We hope that men:
- Celebrate the positive things about being a man, young man and boy
- Connect emotionally with their children, their partners and those around them
- Are encouraged to join in positive change, personally, in their families and the wider community
- Get involved in activities that are pro-active and support positive behavior change
- Discuss the influences upon their attitudes and beliefs around male identity
- Create resources that promote positive male role models
Campaign Outcomes:
- Increased emotional connection between males and the children in their lives
- Increased time spent between males with the children in their lives
- Increase quality of involvement between males with the children in their lives
- More men living out the 10 core themes of the MenCare initiative
- As a result we hope that children and women have increased quality of relationships with the men in their lives. Background – MenCare Global
(from website http://www.men-care.org/)
MenCare Global is a global fatherhood campaign. Our mission is to promote men’s involvement as equitable, non-violent fathers and caregivers in order to achieve family well-being and gender equality. MenCare Global supports 10 MenCare Themes
See what fathers can do right now to make a difference in their lives and the lives of their children. Fatherhood is made up of hundreds- if not thousands- of small decisions; decisions that are made each and every day by men all over the world. So we asked ourselves- if we could try to encourage fathers to do more, to be more caring, to be more engaged, where would we start? By working with our local and international partners, and fathers and mothers from diverse settings, these 10 themes emerged as the backbone of the MenCare Campaign.
1. Be Involved from the Start
2. Be Proud & Show it
4. Provide Health Care
5. Just Play
6. Educate
7. Be Brave: Show Affection
8. Raise without Violence
9. Teach Equality & Respect
10. Support the Mother
