTH EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | HEALTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN | |
dc.subject | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | |
dc.title | Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Gender | |
okr.date.disclosure | 1999-12-09 | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Brief | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture | |
okr.globalpractice | Agriculture | |
okr.globalpractice | Education | |
okr.globalpractice | Health, Nutrition, and Population | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 090224b08563d8d6_2_0 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 439646 | |
okr.identifier.report | 18943 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/12/09/000094946_99031910581536/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Africa | |
okr.region.country | Senegal | |
okr.sector | Other Education | |
okr.sector | Education | |
okr.topic | Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems | |
okr.topic | Gender :: Gender and Education | |
okr.topic | Health Monitoring and Evaluation | |
okr.topic | Curriculum and Instruction | |
okr.topic | Education :: Primary Education | |
okr.topic | Health, Nutrition and Population | |
okr.topic | Agriculture | |
okr.unit | Africa Technical Families | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 |
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