In honor of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visited a group of fathers participating in MenCare partner AÇEV’s Father Support Program in Istanbul, Turkey in December. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said during her visit that fathers “are a vital part of the solution that has been missing” to prevent …
In March 2016, MenCare partner World Vision Lanka launched its first cycle of fatherhood programming in the Watawala Area Development Program (ADP) in Sri Lanka. Approximately 60 participants from 24 families attended the program’s first session, which was held in the town of Hatton. The families who participated are from Vellai Oya tea estate. They …
World Vision Lanka, MenCare’s partner in Sri Lanka, engaged hundreds of men in fatherhood programming in the Ambagamuwa Area Development Program (ADP) in 2015. The Ambagamuwa ADP worked to involve men in Sri Lanka’s plantation communities in active fatherhood and caregiving by conducting 109 MenCare classes for 309 participants. As part of the program, fathers and …
On March 19, MenCare Croatia celebrated Father’s Day in the main square of Čakovec, Croatia with activities that profiled the importance of involved fatherhood and gender equality. MenCare Croatia’s SuperTata (“SuperDad”) campaign emphasizes that true gender equality can only be achieved when men are involved not as helpers but as equal partners in childcare and …
The Safety For Our Children Conference, organized by MenCare partner For Our Children Foundation, was held in March 2016. During the conference, a MenCare Bulgaria campaign representative presented key results from a nationally representative study of parents with children under 18 years old. The presentation focused on fathers’ participation in their children’s education and healthcare. …
As part of the Homens Cuidam (“Men Care”) campaign in Brazil, MenCare partner Equimundo has launched a new video series called Família Brasileira (“Brazilian Family”) that highlights a diversity of Brazilian families with one thing in common: the recognition that men’s participation in caregiving is important for children’s development and gender equality. The first episode …
