Molly Melching (Tostan) – 2010 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
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Molly is the Founder & Creative Director of Tostan, an NGO which implements a holistic, 3-year empowering education program in national languages that has engaged over 2,500 rural African communities in democracy, human rights, health, literacy, & project management skills. The program has led to over 20,000 rural women holding leadership posts & over 9,000 communities in 8 African countries publicly declaring their commitment to abandon harmful traditional practices. Tostan has received international recognition for their successful work including: The Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize, The Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, The Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice & Human Rights & UNESCO’s King Sejong Literacy Prize. Prize. A New York Times best-selling book by Aimee Molloy, However Long the Night, vividly relates Molly and Tostan's story. They are also featured in Melinda Gates's book, Moment of Lift and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s: The Book of Gutsy Women.
