The Bandebereho program is a fatherhood and couples' intervention in Rwanda designed to trasnform gender norms around masculinity and fatherhood and to increase male engagement in reproductive health, equal caregiving, and violence prevention. The program included a 15 session participatory training curriculum for new and expectant fathers, with female partners participating in eight of the sessions. Bandebereho was implemented in Rwanda by the Rwanda Men's Resource ecentre together with Promundo as part of MenCare+, a four-country initiative led by Rutgers and Promundo.
The study demonstrates that a gender-transformative intervention can positively impact a range of health and gender-related behavioural outcomes. However, although the study showed substantial positive effects, high rates of inequality and violence persisted.
