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 …
Depending on context, efforts to encourage men to be involved, nonviolent fathers who share caregiving responsibilities can receive warmer or cooler receptions. These mixed reactions lead to the question: how have efforts to involve fathers played out in Latin American countries, which have been historically associated with stereotypes of “machismo” and entrenched patriarchy? …
MenCare+, an initiative of the global MenCare campaign, completed its third year of activities in Brazil in January 2016. MenCare partner Equimundo coordinates the initiative in Brazil, where it is known as +Pai, along with Instituto Papai, Instituto Noos, Rio de Janeiro’s Secretariat of Health, and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. A three-year, four-country collaboration …
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 …
The Municipality of Vega Baja’s SePARE program, a MenCare partner in Puerto Rico, is preparing to begin a new round of fathers’ groups in March 2016. The groups, known as Encuentros: Hombres-Padres (or “Men-Parents Meetings”), will meet twice a month to discuss and share stories about fatherhood, raising children, and childcare. The meetings are free …
