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Many Ways of Being: Co-creating a healthier, more inclusive future with youth

In a world where conversations around sexual and reproductive health can be shrouded in stigma and secrecy, it’s essential to create safe and inclusive spaces for young

Collective Determination for Change: Insights from a gender-based violence prevention workshop in Sri Lanka

In October 2023, I was invited by UNFPA Sri Lanka to share insights on global models for gender-based violence (GBV) prevention at a recent 2-day workshop aimed

Engaging Men for Gender Equality in the Workplace

Equimundo works to engage men to be workplace gender equality champions.

Many Ways of Being

Many Ways of Being is a sex education curriculum focused on gender equity, healthy relationships, & safer sex practices. This inclusive, youth-centered program can be implemented in schools and community centers with youth of all genders ages 15-19.

Program P Comparative Review: Topline Findings

Parenting programs have been identified as a promising strategy to strengthen parenting skills; increase men’s participation in caregiving; improve the quality of family relationships, health, and well-being;

Manhood 2.0: Lessons Learned from a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Young Men

Manhood 2.0 is an initiative developed by Equimundo and the University of Pittsburgh to engage adolescent boys and young men (ages 15-24) in reflecting on the impacts

Program P

Program P provides concrete strategies and activities, based on evidence and a decade of adaptations in different settings, to engage men with their female partners in caring, equitable and non-violent fatherhood from their partner’s pregnancies through their children’s early years.

Intergenerational Parenting Programs

Integrate evidence-based parenting and adolescent-focused curricula to engage fathers and their partners, together with their children to build equitable, respectful, and nurturing family environments.

New Report Finds That Masculinities Affect Men’s and Boys’ Ability to Cope with Trauma

Apart from what it means in their own lives, men’s exposure to violence, trauma and adversity are key risk factors for men’s self-inflicted harm and their use

Manual Programa H Bolivia: Involucrando a Hombres y Mujeres por la Igualdad de Género

Beginning in 2019, Equimundo and local partners Colectivo Rebeldía and ECAM adapted, tested and conducted the first Bolivian implementation of Program H in Santa Cruz and Tarija,

Men: Enough with our silence. We must act.

Dear fellow men, The last weeks have been like the past centuries – too many men continue to murder women, abuse them, harass them, and ignore calls

Men Are Showing Greater Empathy, Building Stronger Relationships: Reflections on a Multi-Country, Violence-Prevention Program Point to Cross-level Impact

After five years of implementation, Prevention+, a multi-country violence-prevention program, has come to an end – with impressive impacts, valuable lessons learned, and strong partners that continue

10 Ways Men Can Prevent Gender-Based Violence for 16 Days of Activism

Ending gender-based discrimination and violence is a global priority that requires collective action. From November 25 to December 10, we are joining thousands of organizations around the

Valuable Lessons Learned From Adapting and Implementing a Program for Very Young Adolescents (VYA): The Malawi Experience

The brief provides a profile of very young adolescents in Malawi, a synopsis of the curriculum, information on start-up activities, methodology for the brief, main findings, and a brief conclusion.

Engaging Young Boys is a Key to Achieving Gender Equality and Healthy Manhood Reveals New Research, as Part of the Global Boyhood Initiative

A first-of-its-kind, research-backed initiative focused on boyhood, founded by Equimundo and the Kering Foundation in partnership with Plan International, launches today in the United States (US) with

Men Scoring Higher on ’Man Box’ Scale are Prone to Violence, Mental Illness

New study affirms men who harbor more harmful attitudes about masculinity – including beliefs about aggression and homophobia – tend toward bullying, sexual harassment, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

Engaging Men in Reducing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Mortality: Lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, and Senegal

New learning briefs highlight the importance of framing programs to recruit and retain male participants; ensuring high-quality facilitation; and including populations that are typically missing from such programs when designing and implementing gender-transformative projects.

Understanding the Motivations that Drive Men’s and Boys’ Participation in Violent Extremist Groups Requires a Focus on Masculinities, Reveals New Report

New report shares findings from a desk review of literature on the field of preventing violent extremism (PVE), and includes programs that seek to prevent violent extremism and assesses how each program does or does not do so by transforming harmful gender norms.

Most-Watched TV Content Often Reinforces Male Stereotypes: Aggressive, Uncaring, and Hands-off Parenting

A new groundbreaking research study reveals how men are portrayed on screen by examining messages about masculinity in TV popular among boys.

If We Want to Disrupt Cycles of Violence, Psychosocial Support Interventions Provide a Promising Way Forward

Exposure to violence in childhood can take an enormous toll on children’s mental and physical health now and in the long-term; it can also impact their future

Want to be a Better Male Ally for Gender Equality? Here Are Nine Steps You Can Take

While most men say that they want to support gender equality, a survey produced by Equimundo in partnership with Bonobos reveals that they are not necessarily taking

Join Equimundo at the 64th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, US

Following the UN Secretary-General’s recommendation to Member States to amend the format of the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in light

What We Know About Masculinity and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

Fulfilling unmet sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs is an urgent global health mandate. Gender inequalities and gender norms continue to be significant barriers to improving sexual and reproductive health.

Men’s Partnership is Fundamental to Achieving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Everyone, According to New Report 

Imagine what people’s sexual and reproductive lives would look like if all of us enjoyed equal knowledge, skills, self-esteem, and access to services; conducted our relationships with