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Men to Men Strategy Toolkit on Working with Men to Combat Gender-Based Violence
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Published by African Women’s Development and
Communication Network (FEMNET), the Men to Men Strategy Toolkit shares
information, tools, activities, and skills building ideas and methods to
support organisations and individuals to better understand the dynamics of
working with men to address gender based violence (GBV) in collaboration with
women's rights organisations in Africa. It explores the myths and
misconceptions of working with men, men's fears and strengths, and suggests
some of the tested and working ideas that can be adopted, domesticated, or
improved for a greater impact. It specifically addresses how to engage men to
change negative socio-cultural attitudes that make them look down on women and
girls as lesser human beings.
The toolkit can also be used to build a constituency of
men to address other social issues that relate to human development and more
specifically the intersection between GBV and the spread of HIV in Africa.
The toolkit consists of seven chapters, each dedicated to
a component of involving men in combating GBV:
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Chapter 1: History of the men to men regional
programme - provides the historical background of the Men to Men Programme. It
traces the origin of the initiative, locates it within the context of other
initiatives in different parts of the world and provides the philosophical
rationale for involving men to combat GBV.
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Chapter 2: Understanding beliefs, values, and
principles in working with men - looks at the beliefs (what the men are
convinced about), values (what drives their work), and operational principles
(how the men combat GBV) of the Men to Men Programme. This chapter also covers
the myths and misconceptions about male gender advocates and provides
counter-veiling facts.
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Chapter 3: How to work with men in
constituency building - looks at the mobilisation and sustenance of men into
the movement against GBV. It details strategies that have been successfully
used to inspire, recruit, and retain men into the movement. The chapter
describes different constituencies of men and how to mobilise them.
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Chapter 4: How to undertake capacity building
for men - is on capacity building and training for the constituency of men
combating GBV. Apart from specifying how the movement understands capacity
building, the chapter provides details on different types of activities carried
out to improve the knowledge, transform the attitudes and enhance the skills of
men to combat GBV.
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Chapter 5: How to engage men in practical
interventions - focuses on practical interventions i.e. the various activities
carried out by the men in prevention and response to potential or actual cases
of GBV. Beyond describing the activities, the chapter also lists the
characteristics of an effective practical intervention.
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Chapter 6: How to mobilise resources for
men's programmes - the chapter examines general principles and approaches to
resource mobilisation, strategies that have been successfully used by the Men
to Men Programme, and guidelines on how to develop convincing resource
mobilisation strategies.
· Chapter 7: How to monitor and evaluate men's programmes - looks at the monitoring and evaluation of Men to Men programmes. It highlights key elements to look at in determining the progress and success of the Men to Men initiatives and therefore what to plan and report on.