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Prime time dads: Improving gender equality in Georgia through reality TV

UNFPA Georgia - MenCare+ - Reality TV and Gender Equality

"Fathers", a popular reality TV show in Georgia, addresses the state of fatherhood and men's involvement in childcare and housework. The show was one of the most-watched shows in the country during its time slot, and it is just the latest installment in an ongoing UNFPA campaign to increase fathers’ involvement in family life in Georgia. 

Digital MenCare: The role of digital technology in Bulgarian families

A child watches TV.

Digital technology is becoming more and more present in the everyday lives of Bulgarian families. Members of the youngest generation are growing up to be “digital kids.” Children often take the use of digital technology – namely the Internet – for granted, and parents are facing new challenges in terms of managing their children’s use of and access to technology. Growing digital connectivity is occurring – at different stages – practically all around the globe. 

Year in review: MenCare’s top posts of 2015

2015 was an eventful year for MenCare. From the launch of the first State of the World’s Fathers report in 10 cities around the world, to the expansion of the campaign to more than 35 countries, we made significant strides in engaging men around the world as equitable, nonviolent fathers and caregivers. MenCare shared these 

MenCare Bulgaria celebrates third annual Father’s Week in November

Boyan Petrov and his team on Cherni Vrah ("Black Peak") of Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.

MenCare Bulgaria held its third annual Father’s Week – one of the campaign’s major public events – from November 9 to November 15 this year, reaching dozens of communities and hundreds of individuals across the country. The slogan of this year’s celebration was “A Model Father,” which aimed to communicate that every father or significant 

MenCare partners hold regional conference on fatherhood and caregiving in the Balkans

Four photos from MenCare campaigns in the Balkans.

CARE International Balkans and its regional partners organized a conference on MenCare, fatherhood, and caregiving in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 11-13. The goal of the conference, “Fatherhood and Gender-Equitable Parenting in the Balkans: Practice, Policy and Research,” is to promote best practices and policies that support fathers and caregivers to be more actively