Men’s Travelling conference
The Men’s Travelling Conference is an annual activity that MEGEN has been undertaking during the global 16 Days of Activism on Gender violence. MEGEN has been going down to the community and engaging them where they work and live. This approach is meant to sensitize those persons who may not attend formal seminars and workshops due to the work they do or the distance from where they reside or work.
Artiste is a component of Communication and Advocacy program. Under this program MEGEN has a team of community artists who uses theatre in form of skits, songs and dance, chants to pass message on GBV, SGBV AND gender Equality for training and awareness purposes. The program was established in the year 2003 during the first Men’s Travelling Conference.
Gender violence is persuasively and greatly damaging our society and as a result the Artistes program has steadily given its services geared towards eradicating violence with support from other MEGEN members at chapter level.
Media team which works under Communication and Advocacy program has been tasked with providing visibility for MEGEN activities and programs. In the quest to provide this visibility the Team has been producing BCC and IEC material for use during the various MEGEN activities. These materials have been very crucial in passing information on GBV.
Posters with SGBV messages like “Can you beat your mother? Why beat your son’s mother?” has worked in disseminating information on domestic violence. Brochures, Resource books e.g. defying the odds which is a collection of personal stories of the various MEGEN members, T-shirts with the message “Peace in Africa begins at home”, “Real men don’t abuse women” and “using my strength to prevent violence” have had a collective effect of sensitizing the target community on issues of SGBV
