Thursday, 21 November 2013 marked an exciting day for MenCare+, with its official South African launch taking place in Khayelitsha’s Desmond Tutu Hall. People poured into the crowded hall for registration; after which fathers, young people, mothers, children, government personnel as well as partner organisations were seated in anticipation for the day’s proceedings. The event’s …
This month, MenCare+ South Africa fathers and family members participated in a march during the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA). The march was launched as a call for care, treatment and prevention for all. Local MenCare+ fathers emphasized that the struggle to reach zero infection would include equitable parenting …
“Caregiving is serious. It is neither male nor female. It is simply what makes us human.” During the latest TEDxBarcelonaWomen event, Gary Barker, the International Director at MenCare’s Global Co-Coordinator, Equimundo used personal stories and global trends to reinforce the importance of men’s caregiving in improving gender relations. Barker was one of ten speakers, ranging …
Numerous studies affirm that violence committed by a male partner and against a female partner (intimate partner violence, or IPV), is a worldwide phenomenon, and studies show that IPV sometimes increases during pregnancy. MenCare partners believe in the capacity of men to be caring partners during the prenatal period and after their children are born, …
Check out the new manual from MenCare Chile, “Workshops on Sexuality, Fatherhood and Care with Young Men,” or “Talleres sobre sexualidad, paternidad y cuidado con hombres jóvenes” (in Spanish). This manual includes perspective on gender and masculinities for facilitators. It is a tool to work with teens and young men more successfully on the themes …
This Wednesday, Rutgers WPF Indonesia, launched Laki-Laki Peduli, the Indonesian adaptation of MenCare+, a four-country initiative to promote gender equality and involved fatherhood and to prevent gender-based violence. …
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