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

Aimee Molloy

Apr 2013 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

Loved the book and how it was written. The Tostan Project could have so many uses in empowering women, girls, boys, men and leaders of countries. Molly's use of the Tostan teaching modules and how she was able to involve the help of so many people is extraordinary. I wish I'd had a model like this when I was a parent educator. This is an all-inclusive community project that people want to be a part of. Also I am so happy that NGC has been so successful. I pray for continued success and broader uses.

About the author

Aimee Molloy’s debut novel, The Perfect Mother, was a New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her family.