To celebrate Children’s Month in June in Mozambique, Fanelo Ya Mina Institute re-launched its “You Are My Father” (“Tu és o meu Papá”) campaign targeting Mozambican men. The campaign seeks to challenge the individual and structural gender determinants related to parenting and caregiving that reinforce inequality. Major campaign activities thus far have included a consultation …
MenCare’s co-coordinator Sonke Gender Justice is working to ensure that a special petition to grant fathers the right to 10 days of paternity leave in South Africa is taken seriously, and that Parliament takes up the call to change the law. …
In MenCare's newest film, "The Gift of Fatherhood" from South Africa, the journey that brothers Themba and Andrew face is beautifully chronicled and shows that while sometimes difficult to achieve, fatherhood is a gift to everyone in the family. …
Close to 100 men filled the maternity unit of the Michael Mapongwana Community Health Clinic in Khayelitsha (Cape Town, South Africa) on Friday, June 13th. The clinic staff declared it the first time so many men occupied the maternal unit at the same time, an exciting start as they try to get men more involved …
The Rwanda Men’s Resource Center (RWAMREC), the coordinator of MenCare+ Rwanda, hosted a three-day exchange meeting for MenCare+ partners from Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa. …
Group educations sessions – with fathers, young men, and young women – are one of the main activities carried out by MenCare+ Rwanda, or “Bandebereho.” Group education sessions started more than six weeks ago in the MenCare+ target areas in Rwanda. Although kickoff was slightly delayed by facilitator trainings and manual approval from the Ministry …
