World Vision Lanka’s Ambagamuwa Area Development Program (ADP) in Sri Lanka conducted a three-day MenCare retreat program for 15 families in June 2016. Before taking part in the family retreat, fathers from the Moray Estate of the Ambagamuwa ADP had completed a series of eight MenCare group workshops led by local trainers. These workshops were …
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 …
MenCare Indonesia’s MenCare+ program came to a close in February 2016, concluding three years of successfully engaging men in caregiving, health, and nonviolence. The MenCare+ Indonesia program not only worked directly with young men, young fathers, and their partners, but also used an integrated campaign strategy to raise broader awareness about the importance of men’s …
In connection with International Women’s Day, on March 3 the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, Vietnam launched a photo exhibition about fathers and caregiving, “Swedish Dads,” by Swedish photographer Johan Bävman. When Johan Bävman was an expectant father, he had trouble finding information and guidance to help him with his new role as a dad. Thus …
MenCare+ Indonesia (“Laki Laki Peduli”) recently coordinated two events to showcase their interventions with male perpetrators of violence and lessons learned from the MenCare+ program in Indonesia. In December 2015, MenCare+ Indonesia held a seminar in Jakarta to share their strategies for working with men who have perpetrated violence. Speakers included service providers, criminologists, women’s …
