| 1. Gender Equality |
To create a space of trust and confidentiality; to discuss the differences between sex and gender; and to reflect on how gender norms influence the lives and relationships of women and men. |
Couples |
| 2. Becoming a Father |
To reflect on men’s concerns about becoming a father, and to discuss the benefits that being an involved father can bring to men’s children, their partners and themselves. |
Men |
| 3. Pregnancy |
To inform expectant fathers and mothers about the biological process of pregnancy, including what men can do to ensure the health of the mother and fetus during and after birth, and to address many of their concerns. |
Couples |
| 4. Supporting Your Pregnant Partner |
To help men and women understand how men can support women during pregnancy and to discuss the role of men in accompanying their partners to antenatal care visits. |
Couples |
| 5. Childbirth |
To share ideas and experiences about the role of the father during birth, and to prepare men to accompany their partners during delivery, including the importance of bonding with their new sons and daughters. |
Couples |
| 6. Family Planning |
To reflect upon the benefits of family planning and the value of couple communication in this process and provide information on different contraceptive methods. |
Couples |
| 7. Caring for a Baby |
To learn about a baby’s care needs and reflect upon men’s capacity to satisfy these needs and to reflect on how gender stereotypes influence a father and mother’s behavior towards their children. |
Men |
| 8. My Parents' Impact |
To encourage men to reflect on their parents’ influences on their own lives and reflect on the future they envision for their children, including how to use the positive influences and avoid the negative aspects so they do not repeat themselves. |
Men |
| 9. Identifying Violence |
To identify the different forms of violence that men perpetrate, or that are committed against them and to become familiar with the different types of violence that exist. |
Men |
| 10. Gender-based Violence |
To discuss gender-based violence and the law and to reflect on the ways that men can break the culture of silence surrounding violence in families and romantic relationships. |
Couples |
| 11. Resolving Conflict |
To identify non-violent ways to resolve conflict and to reflect on the importance of strong relationships and social networks when we face difficult moments as fathers and husbands. |
Men |
| 12. Alcohol and Drug Abuse |
To encourage discussion about the risks and consequences of alcohol and drug abuse and how men can help each other in reducing the harm caused by drugs and alcohol. |
Men |
| 13. Raising Children |
To make connections between the long-term goals fathers and mothers have for their children (ages 0–5) and how harsh discipline affects those goals. |
Couples |
| 14. Sharing Responsibilities at Home |
To reflect on how gender roles influence the distribution of care work within the household, and to encourage a more equitable distribution of childcare and housework between men and women. To also promote discussion about household finances and help couples develop a household budget. |
Couples |
| 15. Reflection |
To reflect on the experiences participants have had in the group sessions and make a commitment to be a more involved father. |
Men |
