Commitment title:

Ensure zero invisibility and a well-functioning Civil Registration & Vital Statistics system

Commitment description:

Tostan is committed to addressing the scandal of invisibility among poor and marginalized communities. In order to lift the prevailing sentiment of fatality, Tostan will demonstrate that it is possible to ensure zero invisibility even in remote rural communities with the right approach. Tostan will work hand in hand with communities and elected leaders of the department of Medina Yoro-Foulah in southern Senegal (population 150,000) to ensure that 100% of births and deaths are continuously registered by the end of 2022. The department's Civil registration and Vital Statistics system will be strengthened to provide timely data to guide decision-making.

Mode of engagement:
  • Programmatic action
    Ensure that all births and deaths are registered and that a well-functioning Registration & Vital Statistics system produces timely data to guide decision-making
Commitment to be actioned in: Senegal
Submitted from: Senegal
Submitted by
Tostan
Thematic area
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development
Commitment category

(10) Providing quality, timely and disaggregated data, that ensures privacy of citizens and is also inclusive of younger adolescents, investing in digital health innovations, including in big data systems, and improvement of data systems to inform policies aimed at achieving sustainable development.