Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture

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 Sen...

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Main Author:	Easton, Peter
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADAPTATION ADOLESCENTS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS CHILDBIRTH CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CURRICULUM EDUCATION EDUCATION INITIATIVES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FEMALE ILLITERACY FEMALE LITERACY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORMAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GIRLS GROUP DYNAMICS HYGIENE LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAMS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NGOS NUTRITION OUT-OF- SCHOOL CHILDREN READING RURAL AREAS SEXUALITY SPEAKING TRAINING PROGRAMS URBAN CENTERS WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH WORKERS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION RURAL WOMEN LANGUAGE & EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS WOMEN'S HEALTH CULTURAL VALUES PARTICIPATIONS WOMEN'S EDUCATION PROBLEM SOLVING EDUCATION & POOR WOMEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10835

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spelling	okr-10986-108352021-06-14T11:03:45Z Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture Easton, Peter ADAPTATION ADOLESCENTS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS CHILDBIRTH CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CURRICULUM EDUCATION EDUCATION INITIATIVES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FEMALE ILLITERACY FEMALE LITERACY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORMAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY GIRLS GROUP DYNAMICS HYGIENE LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAMS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NGOS NUTRITION OUT-OF- SCHOOL CHILDREN READING RURAL AREAS SEXUALITY SPEAKING TRAINING PROGRAMS URBAN CENTERS WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH WORKERS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION BASIC EDUCATION LITERACY PROGRAMS RURAL WOMEN LANGUAGE & EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS WOMEN'S HEALTH CULTURAL VALUES PARTICIPATIONS FEMALE LITERACY WOMEN'S EDUCATION PROBLEM SOLVING EDUCATION & POOR WOMEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 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. 2012-08-13T13:14:29Z 2012-08-13T13:14:29Z 1998-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10835 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Senegal
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topic	ADAPTATION ADOLESCENTS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS CHILDBIRTH CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CURRICULUM EDUCATION EDUCATION INITIATIVES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FEMALE ILLITERACY FEMALE LITERACY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORMAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY GIRLS GROUP DYNAMICS HYGIENE LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAMS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NGOS NUTRITION OUT-OF- SCHOOL CHILDREN READING RURAL AREAS SEXUALITY SPEAKING TRAINING PROGRAMS URBAN CENTERS WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH WORKERS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION BASIC EDUCATION LITERACY PROGRAMS RURAL WOMEN LANGUAGE & EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS WOMEN'S HEALTH CULTURAL VALUES PARTICIPATIONS FEMALE LITERACY WOMEN'S EDUCATION PROBLEM SOLVING EDUCATION & POOR WOMEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
spellingShingle	ADAPTATION ADOLESCENTS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS CHILDBIRTH CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CURRICULUM EDUCATION EDUCATION INITIATIVES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FEMALE ILLITERACY FEMALE LITERACY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FORMAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY GIRLS GROUP DYNAMICS HYGIENE LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LISTENING LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAMS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NGOS NUTRITION OUT-OF- SCHOOL CHILDREN READING RURAL AREAS SEXUALITY SPEAKING TRAINING PROGRAMS URBAN CENTERS WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH WORKERS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION BASIC EDUCATION LITERACY PROGRAMS RURAL WOMEN LANGUAGE & EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS WOMEN'S HEALTH CULTURAL VALUES PARTICIPATIONS FEMALE LITERACY WOMEN'S EDUCATION PROBLEM SOLVING EDUCATION & POOR WOMEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Easton, Peter Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
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relation	Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 3
description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Easton, Peter
author_facet	Easton, Peter
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title	Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
title_short	Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
title_full	Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
title_fullStr	Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
title_full_unstemmed	Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture
title_sort	senegalese women remake their culture
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/439646/senegalese-women-remake-culture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10835
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Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture

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