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MenCare Switzerland celebrates its public launch and shares “Swiss Dads” photo exhibition

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the MenCare Switzerland launch event.

Guest post by our partners at männer.ch/masculinities.ch The MenCare campaign officially launched in Switzerland on May 30. männer.ch/masculinities.ch – the umbrella organization of men’s and father’s groups advocating for gender equality in Switzerland – and the newly founded Swiss Institute for Men and Gender Issues (SIMG) are coordinating the effort. Swiss women were not allowed …

UN Women’s Executive Director visits MenCare partner AÇEV’s Father Support Program

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mambo-Ngcuka with members of the Father Support Program in Istanbul. Photo: UN Women/Ventua Formicone.

In honor of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visited a group of fathers participating in MenCare partner AÇEV’s Father Support Program in Istanbul, Turkey in December. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said during her visit that fathers “are a vital part of the solution that has been missing” to prevent …

In Bulgaria, fathers are still seen as “sidekicks” but are eager to be more involved – especially at school

Fathers and children in a gymnasium.

The Safety For Our Children Conference, organized by MenCare partner For Our Children Foundation, was held in March 2016. During the conference, a MenCare Bulgaria campaign representative presented key results from a nationally representative study of parents with children under 18 years old. The presentation focused on fathers’ participation in their children’s education and healthcare. …