Ethiopia
MenEngage Ethiopia was formed in 2008. As part of the MenEngage Africa regional network, the country network believes in working as allies with existing women’s rights movements, engaging men from a positive perspective, human rights and gender transformative approaches as a means of achieving gender equality; building on evidence, collaboration and transparency and promoting existing UN mandates.
Priorities for MenEngage Ethiopia include:
- Engaging men and boys in stopping GBV, HIV and AIDS prevention, Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health of women and girls.
- Developing joint promotional and advocacy campaigns to influence policy change.
- Supporting information exchange of tools, best practices, IEC materials and other publications.
- Working and collaborating with other networks including religious institutions, and networks of women’s groups.
- Promoting evidence-based strategies for working with men and boys, engaging in campaigns, holding meetings/workshops with government leaders, working to influence and educate the media, working with different target groups (youth and married men).
- Mobilising resources for in-country network building.