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Preventing violence against women by engaging men

A speaker at the launch of MenCare+ Indonesia (Laki-Laki Peduli)

This Wednesday, Rutgers WPF Indonesia, launched Laki-Laki Peduli, the Indonesian adaptation of MenCare+, a four-country initiative to promote gender equality and involved fatherhood and to prevent gender-based violence. 

“SHAMELESS” Campaign takes off in Brazil

Student champions of Brazil's "Shameless" campaign

Public school students in Brazil have created a campaign entitled “Shameless” to promote sexual and reproductive health in schools. MenCare+, which in Brazil is called ‘Mais Pai,’ in partnership with the Manager Group of Health and Prevention in Schools (a Federal Government program) and the State Education Secretary of Rio de Janeiro kicked off the 

Dolls for dads in Rwanda

Rwandan woman with a doll from Dolls for Dads

By: Kate Doyle About 150 hand-made dolls are on their way to being used in the MenCare+ program, a four-country initiative to engage men as caregiving partners in sexual and reproductive health, especially maternal and child health. In Rwanda, Equimundo and the Rwanda Men’s Resource Center (RWAMREC) aim to involve more than 2,000 Rwanda men