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MenEngage Tanzania (MET) Network

Promoting Gender Equality through Boys' Engagement
Promoting Gender Equality through Boys' Engagement

MenEngage Tanzania (MET) Network

MenEngage Tanzania (MET) is an umbrella network of 36 member organizations working with men and boys to promote children and women rights in Tanzania. MET works through partnerships with like-minded organizations to promote women’s rights, children’s rights, gender equality, and ensure access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services.

The network was established in 2014 following a series of consultative meetings between the Network Secretariat (CDF) and the Secretariat of the MenEngage Africa Alliance, Sonke Gender Justice, a South African-based NGO. MET is a member of the MenEngage Africa Alliance (MEA), which is a regional network of the MenEngage Global Alliance. MET uses research and information sharing, joint trainings, policy audit and advocacy at local, national, regional, and international levels, and community mobilization in accomplishing its mission.

The MET network envisions a Tanzania where men and boys actively support the protection of vulnerable children, champion children’s rights, and become allies in the fight for gender equality. CDF proudly serves as the secretariat of MET.

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Key Objectives of MET

1.

To promote inter and intra-network collaboration between MET partner organizations on issues related to engaging men and boys for gender equality, health, and human rights.

2.

To improve the capacity of MET partner organizations to engage men and boys for gender equality, health, and human rights.

3.

To strengthen coordination among MET partner organizations, the government, development partners, and stakeholders at all levels.

4.

To mobilize constituencies of MET partner organizations for common advocacy goals.

We empowers men and boys

MET Achievements

  • More than 23 MET member organizations increased their capacity building on SMART advocacy, especially on access to and utilization of SRHR services, children, and women’s rights, positive parenting, the role men and boys in ending violence and Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV).

 

  • The MET network has participated in and convened different advocacy meetings with government and religious leaders to promote a movement of men and boys working to protect vulnerable children and end GBV.
  • Various community mobilization interventions, which involved men and boys to understand their role in eliminating harmful practices affecting women and children, have been jointly conducted by MET network members through different awareness sessions, “Men’s café” discussions, campaigns, media sessions, and dialogues.

 

  • MET has engaged different media platforms (mainstream and digital media) to amplify the role of men in ending violence against women and children (VAWC) and promoting gender equality.
  • As part of the Ending Child Marriage Network, MET has actively supported the Amendment of the Law of Marriage Act 1971 and championed the re-entry policy, contributing to the larger goal of advancing girls’ education.

 

  • 32 MET members enhanced their knowledge on how to integrate the Gender-Transformative Approach (GTA) in the implementation of MET interventions for more results.
  • The MET network has increased its recognition among other organizations, including Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs) and the feminist-based organization who previously had negative perception and understanding of the network. As a result, received invitations to speak about the role of men to end VAWC at various events organized by TGNP, WFT-Trust and YUNA.

 

  • 20 MET members increased their understanding of the feminist-informed practices; working with men and boys as a feminist movement and as a tool to deconstruct and shape masculinities and violence; and building accountability in working with women’s rights organizations in Tanzania for joint efforts to end violence. MET successfully launched the report on “Tanzania’s State of Fathers,” which highlights the role of men in promoting gender equality, positive parenting, and child protection

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