70% of Men in SA Believe Women Must Obey Their Husbands | ENCA
JOHANNESBURG - NGO 'Father a Nation' says men need to be healed in order to stop gender-based violence. It says the country needs a a shift in [Read more]
Why Society Needs Us to Be Dangerous, But Good | Tedx | University of Johannesburg
Our interconnectedness makes us, in a very real way, responsible for each other. Societal ills such as poverty, inequality, crime, corruption, and gender-based violence affect every one [Read more]
Changing the Narrative on Fatherhood and Mentorship | Prime INX
Why healing men and fathers is fundamental to healing our society: live interview with Nazia Wadee and Maimoona Mabena.
SABC News | Father a Nation organisation calls for action against GBV
Minister of Police Bheki Cele reiterated that the fight against GBVF crimes remains a priority for the South African Police Service. In the latest crime stats, police [Read more]
ENCA | GBV Epidemic: Father A Nation Recommends Preventative Measures
Civil society has continued to react to the State of the Nation Address and the latest crime stats. Father a Nation says authorities are making strides in [Read more]
SABC News | Addressing Gender-Based Violence with Craig Wilkinson
As South Africa wraps up The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign tomorrow we look at the strides that this campaign [Read more]
NewzRoom Afrika | Healthy Masculinity Encouraged
As we commemorate 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, there's a focus on healthy masculinity, the idea that men can be emotionally expressive. Dr. Ntombifikile Mtshali [Read more]
Expresso Show | Father A Nation NPO Encouraging Positive Masculinity
16 Days of Activism: discussing the importance of promoting positive masculinity, with Graeme Richards on the Expresso Morning Show.
How to man up and ask for help
Men have always struggled to ask for directions or seek help. We feel we need to have the answers and even if we don’t, we need to just [Read more]
Fathers matter
“The deepest search in life, it seemed to me, the thing that in one way or another was central to all living was man’s search to find a father, [Read more]
Why we need more masculinity, not less
Excerpt taken from a talk at the ACT Africa Men's National GBV Conference in October 2021.
Why men are lonely
There is a silent epidemic of loneliness amongst men. Not because men don’t have friends or family. Not because they don’t have people to hang out with or go places [Read more]
SABC News | Craig unpacks the alarming impact of absent fathers on children’s well-being.
Statistics South Africa unpacked alarming trends that have an impact on children's education and well-being. In a report released in February this year, StatsSA revealed that most [Read more]
Newzroom Afrika | What can be done about children growing up in broken families?
According to Father A Nation, 21% of children 17 years old and under do not live with their parents. Only 42% of children with their mothers and [Read more]
Dads, Boys and Masculinity
Dads need to help boys understand and shape masculinity. In years past, fathers were often "there, but not there," according to Craig Wilkinson, a dad of two and [Read more]
This One Mindset Shift Will Transform Your Entire Year
Are you ready to make this a NEW year, not just another year? Most people start the year strong, only to fall back into old habits. Most [Read more]
Escaping the Trap of Entitlement: Mentoring the Next Generation for Success
Nothing strips a person of power and keeps them from achieving more than a belief that the world owes them something. Once you discover that the pen [Read more]
SABC 2 | The #NoExcuse campaign equips men with growth tools
The #NoExcuse campaign, launched in 2017, has consistently used football's power to address one of South Africa's most urgent gender-based violence crises. Football fans and consumers are [Read more]
Love: The Most Dangerous Weapon Used by History’s World Changers
Way more than a soppy feeling, love is a powerful weapon that’s been used by some of the greatest world changers in history and will continue to [Read more]
Navigate the Festive Season Mayhem Like a Pro
For many the festive season can be a stressful time, making it more of a challenge than a celebration. In fact studies show that around a third [Read more]
Healing Men, Healing South Africa – Tackling GBV at the Root | Expresso Show
If SA wants to turn the tide on GBV, it must invest significantly in psycho-social support for men and boys and teaching positive, healthy masculinity.If SA wants to turn the [Read more]
How SA’s Largest Beer Brand is Fighting Gender Violence
Many ask how a beer brand can get involved in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) when alcohol abuse is such a large contributing factor to abuse [Read more]