‘Ami ê Pai’, the MenCare campaign in Cape Verde, has launched a new blog in Portuguese. The blog will provide information about fatherhood groups, which continue to meet on the islands, despite the formal campaign ending in November 2013. The blog also has information about past activities, posters and brochures, as well as testimonies from …
In December 2013, Moldovans participated in the second of a series of workshops in Chișinău about the prevention of domestic violence. Facilitator Volodymyr Martseniuk (Manager of Swedish-Ukrainian Project “OLEH” and Coordinator of All-Ukrainian Network of Papa-schools) discussed positive masculinity and shared practices and tools to involve men in combating domestic violence. Based on the information …
The 2014 Avon Communications Awards recognize organizations worldwide whose strategic communications tools are changing our communities, institutions, policies, and behaviors to prevent and eliminate violence against women and children. Submit material to the Communications X-CHANGE, a digital global communications library funded by the Avon Foundation and managed by Futures Without Violence, by January 31, 2014 …
Thursday, 21 November 2013 marked an exciting day for MenCare+, with its official South African launch taking place in Khayelitsha’s Desmond Tutu Hall. People poured into the crowded hall for registration; after which fathers, young people, mothers, children, government personnel as well as partner organisations were seated in anticipation for the day’s proceedings. The event’s …
This month, MenCare+ South Africa fathers and family members participated in a march during the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA). The march was launched as a call for care, treatment and prevention for all. Local MenCare+ fathers emphasized that the struggle to reach zero infection would include equitable parenting …
“Caregiving is serious. It is neither male nor female. It is simply what makes us human.” During the latest TEDxBarcelonaWomen event, Gary Barker, the International Director at MenCare’s Global Co-Coordinator, Equimundo used personal stories and global trends to reinforce the importance of men’s caregiving in improving gender relations. Barker was one of ten speakers, ranging …
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