However Long the Night

Posted on 03 September 2018 by Aimee Molloy

In However Long the Night, Aimee Molloy tells the unlikely and inspiring story of Molly Melching, an American woman whose experience as an exchange student in Senegal led her to found Tostan and dedicate almost four decades of her life to the girls and women of Africa.This moving biography details Melching s beginnings at the University of Dakar and follows her journey of 40 years in Africa, where she became a social entrepreneur and one of humanity s strongest voices for the rights of girls and women.Inspirational and beautifully written, However Long the Night Molly Melching s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph is a passionate entreaty for all global citizens This book is published in partnership with the Skoll Foundation, dedicated to accelerating innovations from organizations like Tostan that address the world s most pressing problems. Read However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy – kino-fada.fr If you are only going to read one book this year other than scriptural texts make it this one This is the true and fascinating story of how an American woman ended up in the middle of a sea change in opinion on female genital cutting in Senegal, spreading into other areas of Africa This is not, as some blurbs seem to indicate, the story of a Westerner who managed to persuade another culture to do what is right It is the story of a Westerner who deeply loved the people of Senegal, lived amon If you are only going to read one book this year other than scriptural texts make it this one This is the true and fascinating story of how an American woman ended up in the middle of a sea change in opinion on female genital cutting in Senegal, spreading into other areas of Africa This is not, as some blurbs seem to indicate, the story of a Westerner who managed to persuade another culture to do what is right It is the story of a Westerner who deeply loved the people of Senegal, lived among them and responded to what she saw as a need education for children As she pursued his goal, she made sure to listen carefully to what villagers wanted to learn, because she had seen so many aid groups that did not listen to or even i...I did not want to read However Long the Night because its subtitle hinted at another grim book about developing countries a story I d encountered, sadly, too many times.This is why we don t judge books by their cover or subtitle However Long the Night illuminates a development aid success story It also subtly criticizes today s often failed approaches to development It describes how infectious progress is when aid programs tap into existing social networks Molly Melching fou...Molly Melching spent six months in Senegal on a graduate school semester abroad program That experience was life changing and resulted in her staying for the next 40 years She founded Tostan which is a human rights based program enabling women to learn health care and empowering them in their communities It doesn t come in and say you need to change It presents the information and allows the women to dialog and make the decisions as a community Part of the program speaks to the issue of Molly Melching spent six months in Senegal on a graduate school semester abroad program That experience was life changing and resulted in her staying for the next 40 years She founded Tostan which is a human rights based program enabling women to learn health care and empowering them in their communities It doesn t come in and say you need to change It presents the information and allows the women to dialog and make the decisions as a community Part of the program speaks to the issue of Female Genital Cutting a deeply entrenched tradition As a result...One of those books that one reads, however long it takes to get through it Yes, it was a bit overdone and tedious, too many descriptions of what Molly did and where and when and with whom And yes, the wor...Wow A really inspiring, moving book about a woman finding a home in Senegal and kicking off a movement that has changed thousands of communities through the communities initiative Tostan comes to villages offering educational modules for women literacy, human rights declarations, infant health, and women s health By doing so, they give women the words to address their own culture and traditions, with surpris...Shouldn t have read this on vacation because now I m ready to go back to work Very motivating Another great story that proves how important dignity is in development work.I was quite shocked by how much I enjoyed this book I usually don t go for biography or book about Africa, but this one called to me and I read it I think it is a book everyone should read at least once in their life.The story follows the life of Molly Melching and how she brought the knowledge of human rights to numerous villages throughout rural Senegal Molly is originally from the U.S and moved to Africa in her early twenties She stayed because of how welcome and at home she felt, someth I was quite shocked by how much I enjoyed this book I usually don t go for biography or book about Africa, but this one called to me and ...I thoroughly enjoyed this uplifting, inspirational story about Molly Melching s work in Africa and the creation of Tostan, an NGO Tostan s mission is to empowering African communities by leveraging human rights based education to drive sustainable development and positive social transformation Melching s work in partnership with key African mentors and colleagues has created a better future for millions of girls and women in Africa Tostan s most famous accomplishment is the work that led to n I thoroughly enjoyed this uplifting, inspirational story about Molly Melching s work in Africa and the creation of Tostan, an NGO Tostan s mission is to empowering African communities by leveraging human rights based education to drive sustainable development and positive social transformation Melching s work in partnership wit...I can t say enough good things about this book and about Molly Melching Reading this, I was inspired to doin the world In the 1980s I co founded a non profit dedicated to saving children from accidental injuries, work that was fulfilling in large part because it was making a difference in the world Now I m a writer and I often don t get that same lift However, Aimee Molloy s book pushed me to consider what else I might do Not only is this a fascinating story, but a reminder that we I can t say enough good things ...Interesting story, not very well written.

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03 September 2018

Aimee Molloy