Masculinity and Ending Violence against Women in the Middle East and Abroad Conference
In partnership with the Swedish Institute Alexandria, ABAAD held the “Masculinity and Ending Violence against Women (VAW) in the Middle East and Abroad” conference in Beirut, which was attended by a number of participants from the MENA region, as well as Mr. Dean Peacock (Co-director and Co-founder of the South African NGO Sonke Gender Justice Network), Mr. Gary Barker (International Director and Founder of the Brazilian NGO Promundo), and Mr. Oswaldo Montoya (MenEngage Network Global Coordinator), who are considered pioneers of the Engaging Men and Boys approach.
The speakers shared their experiences in working on masculinities with men, promoting GE, and EVAW in their countries. The conference was used as a platform for sharing ideas, discussing masculinities in their respective contexts, global networking, and discussing future plans for engaging men in the Middle East.
