By: Aimee Molloy
Molly Melching's Journey To Help Millions Of African Women And Girls Triumph
Genre: Non-Fiction
HarperOne
May 1, 2013
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Featuring:
272 pages
ISBN: 0062132768
EAN: 9780062132765
Kindle: B0089LOFYE
Hardcover / e-Book
Book Summary
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.