Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia and UNIFEM, South Asia Regional Office came together in Kathmandu, Nepal on 17-19 October 2005 to capacitate twenty four development professionals from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sweden to equip men and boys to become more caring, attentive and gender sensitive fathers and husbands, in turn helping themselves, their families and the society at large.
This report presents a background and rationale as to why it is important to engage men and fathers in caregiving, an overview of work being done within the region as well as globally to engage men, and a list of expectations and objectives of the workshop. The report also includes a brief snapshot of men’s expected roles and behaviors in each country context, an exploration of concepts of fatherhood, a review of program and policy experiences to promote fathers’ involvement, and a description of the masculinities approach - finding entry points at various levels and settings. The report uses an ecological perspective as the conceptual framework for understanding men’s roles in caregiving and promoting men’s involvement.
