However Long the Night - Molly Melching s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Aimee Molloy, Aimee/ Melching Molloy
• Edition: Harper Collins Usa
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780062132765
• ISBN: 978-0-06-213276-5
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires; Sociology, Biography: general, Africa, Memoirs, Social Work, General and world history, Travel and holiday, Society and culture: general, Gender studies: women and girls, Diseases and disorders, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy, HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Medical (incl. Patients), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Social Activists, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, HISTORY: African American & Black, HISTORY: Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Philanthropy & Charity, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Social Work, MEDICAL: Diseases, TRAVEL: Africa / General, Political activism / Political engagement, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs