Returning to this thread with one more thought, building on Gcina\'s point about mobilising males as changemakers rather than only as perpetrators, and Betty\'s observation about the reporting gap in Uganda\'s national systems.Raewyn Connell\'s concept of \"hegemonic masculinity\" offers a…

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Thank you all for this thoughtful thread, Gcina, Benedict, Betty, and Desmond. I want to add a perspective from a slightly different but closely related field: addiction recovery.At Purpose Rwanda, we work with people recovering from substance addiction, and the…

Gcina wrote:As Activists and gender advocates, we can save a boy child by, creating safe and inclusive spaces that will acknowledge that males and boy child are also victims of gbv and partriachy, we can also do this by making…

BETTY wrote:This is a very serious topic to tackle and talk about. This has taken shape in almost all countries in Africa and that includes Uganda of course. Men would feel that is belittling to them, showing weakness of a…

Greetings to everyone. My name is farai and I\'ve just joined the community. i recently completed a course in this field.

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hello am mamy Josephine I get to join this group through the link that was shared on Whatsapp during the workshop. and am looking forward to discuss and learn

Hi . Merciline Oyier. Joining following the recommendation on the whatsap wall form the Gender Transformative training. Looking forward to thought provoking discussions.

This is a very serious topic to tackle and talk about. This has taken shape in almost all countries in Africa and that includes Uganda of course. Men would feel that is belittling to them, showing weakness of a man just like Benedict has mentioned. In Uganda, the government has initiated a national helpline that is toll-free to report cases of child abuse and GBV but the most cases reported are still related to women and girls with a few cases of neglect against the boychild. More sensitization is still the way to go.