When Men Change: A Equimundo Film
When Men Change tells the story of four men who changed the way they think about gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. In recent years,
Being a Father: A State of the World’s Fathers Film
Being a Father asks fathers, mothers, and children from around the world: “What does fatherhood mean to you?” This film was produced alongside the launch of State of
State of the World’s Fathers 2015
Launched in June 2015 in 10 cities around the world, the first State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) report serves as a landmark analysis of fatherhood and caregiving, drawing
MenCare in the Public Health Sector in Central America
MenCare partners ECPAT in Guatemala and Puntos de Encuentro and REDMAS in Nicaragua worked within their countries’ existing health systems to promote men’s engagement in active fatherhood
Transforming gender roles in domestic and caregiving work: preliminary findings from engaging fathers in maternal, newborn, and child health in Rwanda
This article draws on Equimundo and RWAMREC’s programmatic experiences in Rwanda of implementing MenCare+, a gender transformative approach to engaging young and adult men (ages 15–35) in
A More Equal Future: A MenCare Manual to Engage Fathers to Prevent Child Marriage in India
This manual was developed as part of a collaboration between World Vision and Equimundo in response to harmful societal and cultural practices that support the continuation of
Global pathways to men’s caregiving: Mixed methods findings from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey and the Men Who Care study
This mixed method study explores which men are more involved in caregiving, and what childhood and adulthood factors influence their level of involvement. This is an Author’s
A Radical Agenda for Men’s Caregiving
The gender equality agenda has long discussed the unequal burden of care work for women and girls. But this debate has seldom focused on how to create
MenCare – Join the Movement
Men are ready for change. Watch this to find out how MenCare is inspiring men around the world – to become more involved fathers, more invested partners,
‘I can do women’s work’: reflections on engaging men as allies in women’s economic empowerment in Rwanda
The benefits of women’s economic empowerment are well-known and documented in the development literature. Few studies and interventions, however, have explored how men react or can be
Program P: A Manual for Engaging Men in Fatherhood, Caregiving, and Maternal and Child Health
Program P (“P” for “padre” in Spanish and “pai” in Portuguese, meaning “father”) provides concrete strategies for engaging men in active caregiving from their partner’s pregnancy through their child’s early years. It identifies best practices on engaging men in maternal and child health, caregiving, and preventing violence against women and children.
Engaging Men and Boys in Advancing Women’s Agency: Where We Stand and New Directions
This review explores the evidence base on the role of men and boys in advancing women’s agency. It examines the literature on gender norms and their influence
Program HMD: A Toolkit for Action
This toolkit presents the short version of the approach contained in Programs H and M. It seeks to make the model accessible so that an increasing number
MenCare Nicaragua Film
Carlos’ Story was originally part of a project entitled “Life Stories of Young Men in Managua” by the Nicaraguan NGO Puntos de Encuentro that aimed to increase
MenCare Brazil Film
The MenCare Campaign is proud to present Marcio’s Story, an emotional telling of how fatherhood plays an integral role in men’s lives. Marcio, a man living in
MenCare Rwanda Film
The MenCare Campaign presents Theresa and Landuwari’s story from Rwanda, a journey of a husband and father’s understanding that when men engage as caregivers in the home
The MenCare Campaign
This clip promotes MenCare’s mission to support caring fathers, captures MenCare’s most important messages, and will help raise the global visibility of millions of fathers who are
Fatherhood: Parenting Programmes and Policy
The purpose of this publication is to review policies and programs that promote or facilitate the involvement of fathers and father-figures from the pre-natal period through the
Você é meu Pai
“You Are My Father” is a MenCare Campaign that aims to encourage fathers to see themselves the way that their children see them: to see their power
Men who Care: A Multi-Country Qualitative Study of Men in Non-Traditional Caregiving Roles
The study presents the results of life history interviews with more than 80 men in 5 countries — all carrying out caregiving in the home or as
Journeys of Transformation: A Training Manual for Engaging Men as Allies in Women’s Economic Empowerment
This manual provides group education sessions for engaging men as allies in women’s economic empowerment. It emerges from experiences, in Rwanda and elsewhere, that women’s economic empowerment
Men in Families and Family Policy in a Changing World
This study provides an analysis of gender equality, participation in care work, fatherhood, migration and HIV/ AIDS. It also highlights problems associated with the presence of fathers
Once Upon a Boy
Once Upon a Boy is a no-words cartoon video that tells the story of a boy and his experiences growing up, including peer pressure, his first sexual
Program H: Working with Young Men
The Program H manual includes approximately 70 activities to carry out group work with young men (ages 15 to 24) on gender, sexuality, reproductive health, fatherhood and