*The Alternatives Project (TAP),* in partnership with *Tostan,* will host a joint webinar titled *“Lessons from 35 Years on the Frontlines of Community Empowerment.”* The event will explore how community-led education can strengthen the agency of individuals and communities, enabling them to organize grassroots action and promote *lasting social transformation.* Through their experiences, the speakers will discuss how *participatory and community-centered* approaches to education can *foster leadership, collective decision-making, local ownership, and sustained social change*. The conversation will offer important lessons for educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in *alternative approaches to education,* community empowerment, and grassroots development. *When: Oct 07, 2026 at 12 p.m. (EST)* *Where: Online* *REGISTER HERE to receive the link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffNy13LkiCGZQy_PdVpWPqJmkb1z8J1UtPz_YDPv-sBKzhTg/viewform?usp=sharing>* [image: TAP PRESENTS TOSTAN OCT 07.png] -- In Solidarity, The Alternatives Project https://www.thealternativesproject.org/cies-sig