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Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture

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dc.contributor.authorEaston, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:14:29Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:14:29Z
dc.date.issued1998-12
dc.description.abstractIn 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.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10835
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10835
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 3
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION INITIATIVES
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subjectFEMALE CIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectFEMALE ILLITERACY
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROUP DYNAMICS
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectLANGUAGES
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLISTENING
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOUT-OF- SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSEXUALITY
dc.subjectSPEAKING
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectWHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH
dc.subjectWORKERS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectLANGUAGE & EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWOMEN'S HEALTH
dc.subjectCULTURAL VALUES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATIONS
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectWOMEN'S EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subjectEDUCATION & POOR WOMEN
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.titleSenegalese Women Remake Their Cultureen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure1999-12-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:26:03.064512Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid215781468306914893
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08563d8d6_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum439646
okr.identifier.report18943
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/12/09/000094946_99031910581536/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.sectorOther Education
okr.sectorEducation
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitAfrica Technical Families
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