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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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