This year, Brazil celebrated Father’s Day (Dia dos Pais, in Portuguese) on August 9. MenCare partners in Brazil dedicated “Father’s Month” to providing education about the importance of men’s active engagement in their children’s lives – from pregnancy and beyond – and to advocating for national policies and programs that support this involvement. Below are …
Twenty representatives from civil society, government, and United Nations institutions came together to form a Peruvian national committee on fatherhood as part of the MenCare Campaign on August 4-5, 2015. This meeting, facilitated by representatives from the Red Peruana de Masculinidades, Aldeas Infantiles SOS, Equimundo, and the MenEngage Alliance, aimed to strengthen collaboration across sectors and …
The Red Peruana de Masculinidades, a MenCare Peru partner, announced the winners of its third annual fatherhood photography contest on July 23, 2015. The nationwide competition received over 40 entries. It was designed to increase the visibility of Peruvian fathers involved in care work, and to promote active, responsible, affectionate, and gender-equitable models of fatherhood. Check out …
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. …
On March 8, International Women’s Day, MenCare Peru coordinator Red Peruana de Masculinidades launched a manifesto entitled Men for a Society with Justice for Women. “We believe that it is impossible to envision a society that grows and progresses without equally including all women with the full ability to exercise their rights,” it declares. The …
