Why we need more masculinity, not less
Excerpt taken from a talk at the ACT Africa Men's National GBV Conference in October 2021.
15 09, 2022
27 02, 2022
702 FM | Interview with Refiloe Mapakanye
Craig Wilkinson, Founder & CEO of Father A Nation SA NPC for a profile and work of Father a Nation NPC a Non-Profit Organisation that runs high impact interventions to deal with the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa.
20 12, 2021
702 FM Man Torque: Healing Boys and Men
Tonight, we wrap up our last Man Torque show for 2021 with Craig Wilkinson, Founder and CEO of Father A Nation (FAN), bestselling author, award winning social entrepreneur and motivational speaker and Charles Mpepho, Former Funder and chairperson of the Alexander men's forum now current Snr mentor of [Read more]
11 12, 2021
eNCA News: 16 Days of Activism | Urging men and boys to do better
'In keeping with the theme, "Moving from Awareness to Accountability", a nonprofit organisation has launched a community centre in Alexandra, Johannesburg. The facility wants to encourage men and boys to do better, and help end GBV. Craig Wilkinson, founder and CEO of Father A Nation speaks to [Read more]
10 12, 2021
Newzroom Afrika: Community Centre opened in Alexandra to combat toxic masculinity.
'Author and Father A Nation CEO, Craig Wilkinson, this week opened a Community Centre in Alexandra to combat toxic masculinity and mentor young men and boys. This is done through programmes designed with a dedicated focus on GBV perpetrators."
10 12, 2021
The Hot Box | MetroFM
Non-profit organisation Father A Nation has opened its first #NOEXCUSES community centre in Alexandra, Joburg for men and boys. The group believes this empower and educate them as it believes this is key to ending the cycle of gender-based violence. The organisation hopes the centre will be the first [Read more]
10 12, 2021
‘If we understand why men – the majority of perpetrators – abuse, we can fix it’
Father A Nation CEO Craig Wilkinson says if you increase law enforcement but don't change values and how men behave it's not gonna make much of a difference. It is important to heal boys, men and fathers to bring real change to gender-based violence. This will help in [Read more]
10 12, 2021
Cape Talk: 16 days | Father a Nation on how we can heal men and boys
Abongile speaks to Craig Wilkinson Author & Founder at Father A Nation.
10 12, 2021
SABC NEWS: Father a Nation shifts focus from survivor to perpetrator
'As 16 days of activism wraps up today Father A Nation is changing the narrative, shifting from a focus on the survivor, to a focus on the perpetrator in order to identify why Gender-Based Violence is happening and developing programmes and interventions to prevent it from happening. [Read more]
12 07, 2021
Business Fights Poverty: enabling positive masculinity in society and business.
In a recent survey by YouGov more men between the ages of 18 and 24 viewed masculinity in a negative light than those who viewed it positively. This podcast isn’t some vague, highbrow observation of a societal issue. Craig shares his personal journey as a single dad [Read more]
20 06, 2021
Is fatherlessness causing South Africa to grow an army of dangerous men?
Craig joins Cape Talk radio Weekend Breakfast's Sara-Jayne King to speak about how Father A Nation aims to address gender-based violence, crime and fatherlessness by "restoring and equipping men to be nation-builders, fathers and role models".
3 12, 2020
Live panel discussion: What is toxic masculinity in 2020?
SO WHAT NOW? Craig Wilkinson joins Siyabulela Jentile, Keitumetse Moutloatse for a panel discussion hosted by Gareth Cliff on his television show “So What Now?” to discuss what ‘toxic masculinity’ means in 2020?
28 11, 2020
Newzroom Africa: Calls for men to be at the center of the fight against GBV
Calls for men to be at the center of the fight against gender-based violence continue to grow As the country battles to contain gender-based violence, there are growing calls for men to be at the center of the fight. Last week, a two-day Men’s Parliament for the [Read more]
28 08, 2020
Interviews with Expresso Show: Breaking Down Gender-Based Violence
Incidents of gender-based violence have increased over lockdown. Craig and Lebo Mashile discuss what causes it and how to address it.
15 06, 2020
Interview: The Glenzito Superdrive, Radio 2000
Craig speaks to the Radio 2000 team following recent reports of the resurgence in gender based violence to look at the role men can play in turning the tide of gender based violence around.