{"product_id":"however-long-the-night-paperback","title":"However Long the Night - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAimee Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHowever Long the Night\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspirational and beautifully written, \u003cem\u003eHowever Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, American exchange student Molly Melching arrived in Senegal for a six-month program that would become a forty-year journey of transformation. Inspired by her experiences living in a remote village, she founded Tostan, an organization dedicated to empowering communities by using democracy and human-rights-based education to promote relationships built upon dignity, equality, and respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTostan's groundbreaking strategies have led to better education for the women of rural Africa, improved health care, a decrease in child\/forced marriage, and declarations by thousands of African communities to abandon the practice of female genital cutting. \u003cem\u003eHowever Long the Night\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how Melching, named by \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the \"150 women who shake the world,\" is paving the way to a world with human dignity for all.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMelinda Gates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, American exchange student Molly Melching arrived in Senegal for a six-month program that would become a forty-year journey of transformation. Inspired by her experiences living in a remote village, she founded Tostan, an organization dedicated to empowering communities by using democracy and human-rights-based education to promote relationships built upon dignity, equality, and respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTostan's groundbreaking strategies have led to better education for the women of rural Africa, improved health care, a decrease in child\/forced marriage, and declarations by thousands of African communities to abandon the practice of female genital cutting. \u003cem\u003eHowever Long the Night\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how Melching, named by \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the \"150 women who shake the world,\" is paving the way to a world with human dignity for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759246016800,"sku":"9780062132796","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/63deda61bec77212eb92c5b88f60572c.webp?v=1780146686","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/however-long-the-night-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}