Douglas Mendoza Urrutia has a master’s degree in Public Policy and Social Programs from the Central American University of Nicaragua. He is a regional coordinator of the MenEngage Alliance in Latin America and coordinates the training team at the Puntos de Encuentro Foundation, where he also co-coordinates the MenCare campaign in Nicaragua. …
In August, more than 105 health providers officially became MenCare+ Bandebereho partners as they participated in a workshop organized by MenCare+ Bandebereho and the Rwandan Ministry of Health. …
In September, 40 health care workers, health care promoters and facility staff from the Michael Mapongwana Midwife Obstetrics Unit (MOU) attended an interactive dialogue about the MenCare+ program, which has been working closely with the clinic to increase the number of men engaged in maternal and child health (MCH). Participants were divided into small groups …
MenCare+ Brazil’s “Shameless” campaign (“Campanha Sem Vergonha,” in Portuguese), which engages students to question gender norms and to develop their own awareness campaigns around sexual and reproductive health and rights, was launched in nine public schools in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 and is being expanded to new schools this year. In partnership with Rio …
An alliance of 10 NGOs that have experience working with children, parents, and educational and social institutions recently announced the launch of a new campaign called "Being a Father" in Bulgaria. This initiative, which forms part of the global MenCare Campaign, focuses on the benefits of men’s active participation in childcare and family care. …
MenCare Guatemala held four workshops around the theme of male involvement in caregiving. Two of these workshops were held with parents in the military detachment of the National Army in San Julián Chinautla, and the rest were with fathers in the National Civil police. These workshops have led participants to a newfound desire to change …
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