Changing men’s attitude on healthcare

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, we profile Seyetfu Majaha, a project whose mission is to change men’s attitudes and practices around seeking healthcare, particularly HIV testing and treatment, in eSwatini. 

We speak with the Project Co-Ordinator, Thokozani Gina…

Seeking ways to end GBV

Khopotso Bodibe speaks to Emmanuel Gabari, a human rights activist and Executive Director of African Focus for Youth Development, a Nigeria-based organisation, on the role of men in ending gender-based violence. 

It’s a fact that men are largely the perpetrators of gender-based violence, but it’s also a fact that men themselves can be agents of change…

Spotlight on the recently launched #RespectMyBody campaign
We are in conversation with MenEngage Uganda, a network that engages men and boys to adopt and promote the values of gender equality in that East African country, has launched an online campaign aimed at addressing sexual harassment. 
The campaign runs on social media with the hashtag #RespectMyBody. 
To hear more about it, Khopotso Bodibe speaks with Shira Natenda, head of MenEngage Uganda’s Economic Empowerment Working Group…

Changing men’s attitude on healthcare In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, we profile Seyetfu Majaha, a project whose mission is to change men’s attitudes and practices around seeking healthcare, particularly HIV testing and treatment, in eSwatini. We speak with the Project Co-Ordinator, Thokozani Gina… Seeking ways to end GBV Khopotso Bodibe speaks to Emmanuel Gabari, a human rights activist and Executive Director of African Focus for Youth Development, a Nigeria-based organisation, on the role of men in ending gender-based violence. It’s a fact that men are largely the perpetrators of gender-based violence, but it’s also a fact that men themselves can be agents of change… Spotlight on the recently launched #RespectMyBody campaign We are in conversation with MenEngage Uganda, a network that engages men and boys to adopt and promote the values of gender equality in that East African country, has launched an online campaign aimed at addressing sexual harassment. The campaign runs on social media with the hashtag #RespectMyBody. To hear more about it, Khopotso Bodibe speaks with Shira Natenda, head of MenEngage Uganda’s Economic Empowerment Working Group…

A weekly 40 (forty) minute and an hour long weekend gender-based programme that engages men and boys across the African continent to create the change necessary for men, women, young people and children to enjoy equitable, healthy and happy relationships. The Programme also contributes to the development of just and democratic societies using a human rights framework to build the capacity of government, civil society organisations and citizens to achieve gender equality, prevent gender-based violence and reduce the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS.

A weekly 40 (forty) minute and an hour long weekend gender-based programme that engages men and boys across the African continent to create the change necessary for men, women, young people and children to enjoy equitable, healthy and happy relationships.

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