Big Men

Journalistic stories about men, masculinity & gender equality in East Africa. Funded @ejcnet published @VICE @newint @lemondefr @BBCNews @el_pais @TR_Foundation

[Linny Taylor ✨ @linnytayls]

Such a great story about feminist policemen tackling the high rates of sexual violence and gruesome murders of women in Uganda via @thomaslewton @BigMenProject @TR_Foundation

https://t.co/jKPHfcPu2h

#IWD2018 #MeToo #TimesUp

[Alice McCool @McCoolingtons]

Can positive #masculinity / #feminism be reconciled with #Christianity? 🤔🤔🤔 - our reporting from a maximum security #prison in #Kenya for @BigMenProject is out https://t.co/iKVE79DCl5

[ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo @Planeta_Futuro]

El estereotipo del 'big man' africano es el de un individuo físicamente fuerte, rico y dominante. Pero es eso... un estereotipo https://t.co/MsnUfz5Omk @BigMenProject

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

"As a young man I witnessed and heard of girls in my village who bled to death due to #FGM. I swore to myself that none of my children will ever have to undergo FGM. I prefer to give them an education" - Our full story in @ELLEUK: https://t.co/sAQex0BPqP #gender #masculinity

[Alice McCool @McCoolingtons]

Lots of @BigMenProject stories out this week! Here's our first with @ELLEUK about the role men can play in the fight against #FGM. Ft. reporting in #Kenya by @oumakev and me, quotes from @TonyMwebia and the help of @GMCEndFGM & @ejcnet https://t.co/u1zq2bwd5f

[#MenEndFGM @TonyMwebia]

What Role Can Men Play In The Fight Against FGM? #MenEndFGM #EndFGM https://t.co/9pwwJ6msNY via @BigMenProject cc @MenEngageAfrica @MenEngage @lbelbase @SonkeTogether @HeForShe @e_nyamayaro @PhilipOgola @UN_Women @Atayeshe @phumzileunwomen

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

“Most men fear shame, stigma and discrimination, or losing their job, so they conceal their status...Some don’t see the benefit of coming out as positive”. Our reportage from Uganda is out in @africaarguments https://t.co/3AoRp1pe8U #africa #uganda #masculinity #gender

[Alice McCool @McCoolingtons]

“If a woman loves you, they will sleep with you regardless of your status” - check out our latest @BigMenProject story for @africaarguments about #ToxicMasculinity and the spread of #HIV in #Uganda. Reporting by @Brian_Mutebi & me https://t.co/uunuhsP2Yy

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

“Masculinity to me means to be comfortable within yourself in your own skin and to respect others" https://t.co/uRxeFow5Ai #masculinity

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

"By shining a spotlight on #WinnieMandela’s strength and fearlessness, the film provides a deep and unflinching portrait of South African #masculinity and its discontents" https://t.co/eSRIJ7xqm2

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

"By holding weekly art classes with girls, I want to end the gender gap in the art industry" - Bruce Nuyunkuru Canda, Visual artist, Kigali. #feminism #masculinity #heforshe #kigali #rwanda #africa #artist

[Alice McCool @McCoolingtons]

In light of a spate of brutal murders of women in #Kampala, @thomaslewton’s @BigMenProject piece for @TR_Foundation investigates whether Uganda's macho police can be allies in the fight against gender based violence https://t.co/LArPfxEkG1 #metoo #feminism #timesup #masculinity

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

In our latest piece for Thomson Reuters Foundation we explore whether Uganda's macho police force can be allies in the fight against gender based violence #metoo  #timesup  #masculinity #africa #uganda #kampala #feminism #gender https://t.co/7psqEUX1Rz

[Thomson Reuters Foundation @TRF]

TRENDING: Male feminists inside Uganda's police strike out at killing of women https://t.co/0qr4SaCzta #IWD2018 #TimeIsNow #MeToo #TimesUp #PressforProgress

[Zoe Tabary @zoetabary]

Male feminists inside Uganda's police strike out at killing of women https://t.co/70u5vlvPlO @thomaslewton @BigMenProject #MeToo #TimesUp

[Valeria Cardi @Vlr_Crd]

"We want to put ourselves in the shoes of women." Meet the feminists inside Uganda's police force trying to change male attitudes towards women and stop violence: https://t.co/4iwiTAUYVJ https://t.co/9dWsCSac1Q

[NTV UGANDA @ntvuganda]

Telling people you need them or you love them or to accept that you're hurt does not take your masculinity away - Kabuleta #PWJK

[Big Men @BigMenProject]

Our video by @thomaslewton about #menstruation education for boys in #Kibera, #Nairobi - #Africa's largest #slum - is out in @el_pais @Planeta_Futuro https://t.co/ISRC4LQhPv #masculinity #periods #gender #feminism

[ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo @Planeta_Futuro]

A Victor Odhiambo se le acercó un día una niña para pedirle dinero en Kibera, un enorme suburbio de Nairobi (Kenia). Él no se lo dio, pero después se enteró de que lo necesitaba para comprar compresas y que se las habían ofrecido antes a cambio de sexo. https://t.co/CeXSkmiGA4

[CALM @theCALMzone]

🎥 WATCH: As part of @Heads_together, The Duke of Cambridge joined @RioFerdy5, @LoyleCarner, @RomanKemp & more to share stories of how friendships can have a positive effect on men's wellbeing.

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[Big Men @BigMenProject]

@elizamackintosh @ejcnet Thanks so much for the shout out, glad you liked the piece! 👌🏿