“Tostan brings together communities in Africa to assess barriers to girls’ education and other issues. The communities work to develop their own plan of action: a plan that meets their needs and is in accordance with their values. As a result of this program, 7000 communities have publicly announced that they are abandoning child/forced marriage and female genital cutting.”
The speech was given at the Brookings Institution event “Mobilizing for Children’s Rights, Supporting Local Leaders and Improving Girls’ Education, ”December 12, 2014.