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MALE CHANGE AGENTS – A Strategy to
engage both genders in food and nutrition security
FSN RKSM Kampala 2016 Emmanuel Ssegawa, Concern Worldwide
Margaret McLoughlin, Mercy Corps
USAID Food for Peace Programs
RWANU PROGRAM (Southern Karamoja)
GHG Program (Northern Karamoja)
Reduce food insecurity among vulnerable households
Focus on reducing malnutrition in PLW and children under 5
BACKGROUND- KARAMOJA
.
• Conflict • Change in livelihood options • Increased pressure on women and children • Food insecurity
BACKGROUND CONT.
Programing Background
• Existing activities focused on the caregivers and quality care
• Mother Care Groups
• Capacity building of health system (facility staff, VHTs)
• Formative research outlined extent of male power and influence
• Food security negatively affected by: – unequal workload burden – unequal decision making – domestic violence limiting negotiating power of caregivers
• Need for an enabling environment for both men and women
Barriers to engaging men and women in joint activities
• Traditional beliefs • Resistance to messages
of behavior change
• Peer pressure • Resources
Theory of Change • Lessons from previous work on male engagement • Internal change before outreach • Maximizing synergy between activities for women and those for men • Strategy and a phased curriculum to guide training
Mother’s group provides buy-in and
shortlist
Local leaders endorse finalists to build community
support
Role Model Start Up 1
2
Consent & orientation ~4 Male Change Agents:100 HH
3
1. Training
2. Household level follow ups
3. Small peer group support
Male Change Agent Support
Male Change Agent
Outreach
Male Change Agent
Outreach
Mentees
Male Change Agent
Outreach
Mentees
Dialogues
Male Change Agent
Outreach
Mentees
Dialogues
Everyday Conversations
• Joint Male Change Agent sessions
• Joint care group sessions and targeting of husbands for messages (including kitchen garden training)
• Preparatory work for the care group with controversial topics (e.g. family planning)
• Messages reinforced through other platforms
Integration
• Designed to create a movement
• Can be embedded in local government structures with coaching (e.g. Male Action Groups)
• Value for impact • Easily adaptable to other
rural contexts • Additional elements: media
campaigns, community events, etc
Scalability
“The couple that works together to plant the fields
prospers more”
Thank you
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