Caring Men

MenCare in Latin America: EMERGE Case Study

This study details the implementation and impact of MenCare – a global fatherhood and caregiving campaign – in its engagement of men as involved, non-violent fathers for

MenCare Short: Brazil

Marcio narrates the importance of men’s involvement in the lives of their children and families, even if it goes against traditional expectations, in this three-minute “MenCare Short.”

MenCare Short: Rwanda

Landuwari journeys to an understanding that sharing the work at home, supporting women’s economic empowerment, and girls’ education benefits the entire family, in this four-minute “MenCare Short.”

MenCare Short: South Africa

Fatherhood is a gift to children, but it’s also a gift to dads. In Khayelitsha, Themba inspires his younger brother, Andrew, who is about to become a

Why Men’s Caregiving Matters for Young Children: Lessons from the MenCare Campaign

After years of focusing overwhelmingly on the mother–child dyad, child development as a field has “discovered” fathers. In the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Early Childhood Matters, Equimundo’s

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