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'With You, Without You' wins Best Actress award at the International Film Festival of India
Monday 3 December 2012

Actress Anjali Patil won the best actress award at the prestigious 43rd Indian International Film Festival for her role in ‘Oba Nethuwa Oba Ekka’ (With You, Without You) directed by Prasanna Vithanage. The film, supported by Partners for Prevention along with IPPF, Aakar and CARE International, is the first in the Let's Talk Men (LTM) 2.0 film series, which aims to prevent gender-based violence in South Asia through raising awareness on the consequences of gender socialization and providing options for more equitable and non-violent practices. With a focus on masculinities, the project aims to engage more young men as partners with women in ending violence.

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Study urges revitalizing volunteerism traditions to combat GBV in Indonesia
Wednesday 28 November 2012

There is a long history of social-cultural practices in Aceh that encourage volunteerism and are expressed through the traditions of meuseuraya (mutual cooperation between a few people) or gotong royong (mutual aid that is usually identified with the planting and harvesting of rice).

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Broadening gender: Why masculinities matter
Monday 26 November 2012

The study 'Broadening gender: Why masculinities matter' – a study on attitudes, practices and gender-based violence in four districts in Sri Lanka", is a quantitative study on gender-based violence and masculinities, recently launched by CARE International Sri Lanka, with support from Partners for Prevention.  

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Partners for Prevention conducts training workshop on gender-based violence prevention in Afghanistan
Monday 26 November 2012

For the first time, provincial trainers of UNDP’s Gender Equality Project (GEP) in Afghanistan have received training on ending gender-based violence (GBV). The capacity building workshop was recently held in Kabul, and was jointly organised by UNDP, UN Women, UNAMA, and Ministry of Women’s Affairs, with technical assistance from Partners for Prevention.

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Activists from East and Southeast Asia strengthen skills to transform masculinities for gender justice
Monday 26 November 2012

Activists and trainers in East and Southeast Asia recently met in Bangkok to strengthen their knowledge and skills to transform masculinities to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) and to promote gender justice. The regional ‘Transforming Masculinities for Gender Justice Training of Trainers Workshop’ was held in Bangkok on 5–8 November 2012 by the RLC (Regional Learning Community for Transforming Masculinities to Promote Gender Justice in East & Southeast Asia) with support from Partners for Prevention.

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BLOG: Violence against women is a gender issue. That means everyone has a role in ending it.
Saturday 24 November 2012

November 25 is White Ribbon Day. The White Ribbon Campaign is a male-led campaign to end violence against women. Men are encouraged to take a stand and say that violence, in any form, is never acceptable.

James Lang, Coordinator of Partners for Prevention, blogs about why it is important to engage men in ending violence against women.

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Life history research training module available online
Thursday 23 August 2012

P4P, along with the well-known author and trainer, Professor Raewyn Connell of the University of Sydney, have developed an online training module on how to conduct life history qualitative research. This training module was compiled during a one-day clinic “Skills Building on Life History Research” held in Bangkok on 26 April, and organized by P4P.

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Call for applications: SANAM Fellowship Programme on Understanding Masculinities - Culture, Politics and Social Change
Thursday 23 August 2012

The South Asian Network to Address Masculinities (SANAM) is offering a fellowship programme, 'Understanding Masculinities: Culture, Politics and Social Change,' to build a resource pool of men, women and transgender persons with the knowledge base and skills to challenge harmful masculinities in different social settings.

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SANAM projects explore diverse masculinities in South Asia
Thursday 23 August 2012

Acts of sexual violence committed by truckers, honour killings and the migration patterns of Pakistani men after marrying western women - these were just some of the complex issues addressed in projects finalized by fellows who were chosen and trained by the South Asian Network to Address Masculinities (SANAM).

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Practitioners, activists and academics in East and Southeast Asia enhance critical understanding of gender justice in their own settings
Thursday 23 August 2012

The Regional Learning Community (RLC), a grouping of gender justice practitioners, activists and academics from the East and Southeast Asian region, are fostering greater critical consciousness and analysis of gender justice in the region. Over the past two years, the RLC has created an egalitarian, inclusive and empowering learning space for practitioners from the region to share their knowledge and experience.

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