Molly Melching date of birth:
1949
How old is Molly Melching?
77
Where was Molly Melching born?
Houston, TX, USA
Molly Melching body shape:
Average
What color is Molly Melching's hair?
Brown - Dark
What is Molly Melching's ethnicity?
White
What is Molly Melching nationality?
American
Where did Molly Melching go to university?
University of Dakar , Cheikh Anta Diop University , University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
What is Molly Melching's occupation?
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tostan
Short Biography
Molly Melching is the founder and executive director of Tostan (meaning "breakthrough" in the Wolof language), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) whose mission it is to empower African communities for sustainable development and social transformation in the respect of human rights. Tostan and Melching have gained international notice for their work with partner communities to encourage the abandonment of female genital cutting and child/forced marriage in Senegal, Guinea and Burkina Faso. Under Tostan's Community Empowerment Program, a community may elect to participate in a three-year, nonformal, education and community organizing training. To date, 2, 996 communities have decided, after participating in Tostan's Program, to abandon FGC through a public declaration, over half of the 5, 000 estimated to have practiced in 1997. To date in Guinea, 298 communities have declared, and 20 have declared in Burkina Faso.