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Happy Mother’s Day from MenCare!

A family in India

This Mother's Day, take two minutes to get to know three fathers who are making a positive difference for mothers, and for their families and communities. 

MenCare South Africa transforms a rural community’s gender norms

A new case study, “MenCare in Matzikama,” documents how the Matzikama Men and Boys Network, in conjunction with MenCare’s co-coordinator Sonke Gender Justice, have transformed gender and family norms in a rural municipality in South Africa. “We have set a platform for capacitating men and boys and families [and] redirecting their vision in terms of 

Topic sheets on fatherhood show how and why to engage dads

A Topic Sheet for advocates from the Bringing Fathers In series

A series of topic sheets from MenCare and the Fatherhood Institute focuses on why and how to engage fathers effectively. These smart and punchy one-pagers are designed for an international audience of health, education and social care professionals, policymakers, program managers and designers, researchers and evaluators, mothers and fathers. Four topic sheets focus on why 

MenCare+ Indonesia hosts “The Changing Role of Modern Parenting”

The Pulih Foundation, a MenCare+ Indonesia partner, held an inspiring discussion on “The Changing Role of Modern Parenting” in Jakarta on April 26th, which focused on the importance of fathers for the healthy development of their children. Twenty-five couples and their children participated in the discussion and shared experiences related to the importance of fatherhood, 

MenCare Guatemala trains health care providers in promoting active fatherhood

Healthcare providers at a training workshop in Guatemala

In March, MenCare Guatemala’s coordinator ECPAT co-organized eight workshops for health care providers around themes of active fatherhood and caregiving, providing training for a total of 55 health professionals. The goal of the workshops was to train health providers on how to get men involved in maternal and child health, how to coordinate group education 

Interview with Márcio Chagas da Paz

Marcio's son plants a kiss on his father's cheek

Read an interview with Márcio Chagas da Paz, a participant in MenCare workshops in Brazil, as part of the International Museum of Women’s “Mama: Motherhood Around the Globe” online exhibition. The International Museum of Women chose Márcio as one of its heroes because he “knows from personal experience that men who have had troubled relationships