Resource Type:
Facilitator Manual
Region/Country:
Eswatini, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, India, Tanzania, Ghana, South Africa, Brazil
Primary Audience:
Men
Technical Area:
HIV, Gender Norms, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender-based Violence
SBC Approach:
Gender-transformative, Small Group Sessions
Engaging Boys and Men in Gender Transformation: The Group Education Manual
This is an educational manual for working with men to question non-equitable views about masculinity and develop more positive attitudes to prevent unhealthy behaviors that put them and their partners and families at risk. It can also be used to train facilitators who will implement workshop activities with groups of men. The activities are intended for use with men of all ages, although some adaptations might have to be made depending on the ages of the men and the country and community context. These activities can also be adapted for use with groups of men and women.
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Organization/author: The ACQUIRE Project/EngenderHealth, Equimundo
Year: 2008Language: French, Portuguese, Spanish, English
Know, Care, Do Theory of Change (learn more)
Components of Engagement:
Know Know about FP/SRH by having factual knowledge about FP/SRH services and methods and harmful gender norms and expectations.
Care Care about FP/SRH by assuming responsibility for their personal health and reproduction and accountability for supporting their partners’ reproductive priorities and needs.
Do Do supportive actions for FP/SRH by taking concrete steps to communicate and help achieve reproductive intentions and goals from themselves and in support of their partners.
Role in Engagement:
Agent of ChangeAs agents of change who actively aim to improve outcomes for themselves, their partners, their families, and their communities.
, PartnerAs partners in their relationships regarding FP/SRH issues and in challenging and addressing gender inequality and inequitable gender norms and roles.
, Client/UserAs clients or users of FP/SRH services with unique priorities, needs, and preferences that should be met by programs.
