What’s the best Mother’s Day gift? Being an involved father. An overwhelming amount of evidence confirms that being an involved father has positive effects for mothers, children and men worldwide. It’s important to be an involved and caring father not only on Mother’s Day, but every day! This Mother’s Day, take two minutes to get …
Call for participation in MenCare’s new film “Being Dad” MenCare is excited to announce “Being Dad,” a new film being produced by the campaign in conjunction with the launch of its first-ever State of the World’s Fathers report in June 2015. And, we need your help. “Being Dad” will be a short film, highlighting self-recorded …
This year, MOSAIC, a MenCare+ South Africa partner, has led three door-to-door campaigns, called “Knock and Drop,” in the Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Lavender Hill townships in Cape Town to raise awareness about the MenCare+ program and its activities with men and women in these communities. Door-to-door communication is an important tool to increase awareness, start conversations …
In March, the Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) – MenCare Vietnam’s coordinator – focused its efforts on engaging local religious leaders. Throughout the month, CSAGA conducted trainings with priests, nuns and other clergy on how to integrate gender equality and domestic violence prevention into their premarital programs. …
Group education for young and expecting fathers is one of the cornerstones of the MenCare+ program in Rwanda. Since 2014, more than 1,000 men and their partners have participated in 15 weekly sessions to promote men’s greater involvement in caregiving and in maternal, newborn, and child health. Fathers' group participants, their partners, and community members report many positive outcomes, including men’s increased participation in antenatal care and delivery, and in sharing care work within the home. …
MenCare Latvia’s coordinator Center Dardedze launched a national campaign in Latvia called “It is an Art to Be a Father” as part of its ongoing activities to promote fathers’ engagement in caregiving. The aim of the campaign, held from December 2014 to March 2015, was to promote active fatherhood by showing its impact on a child’s life. The campaign included posters and a video that illustrate positive father-child relationships and their impact. …
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