This MenCare+ CSW parallel event will focus on the root causes of gender inequality and will showcase opportunities for achieving gender equality through engaging men. We will share the impact that our work with men has had in four countries across three continents: South Africa, Rwanda, Indonesia, and Brazil. …
MenCare Sri Lanka shared this photo and story of transformation from Kalimutthu Mathiyalagan, a father of four and a MenCare fathers’ group participant, in the Nuwara Eliya Area Development Program: “Through MenCare, I learned how much my wife is discriminated against when we don’t share household activities. She works restlessly at home – taking …
From December 15-19, 2014, MenCare+ Indonesia held a training on male involvement in the health sector. Twelve participants from four provinces in Indonesia participated in this program. …
In Jombang, East Java, where patriarchal culture remains strongly rooted within the community, designing initiatives to increase men’s participation in sharing the household workload requires creativity. Many of the activities that are included in the MenCare+ Indonesia (“Laki Laki Peduli”) campaign touch on parents’ personal qualities and employ creative entry points for getting fathers involved …
At the second MenEngage Global Symposium, Rutgers WPF organized four MenCare+ "Kitchen Table Talks" about engaging men in gender justice issues, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and child health and gender-based violence. Here are some of the insights shared by participants. …
From November 25 to December 10, thousands of organizations and individuals around the world united in support of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign to raise awareness and gain wider support to end gender-based violence. We participated by highlighting 16 of the MenCare countries that are working to prevent gender-based violence around the world. …
