Our partner organisation AFAD has taken over the establishment and coordination of the national MenEngage Togo network, an offshoot of the regional MenEngage Africa. The first activities such as trainings and constituent meetings were planned for the first half of 2020 but had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, the official launch of the network was pushed forward: The national study on understanding gender roles conducted in Togo in the previous year was presented, and a nationwide media campaign on "positive masculinity" was launched, which went live in January 2021.
"Am I a man? " when I carry or take care of my baby on my back, when I cook or sweep my classroom? "Am I a man?" when I harass women on the street or in the office? In addition to the messages shared during the campaign, men were encouraged to share pictures of themselves expressing positive masculinity on social media.
