Uganda has made remarkable progress in advancing girls’ and women’s empowerment, promoting their rights in education, leadership, and health. However, amidst this critical work, boys have been gradually sidelined –often assumed to be self-reliant and emotionally immune. As a result, many boys in Uganda today are falling through the cracks, facing neglect, emotional isolation, and …
Motivated by personal experiences and the irony of absent fathers within our group, students studying Communication for Development embarked on a journey to construct and deconstruct fatherhood figures in order to foster stronger families and begin dismantling traditional gender roles. …
Italiano sotto By Federico Bastiani “Give a child a piece of paper and some crayons and ask them to draw a car… they will surely make it red,” said Enzo Ferrari. But I must say, this time he was wrong. When Noah, my son, was just three years old and fell in love with Formula …
Over the past two years, the MenCare campaign has made exciting strides with the development and launch of the MenCare 50/50 Commitment platform and produced the State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) 2023 report, involving the most country partners in data collection yet. We established a new governance structure called the Partners’ Council in 2022 …
Being a father – or father figure – is a joyful experience, but it doesn’t come without its challenges. Whether you are an expectant father, a new father, or a seasoned one, there is always a lot to learn and plenty of room to grow. Below, we’re sharing some resources for fathers and father figures …
Have you noticed our website has a new look and feel? This year, we decided to refresh the MenCare Campaign’s branding and website to continue moving the needle on the movement for involved, caring fatherhood. Since 2011, the MenCare Campaign has advocated for men’s equitable involvement in caregiving and fatherhood. The new MenCare brand and …