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A path to building healthy relationships and happy families in Sri Lanka

Children participate in the Nuwara Eliya Area Program’s MenCare Family Retreat in May 2017. Photo courtesy of World Vision Lanka.

In May 2017, World Vision Lanka’s Nuwara Eliya Area Program in Sri Lanka organized a MenCare Family Retreat – a two-day residential program – for MenCare fathers’ group participants and their families. Men from the community who had completed six sessions based on MenCare’s Program P were invited to participate in the retreat, along with their 

MenCare partner AÇEV puts involved fatherhood at center stage in 2017

A father and child play together. Photo courtesy of AÇEV.

In Turkey, MenCare partner AÇEV began a series of research, advocacy, and campaign activities in April 2017 to engage key stakeholders from all parts of society in transforming fatherhood and promoting gender equality, including increasing awareness among fathers about their role in childcare, child development, and equitable parenting. Through a range of local and national 

Second-ever MenCare Global Meeting brings together 100 practitioners, activists, and researchers from 50 countries to engage men as fathers and caregivers for gender equality

Group photo of participants at the MenCare Global Meeting 2017.

The MenCare Global Meeting 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia brought together nearly 100 activists, academics, and practitioners from 50 countries on June 8–10 to share and exchange new findings, lessons learned, and reflections from the field of engaging men as fathers and caregivers for gender equality. The MenCare campaign’s second-ever global gathering sought to strengthen ties 

This Father’s Day, celebrate by taking action!

Happy Father’s Day from MenCare! This Sunday, we’re celebrating fathers who stand for equality and know the value of care. What happens when fathers step up to share the care? This Father’s Day, take 3 minutes to see how involved fatherhood can improve the lives of children, women, and men in MenCare’s new film, Join