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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:

·         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.

·         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.

·         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.

·         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.

·         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.

·         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.