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Download full textGuttman, Cynthia – 1995
Since 1988, thousands of rural villagers across Senegal have participated in a basic education program called TOSTAN, which means "breakthrough" in Wolof, the majority language. Supported by UNICEF and implemented in the six national languages of Senegal, TOSTAN goes beyond traditional literacy programs to link literacy learning with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Action, Community Development, Foreign Countries
