Community mobilization to modify harmful gender norms and reduce HIV risk: results from a community cluster randomized trial in South Africa
Community mobilization (CM) is increasingly recognized as critical to generating changes in social norms and behaviors needed to achieve reductions in HIV. We conducted a CM intervention to modify negative gender norms, particularly among men, in order to reduce associated HIV risk.
A manual for engaging men and boys in Southern Africa
This manual presents a summary of half a decade of implementation and innovative thinking about behavior change and youth-friendly methodologies. It provides simple answers to common sense questions such as why do we need to engage men and boys? How should an activity aimed at men be any different from one aimed at women?
The ‘One Man Can’ Model: Community Mobilization as an Approach to Promote Gender Equality and Reduce HIV Vulnerability in South Africa
This case study examines qualitative data collected as part of a gender equality and HIV prevention intervention implemented in rural South Africa that engaged men 18 to 35 years old to increase their support for girls’ and women’s rights and to decrease men’s unsafe sexual practices, especially those that increase girls’ and young women’s vulnerability […]
