Promundo would not be able to achieve its objectives alone. With the help of its national and international partners, Promundo is able to carry out activities to build the consciousness of individuals, communities and society about importance of gender equality and the prevention of violence against women, children and youth.
MenEngage
MenEngage is a global alliance of NGOs and UN agencies that seeks to engage men and boys to achieve gender equality. The network seeks collaboration between organizations on regional, national and international levels for the development of programs and advocacy strategies that promote themes related to men and masculinity and the promotion of gender equality. Promundo is a co-founder and member of the steering committee.
Official Website: www.menengage.org
RHEG – Network of Men for Gender Equity
RHEG is a network of Brazilian organizations committed to engaging men in the promotion of gender-related policies and activities. Since 1999, RHEG has coordinated the activities of the Companha Brazileira do Laço Branco—Men for the End of Violence Against Women, which is a version of the White Ribbon Campaign in Brazil.
Official Website: www.lacobranco.org.br
Intercâmbios
Intercambios is an alliance of non-governmental organizations and individuals committed to the prevention of gender violence in Latin America, which approaches issues as questions of public health and human rights. Activities of the Alliance focus on research, capacity building and advocacy. Promundo is a member of the Executive Committee.
Official Website: www.alianzaintercambios.org
Don’t Hit, Educate
This national campaign was formed by an alliance of organizations working to defend the rights of children and adolescents in Brazil. The objective is to raise social consciousness, especially for responsible parenting and the negative consequences of physical punishment and humiliation as discipline against children and adolescents. This campaign seeks to contribute to the construction of a culture of peace, the formation of harmonious family environments and non-violent communities.
Official Website: www.naobataeduque.org.br
Sports Network for Social Change (REMS)
Sports are the central axis of this network, with the goal of promoting social transformation starting from the principles of inclusion, diversity, participation and leadership. REMS has worked on issues of race, gender and inclusion, respect towards sexual diversity and orientation, the inclusion of disabled people, and the promotion of peace. REMS has worked with the families, the environment, economic development and health. This network was started in Brazil, in 2007, by a group of civil society organizations and other international actors with the challenge of forming and strengthening the movement of sport as an instrument of human development. It is formed by more than 30 national organizations that work with sport, education, diversity, gender and other fundamental themes for development.
Official Website: www.rems.org.br
Early Childhood National Network (Rede National Primeira Infância)
The Early Childhood National Network is a coalition of organizations that work for the promotion and guarantee of children’s rights for children up to age 6. They also work to amplify and strengthen democratic spaces in the Brazil without ethnic, gender, regional, religious, ideological, party, or sexual orientation discrimination. Besides fighting for the interests of children while focusing on themes such as health, mortality and education, the Early Childhood National Network promotes projects that question and value the rights of Brazilian children, indigenous and quilombolas. Promundo was one of the founding members of this initiative and continues to be a part of this network.
Official Website: www.primeirainfancia.org.br
Popular Forum for the Defense of Children and Adolescents
As a level of representation of organized civil society in the State of Rio de Janeiro, FDCA was structured to promote the interaction of societal forces through a coalition of non-governmental entities in order to promote and increase the rights of children and adolescents throughout
the Rio de Janeiro State.
Rio de Janeiro State Youth Forum – COJUERJ
The Rio de Janeiro State Forum (COJUERJ) is part of a state youth program composed of both government and civil society working to guarantee the human rights of youth. Promundo acts as the substitute chair of Gender as a representative of civil society organized for the period from 2008-2010.
Blog: http://cojuerj.blogspot.com
