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The Young Men Initiative at CARE NW Balkans empowers young men to challenge their prevailing attitudes and behaviors about gender and violence. The program strategized that by participating in gender reflective activities, young men can reduce their risky sexual and violent behaviors. The intervention design was informed by previous impact evaluation studies of a similar approach in both Brazil and India that showed changes in attitudes and self-reported behaviors related to gender norms, condom use and use of violence against female partners.

• This program was developed in partnership with ICRW.
• This short 2 page case study provides a brief overview of the strategies used during the initiative.
  • Balkins YMI Case Study
• The final report on YMI highlights the strategies and results from the initiative.
  • YMI Case Study 2012
• YMI developed education material based on the Program H. The toolkit and educational resources can be found below.
  • http://www.youngmeninitiative.net/en/?page=35