Regional Consultation on Men and SRHR: Complementing Women’s Struggles

Centre for Health and Social Justice in collaboration with MenEngage – South Asia and IPPF is organizing a Regional Consultation on Men and SRHR: Complementing Women’s Struggles, during 25th - 26th August 2015 in YMCA, Pune, Maharashtra .

Members representing both the women’s rights work and men’s involvement in gender equality and SRHR from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan would share their insights and experiences at the Consultation, creating a unique opportunity to understand similarities and differences and plan possible interventions in the region.

Objectives of the Consultation:

1.       Develop a shared understanding with women’s groups on the key SRHR issues in the region and the need, potential and roles of working with men and boys, in different countries

2.       Develop the outlines of possible interventions with men and boys in different countries in the region

3.       Develop a mechanism for coordination between ME members and womens’ groups to develop complementarity