However Long the Night

A Narrative About Molly Melching, Tostan
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“Molly Melching saw a deeply disturbing but deeply entrenched practice and refused to accept that it couldn’t be stopped. Her relentless efforts are proof that commitment and partnership can drive transformational change.”

Hillary Rodham Clinton
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In However Long the Night, Aimee Molloy tells the unlikely and inspiring story of social entrepreneur 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 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, and recently became a New York Times Best Seller.