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Putting Together the “Life Puzzle” in Russia

A photo exhibition in Russia on fatherhood and gender equality

Children, parents, job, home, money and gender equality are different parts of what the Swedish call a life puzzle. How can one harmoniously fit these pieces together? Possible answers were provided at a photo exhibition, which opened on November 14th in St. Petersburg. ‘Life Puzzle’ is an exhibition about the father’s role and how society 

Adult Education Programs to Start in Moldova

Participants at a domestic violence prevention workshop in Moldova sit around a conference table

“Not only women but also men should understand that violence is unacceptable in our lives.” This was the motto of the "Men’s Engagement in Prevention of Domestic Violence" workshop organized November 18-19th in Chisinau, Moldova. The meeting was arranged to establish an adult educational program on preventing family violence in Moldova. 

MenCare Bulgaria launches national campaign “Being a Father”

A father and his daughter have a tea party while surrounded my stuffed animal friends in Bulgaria.

An alliance of 10 NGOs that have experience working with children, parents, and educational and social institutions recently announced the launch of a new campaign called "Being a Father" in Bulgaria. This initiative, which forms part of the global MenCare Campaign, focuses on the benefits of men’s active participation in childcare and family care. 

The first meeting of the MenEngage Europe network discusses men’s role in childcare

Participants at the MenEngage Europe workshop

From September 17-19 in Zagreb, MenEngage Europe, a network of organizations and individuals who work on the inclusion of men in achieving gender equality, held a three-day meeting of its regional networks. The meeting brought together more than 40 people from 16 European countries (Croatia, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Albania, United Kingdom, Serbia, Ireland, 

Military fathers in Moldova are granted the right to parental leave

A black-and-white image of a father holding his newborn baby close

On July 17, upon the first reading of a draft law, Moldova’s Parliament voted to grand servicemen the right to parental leave. In 2012, Moldova’s Constitutional Court passed a similar verdict, after military counsel Tudor Lazer insisted that providing no parental leave for men in the army is a form of gender discrimination prohibited by 

Father’s Day is celebrated across Eastern and Central Europe

A Father's Day celebration in Slovakia

On Father’s Day, MenCare partners across Eastern and Central Europe celebrated the holiday with many different events and activities. In Slovakia, fathers organized a variety of celebrations. In Bratislava, dads attended a football match and a picnic, while Ružinov town and Breza village held municipal festivities to commemorate the holiday. Although Father’s Day is not