Daga, the Deputy Mayor Leading Girls’ Education in Southern Senegal

From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from Fama Ndiaye x Tostan.

In southern Senegal, Daga Kande, a local leader in her community, is a passionate advocate for girls’ and women’s education. Denied the opportunity to complete her own education when she was a girl, Daga is now on a mission, with the support of Tostan, to ensure that children in her community can stay in school and have access to all the opportunities that she missed — and that they all have a right to have. This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project.

From poverty to prosperity

Meet Tostan

Tostan is a nonprofit organization operating in rural resource-poor regions in five West African countries and partnering with organizations across Africa and around the world. Tostan’s mission is to empower communities to develop and achieve their vision for the future and inspire large-scale movements leading to dignity for all. Since 1991, Tostan has engaged with over 3,000 communities, reaching more than 5 million people in 9 countries through its empowering education program, based on human rights, that helps communities lead improvements in their well-being -- to improve health and education, reduce violence, and sustain change from within in partnership with local actors.

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Dakar, Senegal

Meet Fama Ndiaye

As a filmmaker, Fama is part of a burgeoning cinema scene in Dakar, Senegal. She believes in the power of the moving image as a tool to raise awareness and challenge our perceptions, and in the power of documentary to connect, heal, and elevate communities.

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Making an Impact

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Film Credits

Director: Fama Ndiaye

Producer: Alarba Film, Fama Ndiaye

Cinematography: Oumar Ba

Editor: Dimitri Ouedraogo

Sound Recordist: Barnabé Marie Sadio

Sound Mix: Baye Darou

Color: Sira Sene

Translators: Fama Ndiaye,Lao Baldé, Thierno Baldé,

Additional Cinematography: Alpha Sadou Gano

Driver: Salim Fadera

Featuring: Daga Baldé, Fatoumata Déme, Omar Baldé, Eladji Traore, Madamou Diallo

Story Consultants: Rose Diop, Miranda Dobson, Abdoulaye Diao,Molly Melching, Tibou Kambaye Finte Boiro

Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond

Producers: Mungai Kiroga, Debra Aroko

Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.

Music: Oumar Fofana, Fataworo, Mamadou Fanaye

Special Thanks: The Tankonfara Community, Center Yennenga, Kadialy Badji, Radio Paradise Fooyré, Radio Télévision Sénégalaise

This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.

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