The White Ribbon Campaign

The White Ribbon Campaign Mapping of tools for working with men and boys to end violence against girls, boys and women The White Ribbon Campaign Save the Children fights for children’s rights. We deliver immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. Save the Children works for: ● a world which respects and values each child ● a world which listens to children and learns ● a world where all children have hope and opportunity ISBN 99946-2-152-1 © 2006 Save the Children Sweden – South and Central Asia Region and UNIFEM Regional Office for South Asia This publication is protected by copyright. It may be reproduced by any method without fee or prior permission for teaching purposes, but not for resale. For use in any other circumstances, prior written permission must be obtained from the publisher. Concept: Lena Karlsson, Ravi Karkara and Nandita Baruah Report by: Syed Saghir Bukhari and Ravi Karkara Reviewed by: Archana Tamang, Gary Barker and Lena Karlsson Production: Neha Bhandari, Savita Malla and Prajwol Malekoo Copy edit: Maya Shanker Images: MASVAW, India; Save the Children Canada, Asia Regional Office; Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia; Save the Children Sweden-Denmark, Bangladesh; Save the Children Sweden-Norway, Afghanistan; Save the Children UK, Afghanistan. Design and printing: Print Point Publishing (3P), Tripureshwor, Kathmandu Published by: Save the Children Sweden UNIFEM Regional Office for South and Central Asia Regional Office for South Asia Sanepa Road, Kupundole, Lalitpur 223 Jor Bagh, Lodhi Road GPO 5850, Kathmandu, Nepal New Delhi - 110003, India Tel: +977-1-5531928/9 Tel/Fax: +91-11-469-8297 Fax: +977-1-5527266 www.unifem.org.in [email protected] [email protected] www.rb.se Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................................. 5 Foreword ............................................................................................................. 7 Acknowledgement ............................................................................................... 8 Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................................................................ 9 Background.........................................................................................................10 SECTION I .................................................................................. 15 Campaigns, tools and IEC material for working with MEN and BOYS, from South Asia SECTION 2 ................................................................................. 27 Campaigns, tools and IEC material for working with MEN and BOYS from around the world ANNEXURE ............................................................................... 49 Organisations and individuals working with men and boys in South Asia Preface "All research into violence against children and into strategies to prevent and respond to it should be designed to take gender into account. In particular, the Study has found a need for men and boys to play active roles and exercise leadership in efforts to overcome violence." - The United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children The United Nations Report titled "In-depth study on all forms of violence against women," acknowledges for the first time from the highest levels of the United Nations that violence against women by spouses, family members and employers is a massive human rights violation that is both a cause and a consequence of deeply ingrained inequality between men and women, settling any outstanding debate on this issue. The study highlights the need for additional attention to violence suffered by women from marginalized groups (such as indigenous peoples or ethnic minorities). The report also draws attention to the problem of under-documentation of violence and control of women's bodies and sexuality as an insidious component of gender inequality. In addition, the study addresses violence in conflict situations, pertinent issues related to criminal justice systems, service provision for survivors and needs of women who are facing multiple forms of discrimination. Taking a close look on the nature, extent and causes of violence against children around the world in various settings, this Study clearly highlights the need for involving men and boys to deconstruct the traditional notions of masculinity, an important factor in the perpetuation of violence. UNIFEM works on several fronts to interrupt the cycle of violence against women, with an overall objective of linking violence to the source that feeds it: gender inequality. UNIFEM multiplies the power of its groundbreaking strategies through advocacy campaigns and close partnerships with governments, women's and men's groups and other branches of the UN system. In South and Central Asia, Save the Children Sweden and UNIFEM have been working together on issues of masculinities to end violence against women and violence against children respectively. Since the last two years, the agencies have worked towards a common goal by building capacity of its partners in working with men and boys to end violence against girls, boys, women and other men and to promote gender equality. The mapping of tools for working with men and boys to end violence against girls, boys and women, takes this commitment a step ahead. The tools have been complied, so as to enable practitioners to add value to their current interventions by adapting them to their Mapping of tools for working with men and boys 5 to end violence against girls, boys and women context. The mapping also attempts to create linkages between the growing community of people and organisations working with men and boys to end violence. For both the organisations, creating and disseminating knowledge, go hand in hand. This has been attempted by the resource CD which accompanies this document. The CD is a compilation of key documents, publications and toolkits available on the theme, and is complementary to the information in this document. The overall purpose is to further knowledge excellence, to enable the development community to share information, to work together to end violence against women and children. Chandni Joshi Lisa Lundgren Regional Director Regional Representative UNIFEM Save the Children Sweden South Asia Regional Office Regional Office for South and Central Asia Mapping of tools for 6 working with men and boys to end violence against girls, boys and women Foreword Today, there is an increasing recognition that men and boys play a crucial role in questioning other men's and boys' use of violence. However, too much work with and discussion about men and boys has focused on the negative. Our research often compiles long lists of the consequences of the negative behaviors of men and boys: their use of violence, their 'lack' of responsibility and participation in the family. To be sure, we cannot and also should not ignore the extent of such behaviors. We know that men's violence against women, girls, boys and other men are human rights violations and are prevalent in different forms, worldwide. For too many young men, violent versions of manhood are glorified, whether in media, among their peers, and adult men. But we also know that violence is created, learnt and socialised; boys are not inherently or biologically determined to be violent. Already at the age of three, girls and boys imitate the behavior of family members of the same sex. Boys who observe fathers and other men in their communities and through the media as being violent towards women, treating them as sex objects and inferior, believe that this in a normal male behaviour. On the positive side, not all boys adopt these gendered behavior practices, and many boys and men take actions to address discrimination and violence against women and girls. These experiences could be used as a resource for building interventions where boys and men in partnership with girls and women takes actions against gender discrimination and violence. In addition to improving the lives of girls and women, men and boys have much to gain for themselves in the process. It has also been recognised that by involving men and boys in actions to address gender discrimination and violence and by supporting and encouraging men to become progressively more involved in the care of their children, we may discover some promising strategies to reduce gender discrimination and violence. Save the Children has been heavily involved in the United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children, and Save the Children has organised a number of consultations with girls and boys to understand children's perceptions on issues of violence. In many of these consultation, children recommended that support has to be provided to enable parents and families to ensure a non-violent space, which is based on a sound relationship, gender equity, and positive and non-destructive masculine behaviors. Gary Barker Archana Tamang Lena Karlsson Director Chief, Women’s Human Rights and Senior Advisor on Violence against Children Instituto PROMUNDO Human Security Unit Save the Children Sweden Chair UNIFEM Save the Children's Task Group on Violence South Asia Regional Office against Children Mapping of tools for working with men and boys 7 to end violence against girls, boys and women Acknowledgement We would like to thank all organisations, programmes, and individuals, who contributed their time, effort

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