VARONES MÉXICO: MASVAW - Men's Action for Stopping Violence against Women

Les reenviamos info que nos llegó sobre MASVAW, interesante red y campaña en India.

Se adjunta un documento

(mail y doc en inglés)

Saludos, EME.

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Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia
launches its report:

MASVAW
Men's Action for Stopping Violence against Women
text Box:
This is a documentation of a campaign to end violence against women and
girls and to promote gender equality in India.
Men's Action for Stopping Violence Against Women or MASVAW is a network of
over 175 individuals and 100 organisations, a member based campaign in the
Indian State of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. These men have decided to
bring about a change within themselves and in other men to raise their
voice against traditional patriarchal values and challenge stereotypical
notions of what it means to be a man.

MASVAW believes in public action, at the core of which is self change. Boys
and men raise their voices against violence against women and gender
inequality through agitations, campaigns, media reactions, public debates,
discussions, workshops and seminars. It works with the police, doctors,
lawyers, boys and men in universities, schools and the media, supporting
them to form groups to intervene in instances of violence within the
community, provide support to survivors and ensure that local schools and
colleges become violence-free zones.

MASVAW has an informal structure, which gives it flexibility. Working at
different levels, in cities and villages, with different age groups and
classes, has broadened its reach. MASVAW believes in involving boys at a
young age, influencing them with values of gender sensitivity and
non-violence. Girls and women also take part in the campaign, helping both
the sexes to learn about respectful relationships. Supporting boys and men
in this journey has been crucial. MASVAW has created an environment of
understanding and warmth, where boys and men can vent their emotions. Being
part of global networks on working with boys and men to promote gender
equality and to end violence, such as MenEngage, has given the campaign a
global identity and international exposure.

Today, MASVAW is striving to be a learning network, by conducting regular
documentation, monitoring changes and evaluating its work. Save the
Children is supportive of MASVAW's initiatives of involving boys at a young
age to address violence against girls and boys and gender equality. It is
with this belief Save the Children has supported the production of a film
Changing the Course and documentation of the MASVAW's (Men's Action for
Stopping Violence Against Women) campaign in India.
We are pleased to share the document with you with the hope that this
documentation will help to strengthen partnership towards addressing
violence against girls and boys.

The softcopy of the report is attached.

()Text Box: Changing the Course

A film on men and boys' initiatives for gender equality and stopping
violence

The film captures MASVAW's core activities, various tools adopted in the
campaign, its strengths and challenges, in working towards gender equality.

To order the DVD please write to:
Karna Maharjan (karnam@sca.savethechildren.se, Regional Technical Programme
Communication Officer

The DVD is free of cost. Kindly pay for postage.