Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality
CARE International NW Balkans and 5 partners from the region participated in the Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from March 31st through April 3rd. The symposium had representatives from over 80 countries, including NGOs, UN agencies and donors focused on the role of men in supporting gender equality and ending violence against women.
The Global Symposium covered issues around preventing violence against women and girls; men’s involvement in violence, both as victims and perpetrators; sexual and reproductive health rights; HIV/AIDs prevention; fatherhood and ending homophobia. The symposium engaged in dialogue with women’s rights organizations on the meaning of engaging boys and men in the fight for gender equality.
For more information, visit:
http://www.engagingmen2009.org/24?locale=en_US
A youth forum took place as part of the Global Symposium, with a youth from Banja Luka, Dajan Javorac as a participant. As a youth activist he spoke about his own personal experiences and his work with other young men to end all levels of violence in his community. CARE International presented on a panel highlighting its experiences and lessons learned from the Western Balkan Gender Based Violence Prevention Young Men Initiative, a 3 year program supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Global Symposium ended with a Rio Call for Action to governments and NGOs to work together to engage with men and boys in the promotion of gender equality and the ending of violence against women by addressing social norms around masculinity that are both harmful to men and women.
The Global Symposium covered issues around preventing violence against women and girls; men’s involvement in violence, both as victims and perpetrators; sexual and reproductive health rights; HIV/AIDs prevention; fatherhood and ending homophobia. The symposium engaged in dialogue with women’s rights organizations on the meaning of engaging boys and men in the fight for gender equality.
For more information, visit:
http://www.engagingmen2009.org/24?locale=en_US
A youth forum took place as part of the Global Symposium, with a youth from Banja Luka, Dajan Javorac as a participant. As a youth activist he spoke about his own personal experiences and his work with other young men to end all levels of violence in his community. CARE International presented on a panel highlighting its experiences and lessons learned from the Western Balkan Gender Based Violence Prevention Young Men Initiative, a 3 year program supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Global Symposium ended with a Rio Call for Action to governments and NGOs to work together to engage with men and boys in the promotion of gender equality and the ending of violence against women by addressing social norms around masculinity that are both harmful to men and women.
