Newcomer and racialized youth opposing Gender-based Violence : Evaluating the MANifest Change Model
Publisher: Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW)
Date Published: 2022
Languages: English
The MANifest Change model involves facilitated discussions, interactive activities, storytelling, and participant-led community projects to raise awareness about men's role in preventing GBV.
Main Contribution
Change model - Pre and post questions
The MANifest Change program and its adaptation in the Young Men Leading Change (YMLC) project, focusing on engaging men and boys in gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, particularly racialized and immigrant youth.
-
The program targets young racialized and immigrant men, with a focus on Black and Muslim youth.
-
The program is implemented in schools, community programs, campuses, and workplaces over approximately 24 hours, generally in 12 weekly sessions. It encourages men to discuss topics related to gender roles, power imbalances, victim-blaming, and societal tolerance of GBV.
GBV Prevention
The programs aim to empower men to take an active role in preventing GBV through trauma-informed, strength-based approaches.
Creating Normative Change
The program challenges problematic male gender norms, aiming to alter attitudes and behaviors to support gender equality.
How it could be adapted to the communities
YMLC adapts the MANifest Change model to address the experiences of racialized and immigrant young men, particularly Black and Muslim youth, by focusing on their lived experiences and addressing stereotypes rooted in anti-Black racism and Islamophobia.
Keywords
MANifest Change, Young Men Leading Change, Racialized youth, Immigrant youth, Trauma-informed, Strength-based approach, Male role attitudes, Leadership skills
