World Vision's Men Care Approach Is Transforming Male Roles For the Benefit of Families

“Before, he would often come home drunk and cause trouble at home. It had become unbearable for me and ldren and me,” saysFrançoise, 50 years old, recounting the ordeal she went through before her husband Eleuthère joined the Men Care program in Nyangezi, South Kivu.
Today, everything has changed. Eleuthère listens to her, prepares meals, does the laundry, and takes care of the children. Their home has become a haven of peace. 

“Now he comes home at reasonable hours and always keeps me informed of his whereabouts. He has started cooking good meals, something he never did before. He helps me with the laundry and takes care of the animals,” she added.

Eleuthère is one of 660 fathers trained in the first Men Care cohort in South Kivu, thanks to the support of Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V. For three months, 60 community facilitators worked with them to promote equitable and non-violent fatherhood.
“When two people live in perfect harmony, they can overcome any challenge,” Françoise tells us.