Partnering with men and boys for gender justice in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

About Us

Our Mandate

End Violence Against Women and Girls by breaking down how social constructions of masculinity are linked to men’s use of violence.

Ensure Equitable Relations in the Home by increasing male participation in childcare, household tasks and other unpaid care work.

Eradicate Harmful Practices such as prenatal sex selection, child marriage and bride kidnapping.

Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health by promoting reproductive choices as a shared responsibility between men and women.

Where we work

Recent Stories

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Father and participant in the Happy Fatherhood campaign

TBILISI, Georgia/KYIV, Ukraine — “I was only 17 years old when my daughter Anastasia was born. I knew I was too young to be a father, so I was very nervous, but also twice as motivated...

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Ambassador of the "Bedroom without Violence"

"Bedroom without Violence" is the third stage of the national awareness raising campaign "Home without Violence" which was launched in Belarus in 2012 as part of the project &q...

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Engaging fathers in domestic tasks and caregiving to combat gender inequality

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The idea of a workshop to teach men how to iron clothes was initially greeted with skepticism, if not outright mockery, by Aleksandar Grujic’s male peers in the form...