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YUVA-SAMAANTA KI OOR
WORKING WITH YOUNG MEN AND BOYS FOR INTRODUCING NEW GENDER RELATED SOCIAL NORMS
WORKING WITH YOUNG MEN AND BOYS FOR INTRODUCING NEW GENDER RELATED SOCIAL NORMS
With pioneering approach to working with men and boys on social justice issues, Yuva SAMANTA KI OOR project was started to engage adolescent to challenge gender norms and transform their attitude and behaviors towards gender equality. The approach of directly working young men and boys under this project enables to distil robust lessons and test and develop a model which can be applied at a larger scale.
Project approach is based on our understanding that patriarchy masculinity and gender divisions in society are responsible factors for the control and subordinate position of women, and for male privileges. Project started after evidences emerged in baseline study on attitudes of youth regarding gender practices, reproductive health and use of contraceptives in project area. Monthly group meetings, quarterly reviews, gender participatory rural appraisal, mapping training, of stories of change and challenges and a community campaign on girl child education, early marriage and gender discrimination were conducted. Individual and collective changes have started emerging and the stories of changes and challenges being recorded.
Objectives
At the community level:
At the level of project intervention:
At the level of development practices:
To demonstrate the possibility of addressing gender discriminatory social norms and improving gender relations and improving women’s health and well being, through a programmatic interventions with young men and boys
Project Partners: Manjari Sansthan in Bundi and Vikalp Sansthan in Udaipur district of Rajisthan
Project Area: CHSJ is implementing this community based project interventions in 30 villages in Bundi and Udaipur districts, Rajasthan.
Project approach is based on our understanding that patriarchy masculinity and gender divisions in society are responsible factors for the control and subordinate position of women, and for male privileges. Project started after evidences emerged in baseline study on attitudes of youth regarding gender practices, reproductive health and use of contraceptives in project area. Monthly group meetings, quarterly reviews, gender participatory rural appraisal, mapping training, of stories of change and challenges and a community campaign on girl child education, early marriage and gender discrimination were conducted. Individual and collective changes have started emerging and the stories of changes and challenges being recorded.
Objectives
At the community level:
- Bring about changes in gender and sexuality related attitudes among young men and boys
- Increase their knowledge about reproductive and sexual health and rights
- Bring about changes in gender elated roles at home and in community of young men and boys
- Increase participation of young men and boys on developing new social norms in community
At the level of project intervention:
- To develop a tested intervention which can support work with young men and boys to achieve above community related goals and objectives
At the level of development practices:
To demonstrate the possibility of addressing gender discriminatory social norms and improving gender relations and improving women’s health and well being, through a programmatic interventions with young men and boys
Project Partners: Manjari Sansthan in Bundi and Vikalp Sansthan in Udaipur district of Rajisthan
Project Area: CHSJ is implementing this community based project interventions in 30 villages in Bundi and Udaipur districts, Rajasthan.
