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DO’s and DON’Ts for Engaging Men and Boys in Health: A Learning and Exchange Session on How to Apply Relevant Tools and Frameworks

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The Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Task Force (METF) is pleased to invite you to a learning and exchange session about best practices for engaging men and boys across different health areas. This event will showcase best practices for male engagement and include an overview of tools and frameworks relevant for the health sector such as the METF-developed DO’s and DON’Ts for Engaging Men and Boys. Interactive breakout sessions will allow participants to apply the DO’s and DON’Ts to case studies of health programs that have engaged men and boys—both what they did well and what could have been done differently. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in information exchange and problem solving regarding their own work engaging men and boys.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  • Identify tools and frameworks to guide the design and implementation of male engagement efforts, particularly the DO’s and DON’Ts for Engaging Men and Boys.
  • Describe what to do and not to do when engaging men and boys in health promotion and gender equity.
  • Apply the DO’s and DON’Ts to case studies of health programs, with a focus on family planning/reproductive health; HIV and AIDS; maternal, newborn, and child health; and gender-based violence.

2016 IGWG Plenary

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IGWG plenaries, held at least once a year, attract a large following among the Gender Community of Practice and the Oct. 26, 2016 plenary was no exception. With over 80 attendees representing 30 organizations, IGWG members and gender development professionals came together to share updates on their work and ideas moving forward as 2016 comes to a close. The plenary also marked a transition in the IGWG’s Gender-Based Violence Task Force, with longtime co-chairs from CARE, Doris Bartel and Leigh Stephanik, stepping down and Rose Wilcher of FHI360 joining as co-chair with PRB. Also, the formation of a new IGWG Male Engagement Task Force was announced.

Two major presentations were heard by attendees: Karen Hardee of the Evidence Project presented on “Men as Contraceptive Users: Programs, Outcomes, and Recommendations”  Margaret Greene of GreeneWorks presented on “Updating Gender Synchronization: A Relational Model for Promoting Gender Equality and Improving Health and Development.”  Greene shared the updated methodology behind gender-transformative approaches in gender programming design including updated definition and question framing for the upcoming IGWG  report.

Following the two main presentations, eight “Bonus Round” speakers, selected from over 30 submissions, shared insights and developments on gender-related projects. Please see the list of Bonus Round presenter list for further details on each presentation.

The Plenary closed with a call for feedback from the audience on the IGWG community of practice. Attendees broke into small groups to brainstorm and then shared the strengths as well as recommendations for how the community could better serve its members
Presentations

Bonus Round Presentations

  1. Carolyn Rodehau of Meridian-Group International – Gender Code Guidance for Companies and Supply Chain Initiatives (Evidence Project)
  1. Jane Brown of JHUCCP – Innovative Approach to Couple Communication: Aiiseee!
  1. Joya Banerjee of Jhpiego – Gender Service Delivery Standards, A Checklist Tool
  1. Rebecka Lundgren for Brad Kerner of IRH/Georgetown and Save the Children –Whose Turn to Wash the Dishes? Shifting Gender Norms among VYAs
  1. Leigh Wynne and Rose Wilcher of FHI360 – Engaging “Emanzi”- Model Men in Uganda
  1. Elena Gillis of International Rescue Committee – A Gender Analysis and Program Design Tool for Humanitarian Response
  1. Laura Hinston of International Center for Research on Women – Woman’s Condom and SILCS Diaphragm: A Qualitative Research Study in Zambia and Malawi
  1. Dominick Shattuck of IRH/Georgetown – FACT Project: Storylines and Games to Integrate Gender and Engage Men