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New campaigns use social media for social change in India, China and Indonesia
Tuesday 4 January 2011

NGOs and communications experts met in Bangkok recently to explore the latest cutting edge platforms, tools and theories on using social media for social change. Seventeen participants from India, China, and Indonesia took part in the meeting, along with representatives from UNIFEM and Demand Media, a leading online media company and expert in developing social media platforms.

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Research on violence against women and masculinities being conducted in Aceh
Monday 3 January 2011

In Aceh, Partners for Prevention and the local UNIFEM office are supporting research that seeks to create a deeper understanding of the social structures, norms, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to violence against women. The research will provide a better understanding of healthy and equitable ways manhood can be defined in the Acehnese context, and how men can become partners for violence prevention.

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IRC ‘agents for women’ gain respect in Mae Hong Son
Monday 3 January 2011

“Agents for women”, the male refugees whispered, as they observed male staff from the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Gender-based Violence Programme go about their activities in the community. Other men, on being encouraged to share housework responsibilities, agreed, “They are not real men”.

When programming to addresses violence against women is introduced into a community it often takes time for community members, especially men, to understand and accept it. Starting IRC’s program in the refugee camps for ethnic Karenni from Burma was no exception.

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Supporting AFPPD and Parliamentarians’ responses to the prevention of violence against women in Asia and the Pacific
Monday 3 January 2011

Partners for Prevention, in collaboration with the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) is conducting research aimed at exploring the challenges Parliamentarian’s face in moving prevention policy forward, and developing a deeper understanding of how they can be supported in the key roles they can play in GBV prevention in their countries.

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South Asian Network develops new curriculum to promote work with boys and men to challenge violence against women
Monday 3 January 2011

The South Asian Network to Address Masculinities (SANAM) has developed a curriculum for practitioners in South Asia to foster commitment to work with boys and men to challenge gender-based inequalities and violence. The curriculum promotes a reflective mode of thinking that enables boys and men to challenge their own attitudes and behaviour patterns at an individual level – and then to apply their skills and passion to help inspire changes within communities and organizations.

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Demand Media and Partners for Prevention join together to conduct social media campaigns to prevent violence against women in Asia and the Pacific
Monday 3 January 2011

Partners for Prevention and Demand Media, Inc., an online media company with expertise in developing social media platforms and campaigns, are working together in Asia and the Pacific to implement social media campaigns to raise awareness and promote action to prevent violence against women and girls.

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Australia supports Partners for Prevention to end violence across Asia and the Pacific
Monday 3 January 2011

A joint media release from Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Kevin Rudd MP and Minister for the Status of Women, The Hon Kate Ellis MP.

Australia is a strong supporter of White Ribbon Day, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and the Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, today announced $1 million over the next four years to support Partners for Prevention in its work with men across Asia and the Pacific to end violence against women.

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www.engagingmen.net connects practitioners around the world working for gender justice
Monday 3 January 2011

Partners for Prevention recently launched Engagingmen.net, a new practitioners' portal for people around the world who are interested in engaging boys and men in gender justice. As of December 2010, around 600 individuals from around the world have become members of the web based portal. Members come from diverse backgrounds but share common interest in issues including women's empowerment, the prevention of violence against women, stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS, promoting responsible fatherhood and healthy relationships, and more.

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New study sheds light on links between masculinity, gender, and domestic violence in Cambodia
Monday 3 January 2011

Prevailing views on manhood in Cambodia are similar to those found in communities around the world: men are expected to be dominant over women and the main breadwinners within the household. According to a recent study conducted by Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC), some men also believe that men can use violence against women when their gendered roles are challenged.

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Let’s Talk Men 2.0 – new film series exploring South Asian masculinities to be developed
Monday 3 January 2011

Let’s Talk Men 2.0 is a new film series aimed at drawing boys and men into discussions on gender and violence prevention and encouraging their active participation in building a more gender equitable South Asia.

The new series is based on four films on masculinities that were made in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan in 1998 with the support of UNICEF’s Regional Office for South Asia and Save the Children (UK).

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