Alongside it’s shared efforts towards gender equity, many MenEngage India members are active in fields as diverse as community development, public health, education and the arts. MenEngage India members work closely with women’s networks in different states and at the national level and MenEngage India is also allied with groups working on LGBTQ rights.

MenEngage India’s activities are mostly implemented by partners at the local level and include community campaigns, advocacy on women’s rights and child rights. MenEngage India also provides capacity building support to its members including opportunities for developing joint plans of action through discussion and dialogue.

MenEngage India members of different states coordinate and participate in collective campaigns on gender issues like 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and One Billion Rising (OBR) campaign – a global campaign calling for an end to violence against women, and for gender justice. MenEngage India members have been taking an active part in rallies, outreach and other public events establishing the need for greater participation of men in the eradication of violence and discrimination.

Acting Steering Committee:

Prof. Sanjay, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Rajdev Chaturvedi

Mahendra Kumar, MASVAW, Lucknow

Nasim Ansari,

Kakuli Deb, Parichiti Sansth, Kolkatta, West Bengal

Hari Sharma, Azad Foundation, New Delhi,

Rajdeep Singh Chundawat, and

Yogesh Vaishnav

 

National Convener

Yogesh Vaishnav, Vikalp Sansthan, Udaipur, Rajasthan

 

Co-conveners

1. Kakuli Deb, Parichiti Sansth, Kolkatta, West Bengal,

2. Hari Sharma, Azad Foundation, New Delhi,

 

The National Accountability Focal Point

Mohd. Moosa Azmi Asian Bridge India, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.