Molly Melching

thumb|Molly Melching, Tostan, 2007 Molly Melching is the founder and Creative Director of the Tostan Community Empowerment Program (CEP). Tostan (meaning "breakthrough" in the Wolof language) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) headquartered in Dakar, Senegal whose mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights. Quotes We never spoke about sexuality. We only spoke about health, and rights. That's something everyone gets," "Without health, they can't do anything. It is very difficult for one person or one family to give up this practice alone because it is a condition for good marriage. We start with a very basic discussion on human rights and look at practices that can lead to girls dying. It makes [communities] reflect on how this does not respect their human rights. External links Category: Living people Category:Women activists from Senegal