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Making our Communities Better, A vision casting manual for leaders

English, Chichewa, Maasai, Kiswahili, Turkana, Creole, Zande Care, Do Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan Faith Leaders Maternal and Child Health Facilitator Manual Small Group Sessions, Interpersonal Communication Agent of Change

The purpose of the Make Communities Better training is to help faither leaders clearly understand their role in community development and to envision how improving the health of families, especially mothers and their children, will benefit their…

REAL Fathers Initiative Implementation Guidelines for Adaptation and Use

English Know, Care, Do Uganda Parents/Caregivers Gender-based Violence, Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms Toolkit Small Group Sessions Partner, Agent of Change

The Responsible, Engaged and Loving (REAL) Fathers Initiative was originally developed and evaluated as a program to prevent harsh discipline of young children and intimate partner violence, REAL Fathers engages young men as they enter into…

Male Engagement Session Guide

English Know, Care, Do Kenya Men, Women, Parents/Caregivers Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms Facilitator Manual Small Group Sessions, Gender-transformative Client/User, Partner

This small group communication tool serves as a guide for facilitators to prompt discussions and activities about men and boys’ engagement in family planning and maternal, newborn, and child health. The guide is based on the education through…

MenCare Facilitators’ Training Manual

English, French Know, Care, Do Global Men Gender-based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms Training Guide Social and Structural Change, Gender-transformative Agent of Change

This manual provides step-by-step guidance for facilitators to engage participants in the MenCare approach, equipping men with critical knowledge and skills to help them become more active parents, equitable, non-violent partners, and champions…

Father’s Club Manual on Engaging Men in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and in Sexual and Reproductive Health for the Multi-Country SHOW Program

English Do Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, Senegal Men Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms Training Guide Small Group Sessions, Social and Structural Change, Gender-transformative Partner, Agent of Change

The overall objective of the Fathers Clubs is to promote men’s equitable and nonviolent involvement as partners in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH). This manual contains a series of interactive…

Yaari Dosti: Young Men Redefine Masculinity, A Training Manual

English Know, Care, Do India Men Family Planning, Gender-based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms, HIV Facilitator Manual Small Group Sessions, Social and Structural Change, Gender-transformative Client/User, Partner

This training manual is adapted from the “Program H: Working with Young Men Series” developed in Brazil by Instituto PROMUNDO, for use in India. It promotes the positive aspects of masculinity, encourages men’s participation in sexual…

Program Ra Manual Second Edition

English Know, Care, Do Lebanon Men Family Planning, Gender-based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms, HIV Facilitator Manual Small Group Sessions, Social and Structural Change, Gender-transformative Client/User, Partner, Agent of Change

Programme Ra is the adaptation of Equimundo’s Program H in the Middle East. Programme Ra was adapted for the Lebanese context with ABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality in order to promote discussion about gender with young men living…

Program H Working with Young Men

English Know, Care, Do Latin America and Caribbean Men Family Planning, Gender-based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Gender Norms, HIV Facilitator Manual Small Group Sessions, Social and Structural Change, Gender-transformative Client/User, Partner, Agent of Change

The Program H manual includes approximately 70 activities to carry out group work with young men (ages 15 to 24) on gender, sexuality, reproductive health, fatherhood and caregiving, violence prevention, emotional health, drug use, and preventing…

Training Package for Healthcare Professionals on Engaging Men in Prenatal Care

English Know, Care, Do Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine Healthcare Providers/Staff Family Planning, Gender-based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Service Delivery Training Guide Gender-transformative, Provider Behavior Change Client/User, Partner, Agent of Change

This training package was created to help healthcare professionals engage with men during pregnancy and childbirth and to promote active fatherhood. Accompanied by slides for use in presentations and including prenatal visit practice with role…