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The men fighting toxic masculinity in South Africa

Updated 4:37 AM EST, Fri December 21, 2018
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Kabelo Chabalala, the founder of Young Men's Movement, gives an address to men at the University of Pretoria. The talks center around "positive masculinity, being a better generation of men and talking about the challenges we face as men in the midst of being sidelined," he says.
Kabelo Chabalala, the founder of Young Men's Movement, gives an address to men at the University of Pretoria. The talks center around "positive masculinity, being a better generation of men and talking about the challenges we face as men in the midst of being sidelined," he says.
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Kabelo Chabalala is the founder of Young Men's Movement. It targets young men and teenagers to educate them about gender based violence and negative gender norms. Discussions allow members to reconsider what it means to be a man, and reinforce positive behaviors around masculinity says its founder.
Kabelo Chabalala is the founder of Young Men's Movement. It targets young men and teenagers to educate them about gender based violence and negative gender norms. Discussions allow members to reconsider what it means to be a man, and reinforce positive behaviors around masculinity says its founder.
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A community member, Lebogang Mashishi, gives a talk to young boys about how to respect women during a meeting in Pankop, Mpumalanaga province in South Africa. Groups across the country such as Young Men's Movement and the global ManKind Project are seeking to support men through life and to actively mobilize them in fighting violence against women.
A community member, Lebogang Mashishi, gives a talk to young boys about how to respect women during a meeting in Pankop, Mpumalanaga province in South Africa. Groups across the country such as Young Men's Movement and the global ManKind Project are seeking to support men through life and to actively mobilize them in fighting violence against women.
Courtesy Young Men Movement
A man holds a banner during a "Not In My Name" march organized on May 20, 2017 in Pretoria. Sexual violence against women in South Africa is considered to be one of the highest in the world. An estimated 138 of every 100,000 women in the country were raped in 2016 and 2017, data released in June by the national statistical service show.
A man holds a banner during a "Not In My Name" march organized on May 20, 2017 in Pretoria. Sexual violence against women in South Africa is considered to be one of the highest in the world. An estimated 138 of every 100,000 women in the country were raped in 2016 and 2017, data released in June by the national statistical service show.
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A man is seen with tape over his mouth during a "Not In My Name" march organized on May 20, 2017 in Pretoria against the abuse of women following the spike in reports of women being murdered and raped in various parts of the country.
A man is seen with tape over his mouth during a "Not In My Name" march organized on May 20, 2017 in Pretoria against the abuse of women following the spike in reports of women being murdered and raped in various parts of the country.
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Hundreds of people gathered for the "Not In My Name" march from Church Square to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, last year.
Hundreds of people gathered for the "Not In My Name" march from Church Square to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, last year.
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