What is MenEngage?

MenEngage is a global alliance of non-governmental organizations that are involved in an array of research, interventions, and policy initiatives seeking to engage men and boys in effective ways to reduce gender inequalities and promote health and the well-being of women, men, and children. The alliance includes several major international organizations, as well as local and national groups with extensive experience in engaging men and boys in gender equality and reducing violence. Members of MenEngage include:

• EngenderHealth +*
• Instituto Promundo +*
• Save the Children–Sweden +
• Sahayog +
• The Family Violence Prevention Fund +
• The International Planned Parenthood Federation +
• The White Ribbon Campaign +
• International Center for Research on Women
• Sonke Gender Justice Network
• Men's Reseources International
• Salud y Género
• World Health Organization
• UNDP 
• UNFPA

+ Steering committee members
* Co-chairs

What Does MenEngage Do?

The goal of MenEngage is to increase the number of men and boys reached by interventions that promote and engage them in gender equality and violence prevention. To achieve this, MenEngage will implement three complementary strategies:

1. advocacy and policy;
2. a learning and leadership network; and
3. resource sharing in the form of a global online web-based portal.

Each strategy will be developed through a consultative process with MenEngage members.

Recent/Upcoming Events and Activities

• Regional Meeting Africa - Nov 2006
• Regional Meeting South Asia - Feb 2007
• Regional Meeting Latin America - Nov 2007
• Regional Meeting Europe - August 2008
• Policy/Donors' Forums on Engaging Men and Boys - Washington, DC (May 2007) and Geneva (December 2007)
• Collaborating on UNFPA global tool kit on work with men and boys
• Technical Support for Asia Pacific Joint Programme on Working with Men and Boys on the Prevention of Ciolence in partnership with UNDP, UNIFEM, and UNFPA 2008-2010
• Global Conference: "Going to Scale: Engaging Men and Boys in Achieveing Gender Equality." Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. March 29 – April 3, 2009. More information at www.EngagingMen2009.org
• Launch of an interactive MenEngage web-based portal at www.aidsportal.org

Upcoming Publications

• The Evidence Base: An evaluation review of interventions with men and boys (PDF, 1.2MB; produced in collaboration with WHO)
• Advocacy Pack on Men, Boys and Health (produced in collaboration with WHO)
• Engaging Men and Boys To Achieve Gender Equality: How Can We Build on What We Have Learned? (PDF, 2.1MB)

How Can I Get Involved?

MenEngage is currently building membership networks in 5 different regions. If you are interested in joining a regional network, please send your contact information to the following regional contacts:

• East and Southern Africa: Andrew Levack (alevack@engenderhealth.org)
• Latin America: Gary Barker (barkerpromundo@aol.com)
• South Asia: Saghir Bukhari (syed_saghir_bukhari@yahoo.com)
• Europe: Klas Hyllander (klas.hyllander@mfj.se)
• North America: Juan Carlos Arean (juancarlos@endabuse.org)

For other general information please contact menengage@engenderhealth.org.

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