This month, MenCare+ South Africa fathers and family members participated in a march during the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA). The march was launched as a call for care, treatment and prevention for all. Local MenCare+ fathers emphasized that the struggle to reach zero infection would include equitable parenting …
By: Kate Doyle About 150 hand-made dolls are on their way to being used in the MenCare+ program, a four-country initiative to engage men as caregiving partners in sexual and reproductive health, especially maternal and child health. In Rwanda, Equimundo and the Rwanda Men’s Resource Center (RWAMREC) aim to involve more than 2,000 Rwanda men …
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. (This is a province with a long history of political resistance and most senior leaders in the South African ruling party were born in this province). I’m currently based here in Cape Town with my loving wife …
By Tamba David Mackieu In many countries the world over, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of families constitute many adults, both male and female, and children who are related to the father or wife (wives) in various ways. It can also be a combination of children from previous homes or from people, who were …
A success story from the MenCare program. Although many of the activities that will ultimately make up the MenCare program are still in their infancy, one story from the MenCare Southern Africa program has stood out for us as an inspiring example of what it can achieve. A recent focus group discussion for the program …
