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Engaging men and boys in Rwanda: why we need to view men not just as perpetrators, but as partners in ending sexual violence
By Edouard Munyamaliza 16th Jun 2014
CARE called on the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict to tackle the root causes by supporting and scaling up innovative programmes to engage men and boys on gender equality and gender-based violence prevention. At a CARE panel…
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Couples participating in a 'journeys of transformation' gender workshop in Rwanda
What happens next? – An initial assessment of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence
By Howard Mollett 13th Jun 2014
Four days; over 120 states represented at senior levels from ministries of foreign affairs, defence, gender, education, justice and health; over 1,000 civil society activists; unscheduled demos from neglected conflicts and the movement against deportation of rape survivors; movie stars;…
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John Kerry speaking at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
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CARE’s discussion event at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict asked panellists to share their experience on what works in engaging men and boys – and what are their practical recommendations for scaling up this work and…
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Panellists at the 'Tackling root causes of violence' event
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Red herring or ripe for attention? – Putting men and boys on the agenda at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
By Howard Mollett 10th Jun 2014
CARE International is calling for increased attention to engaging men and boys on gender-based violence at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. This is not an uncontroversial stance. Some say it risks distracting from, or worse undermining,…
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Boys in Pristina taking part in CARE's Young Men Initiative
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Three lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
By Yawo Douvon 10th Jun 2014
Over recent years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been a kind of laboratory for different initiatives to tackle impunity for war rape. Last year, the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie visited the DRC and CARE’s projects…
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A CARE staff member leading a training session for community volunteers in the DRC on how to raise awareness and respond to gender-based violence
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Ending sexual violence during and after conflict: Sharing lessons from the Great Lakes Advocacy Initiative
By Paul-André Wilton 09th Jun 2014
As the world gathers at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, a four-year CARE project addressing gender-based violence in East Africa has shown just what kind of real policy changes can be achieved using joined up advocacy…
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Strengthening women's voice: report cover
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