The ultimate goal of the project is to increase understanding of healthy, non-violent and gender-based life styles among young boys and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ultimate aim of the initial evaluation is to assess and measure the understanding and attitudes of the main group of users (boys and girls from high schools in […]

Fathers’ roles in child care and the division of unpaid labor in the home have recently gained global attention. Advocates state that men’s engagement in housework and childcare has important implications for women, children, men, and society as a whole. The Young Men Initiative (YMI) strives for equitable, non-violent societies in the Balkans in which young people can […]

What means to be “man”  for boys in the Balkan region? Can this mean the preservation of peace rather than violence? Have fun with no drugs and alcohol? Over the past seven years, the coalition of local, regional and international organizations promotes these positive male identities under the flagship “Youth Initiative” (YMI). Coordinated by CARE […]

This research monograph presents the results of research on key topics in the field of gender relations in BiH. We tried to examine different aspects of men’s lives, but from the perspective of men and women. The idea was to contribute to understanding the socialization of men in BiH and how the construction of manhood […]