A new initiative to engage fathers in changing attitudes and behaviors toward women and children has Tanzanians taking note. The campaign, known as Baba Bora and Mama Shujaa (“Good Father and Super Woman”), is working to engage men and boys in preventing violence and promoting gender equality in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. An initiative coordinated …
Men can play an important role when it comes to breastfeeding. In the following interview, Thulani Velebayi, a MenCare Trainer with Sonke Gender Justice, speaks about his understanding of and experience with breastfeeding. This interview originally appeared in the August 2015 print issue of Your Wellness Matters, a South African publication. …
In July 2015, MenCare+ Rwanda, or “Bandebereho,” successfully completed its third cycle of young men’s, young women’s, and fathers’ group education countrywide. This cycle led to a considerable increase in the number of people promoting MenCare principles in their homes and communities, sharing the care work, and preventing gender-based violence in Rwanda. Currently, Bandebereho has …
In the past, most social work interventions and social welfare legislation in South Africa have been geared exclusively toward women and children – and their protection. With this approach, they may be missing part of the solution. These policies and interventions do not often consider the positive impact that men’s equitable, nonviolent involvement in families …
The first State of the World’s Fathers report launched globally on June 16 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Other international launches, in 10 cities around the world, were held at the US Congress as well as parliaments in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. From New York to Nairobi, here are some of the highlights. …
Join us on June 16th for the launch of the world’s first-ever report on the State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) – providing a global view of the state of men’s contributions to parenting and caregiving around the world. …
