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Our Partners

MenCare is coordinated by Equimundo and Sonke Gender Justice in collaboration with steering committee members Save the Children Sweden, Oxfam GB, Plan International Sweden, and the MenEngage Alliance. MenCare has local and national campaigns active in over 60 countries, implemented by MenCare’s partners. For more information about our partners and their work, see the list below. Americas Canada | Chile | Costa 

Sub-Saharan Africa

In Sub-Saharan Africa, MenCare partners are engaging men as caregivers and as fathers through powerful media campaigns, high-impact program development, and local- and national-level advocacy initiatives in 11 countries. In Benin, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda, our partners focus on issues ranging from gender equality and violence prevention to masculinities and men’s health.

State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021

This is the second issue of an evolving report, planned for publication every three years. It can be used in the development of policy and legislation for families, labour market regulations, educational curricula, and other training materials. It can be referenced as a source of expert information for advocacy and community groups, individual families, and 

MenCare News | December 2022

Greetings MenCare partners and colleagues. As we are drawing closer towards the end of 2022, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to each one of you for the amazing work that you are doing in your countries to promote the global fatherhood campaign.  This year has been an amazing one with the Co-Coordinators 

The MenCare 50:50 Project Men Sharing Care Work Facilitators Guide

This manual provides information about MenCare 50:50 Facilitators, how to structure parenting groups, how to facilitate group sessions, and some useful general tips to use in sessions. This manual has been adapted by Sonke Gender Justice, from Program P originally developed by Equimundo, CulturaSalud/ EME, and REDMAS. It has been adapted for the MenCare SA 

CARING Webinar: Generate and disseminate mainstream media that portrays men and boys as non-violent and equitable caregivers

On December 8, 2023, MenCare, co-coordinated by Equimundo and Sonke Gender Justice, hosted the final webinar in the CARING series, “Generate and disseminate mainstream media that portrays men and boys as non-violent and equitable caregivers,” highlighting strategic recommendations from the State of the World’s Fathers report.  In this webinar, our expert panelists discussed how men 

CARING Webinar: Normalize Equal Parental Leave

On November 3, 2023, MenCare hosted the fifth webinar in the CARING series, Normalize Equal Parental Leave, highlighting strategic recommendations from the State of the World’s Fathers report. Our expert panel includes parents, lawyers, and advocates with a wide range of experiences navigating and advancing access to paid parental leave, including advocates who worked on the groundbreaking case that just granted equal 

MenCare News | July 2023

We are gearing up for an exciting week at the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda where we look forward to seeing many of our partners. At the conference, we’ll be hosting the first launch event of our biennial State of the World’s Fathers report, the world’s only global report on men’s involvement in parenting