FOMEN

Focus on Men

FOMEN was a 2-year project that began in September 2019 and ran until December 2021, focusing on gender sensitivity and prevention of gender-based violence following intersectional approaches. Men with international family history (migrants and refugees) were reached through participatory intervention and capacity building programs. Experts from six countries developed quality standards and tools for gender sensitive and violence-prevention programmes, based on work with men with international family history. Furthermore, national workshops were be held with professionals on the themes of Gender/ Masculinity/ Diversity, Migration and Intercultural Education, and Violence Prevention. These workshops provided professionals with knowledge, skills and competences in working with male migrants and refugees in a gender sensitive and violence preventive way. Finally, the results of these workshops were used to further the project objectives.

"The project addressed a target group that is not often focus of actions. It can have relevant added value on social inclusion and prevention of gender-based violence. Moreover, the training is a useful tool to develop necessary skills and knowledge of professionals working with migrants." - European Commission evaluation feedback

Objectives

To gain an insight into the gendered impacts of the refugee crisis in Europe.
To develop gender-sensitive prevention services.
To improve existing services.
To motivate male migrants and refugees to become allies in gender equality through role-model approaches.
To improve the understanding of EU regulations to reduce conflicts in knowledge related to gender-based violence.
To improve the health and well-being of victims by promoting emotional regulation in men and helping them build social relations.
To prevent violence.
To highlight to the public, as well as local/national authorities, the need for a gender-sensitive approach to violence prevention.
To improve the cross-over between migration/intercultural education, gender/masculinity, and violence prevention.

Goals

Improve health and well-being through awareness raise on gender equality, women’s, and children’s rights as well as techniques on handling emotions and building social relations
Learning through shared experiences
Strengthening the process of social inclusion and cohesion in the EU
Create awareness for gender sensibility and alternatives to violence amongst marginalised groups and implement effective participatory programs for male migrants and refugees through dialogue, active exchange, open discussion, and ownership.
Exchange best practice approaches in gender sensitive preventive work with men
Create spaces for critical reflection on traditional gender roles and masculinities.
Provide authorities who are involved in FOMEN with deeper knowledge, recent data, new approaches and methods of intervention and a wider range of field related networks.
Contribute to an academic understanding of gender-sensitive approaches in working with men with international history through an intersectional lens.

FOMEN Transnational Report

FOMEN Capacity Building Modules Description

FOMEN Capacity Building Programme Toolkit

Education Intervention Programme Module Description

Education Intervention Programme Toolkit

FOMEN Quality Standards

FOMEN Manual

Country-specific resources

All FOMEN resources are also available in: DE/AT, ES/CAT, IT, EL, CRO

FOMEN Conference

The FOMEN Conference "Addressing intercultural sensitivity, gender equality and GBV prevention in the work with men with migration backgrounds" offered a Europe-wide overview of the FOMEN experience, approach, and methodology, host the active participation of key actors and institutions, and gave room to discussion and exchange on how to follow up in the dialogue around gender equality, intercultural sensitivity and violence prevention within the migration context.

Check out the FOMEN Conference agenda.

View the FOMEN Conference recording.

Newsfeed

FOMEN Newsletter #4: December 2021

FOMEN Newsletter #3: September 2021

FOMEN Newsletter #2: February 2021

FOMEN Newsletter #1: March 2020

Fomen’s Advisory Board critically evaluated project proceedings, gave feedback to all outputs’ development, and provided an external review of project findings, ensuring project’s excellence and quality. Fomen’s Advisory Board Members, from the Centre for Gender & Violence Research, were:

Professor Marianne Hester Phd OBE FAcSS, Chair in Gender, Violence & International Policy, and Head of Centre for Gender & Violence Research, School for Policy Studies Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Emma Williamson, Reader in Gender Based Violence at Centre for Gender & Violence Research, School for Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Bristol, UK

Visit the FOMEN Project website

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