Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice (US / France)

Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice

Equimundo is a leading global NGO dedicated to advancing gender equality and preventing violence by engaging with individuals of all gender identities to improve conceptions of boyhood and masculinity.

They believe that working with men and boys to transform harmful gender norms and unequal power dynamics is a critical part of achieving gender equality. For transformative, sustainable change, men and boys must see themselves as partners in the process who will also benefit when harmful norms are challenged.

Equimundo's research, programmes, and advocacy efforts show that exploring positive models of "what it means to be a man" and promoting healthy, respectful masculinity improves the lives of individuals of all gender identities.

In 2021/2022, the Eurofins Foundation is supporting the programme “Promoting Healthy Boyhood”.

In 2020, Equimundo and the Kering Foundation launched the Global Boyhood Initiative to support boys aged 4-13, the adults in their lives, and the institutions they inhabit in advancing healthier conceptions of boyhood.

Concurrently, Equimundo and its partners are designing, testing, and implementing a set of digital tools, collectively called 'Boyhood 2.0,' for boys and the adults in their lives to engage with through schools and community-based organisations.

Support from the Eurofins Foundation will contribute to developing a digital hub allowing participants and facilitators to engage with one another and share this material digitally. In addition, Eurofins’ support will allow the implementation of Boyhood 2.0 in France by funding the work of Equimundo's local partner, En Avant Toute(s). They will work closely with Equimundo to develop research and then adapt, implement and evaluate the impact of the intervention.

This project contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: