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The men to men network.


The men to men regional Network currently consists of the following organisations and groups;

Ilitha Labantu: South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa.  

Ilitha Labantu strives to end violence and abuse of women and children in disadvantaged communities (townships and in rural areas).

Ilitha Labantu provides emotional support, practical advice, education and training for coping with and addressing violence against women and children.

Namibia Men for Change (NAMEC)

NAMEC is a voluntary umbrella organisation with affiliates from the different regions of Namibia Namibia is divided into 13 administrative regions:
Regions of Namibia


1. Caprivi
2. Erongo
3. Hardap
4. Karas
5. Okavango
6.
. NAMEC aims at sensitising Noun 1. sensitising - rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
sensitizing, sensitisation, sensitization

immunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

Adj. 1.
, encouraging and challenging men and boys to end violent attitudes and behaviour and all other forms of abuse against women and children. This primary aim is to be achieved through involvement of boys and men in debating definitions of manhood MANHOOD. The ceremony of doing homage by the vassal to his lord was denominated homagium or manhood, by the feudists. The formula used was devenio vester homo, I become you Com. 54. See Homage.  from their own perspective.

Malawi Council of Churches (MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. )

The MCC men to men programme aims at reaching men through religious networks in Malawi and to link up with similar organisations in other countries in the region, to build a strong movement of men against gender based violence.

Men against Gender Based Violence--Kinoo Presbyterian Church Kenya

A programme of the Presbyterian Church (PCEA PCEA Presbyterian Church of East Africa
PCEA Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia
PCEA Professional Construction Estimators Association
PCEA Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia
PCEA Patient-Controlled Epidural Anesthesia
 Kinoo, Kenya / Founded in 1898, the Kinoo parish is one of the outgrowths of the original Presbyterian Church.

The men against gender based violence programme aims at reaching men in Kenya through religious networks to advocate for gender equality and peace.

Le Reseau ré·seau or re·seau  
n. pl. réseaus or réseaux
1. A net or mesh foundation for lace.

2. Astronomy
 Hommes/Hommes

Le Reseau Hommes/Hommes est actuellement consiste d'organisations et de groupes suivants:

Ilitha Labantu: Afrique du Sud

Ilitha Labantu s'efforce de mettre fin La violence et aux viols contre les femmes et les enfants dans les communautes desavatagees. (dans les villes et les zones rurales).

Ilitha Labantu fournit du soutien emotionnel, des conseils pratiques, l'education et la formation permettant de surmonter et d'examiner La violence contre les femmes et les enfants.

Hommes namibiens pour le changement (NAMEC)

NAMEC est une organisation aile volontaire qui a des affiliations aux differentes regions de la Namibie. NAMEC vise a sensibiliser, encourager, et defier de·fi·er  
n.
One that defies: a staunch defier of tradition. 
 les hommes et les garcons a mettre fin aux attitudes et comportements violents et a toutes les autres formes (language, music) Formes - An object-oriented language for music composition and synthesis, written in VLISP.

["Formes: Composition and Scheduling of Processes", X. Rodet & P. Cointe, Computer Music J 8(3):32-50 (Fall 1984)].
 de viols contre les femmes et les enfants. Le but primaire doit etre realise par l'engagement des garcos et des hommes a debattre des definitions de masculinite de leurs propres perspectives.

Conseil des Eglises du Malawi (MCC)

Le programme 'hommes/hommes' du MCC vise a toucher des hommes a travers des reseaux religieux au Malawi et de les mettre en contact avec d'autres organisations aux objectifs similaires dans d'autres pays de la region pour batir un mouvement solide d'hommes contre Ia violence fondee sur le sexe.

Des Hommes contre la Violence fondee sur le Sexe Eglise Presbyterienne de Kinoo, Kenya

Un programme de l'Eglise Presbyterienne (PCEA Kinco, Kenya/Fondee en 1898)

Le Diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111.  de Kinoo est l'une des extensions de l'Eglise Presbyterienne originale.

Le programme des 'Hommes contre la Violence fondee sur le Sexe' vise a toucher des hommes Kenyans a travers des reseaux religieux afin de militer en faveur de l'egalite sexuelle et de la paix.
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