Human and Social Development

THE FATHERHOOD PROJECT

Fatherhood Publications and Media: Media Articles About the Fatherhood Project

September 2007
Arrow Campaign to recognise fathers
 
 June 2007
Arrow Doing it for Dads!
 
May 2007
Arrow Book Review: Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa
 
May 2007
Arrow "He is my hero" Men and fatherhood in South Africa Page: 10, Page: 11, Page: 12, Page: 13
 
May 2007
Arrow The Social Landscape
 
March 2007
Arrow Broken Families, Sunday Independent
 
September 2006
Arrow Men are swapping their suits for aprons, Daily Sun
 
June 2006
Arrow Informer: Changing the view of fathers in SA 
 
January 2006
Arrow Defining Dad's Role. Book review: Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa. Sowetan / Reviewer Doreen Zimbizi, 10 January 2006.
 
December 2005
Arrow About Real Dads 'n Duds. Book Review: Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa / Reviewer Don Makatile. Sowetan Sunday World, 4 December 2005.
 
November 2005
Arrow Fathering Care. Daily News, 10 November 2005.
  A new book on fatherhood in South Africa was launched in Durban this week and looks at many aspects of what it means to be a dad writes Lindsay Ord.
 
October 2005
Arrow Tongaat library to host Fatherhood Project. Coastal Weekly, 14 October 2005 p. 11
  The Fatherhood Project in conjunction with the Library Services in Tongaat area held "fatherhood festivities" in recognition of the role that fathers play in the care and protection of their children.
 
June 2005
Arrow Championing the role of fatherhood. / Liz Clarke. Sunday Tribune, 19 June 2005
  James Radebe Mtimkulu, National Co-ordinator of the Fatherhood Project has his own "very personal" reason for wanting to be involved in the promotion of men's care and protection of children.
 
Arrow Challenging the bad images of fathers. / Latoya Newman. Natal Mercury, 17 June 2005
  More South African men are recognising the importance of their role in their families and communities writes Latoya Newman.
 
March 2005
Arrow Fathers urged to pull their weight in parental role. / Xoliswa Zulu. Natal Mercury, 3 March 2005
  Men should speak up and be more involved in the lives of their children, Prof. Linda Richter told the International Conference on Families in Durban.
 
December 2004
Arrow Justice Men's Forum supports the Fatherhood Project. Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Republic of South Africa
  The Justice Men's Forum has decided to collaborate with the HSRC in order to make The Fatherhood Project accessible to as many people, particularly males, as possible.
 
Arrow 16 Days of Activism: Making Men Care / Media Monotoring Project
  The 16 Days campaign promotes peace and encourages the prevention of violence against women and children, widely acknowledged as the most vulnerable members of society and the most affected by crime.
 
November 2004
Arrow Viva fatherhood! / Rezaa Kasu. Natal Mercury, 26 November 2004
  More than half of all South African men do not live with their children for any appreciable length of time.
 
Arrow Mum's not the word in fatherhood project. / Liz Clarke. Sunday Tribune, 21 November 2004
  Photographic exhibition forms the backdrop for the first Fatherhood Conference.
 
Arrow Men get a chance to open up : Organisation aims to let ‘macho’ men talk about their feelings. / Helen Bamford. Namibian – Saturday Star, 13 November 2004
  Conveners of weekend retreat encourage men to talk about their feelings.
 
October 2004
Arrow Crisis in Male Identity : Behind South Africa's Culture of Violence / Mercedes Sayagues. Namibian – The Weekender, 1 October 2004
  Nhlanhla Mkhize traces the origin of an alienated identity in millions of South African men.
 
September 2004
Arrow Teaching skewed men how to be real men / Mercedes Sayagues. Sowetan, 21 September 2004
  Nhlanhla Mkhize traces the origin of an alienated identity in millions of South African men.
 
August 2004
Arrow Photographs on show at the library / Kin Bentley. The Herald, 31 August 2004
  Photographic exhibition at New Brighton 2 to 27 September
 
Arrow More ask the question: what makes a man? / Christina Stucky. Sunday Independant, 8 August 2004
  Some South African men are embarking on a journey of self-discovery and expansion
 
Arrow Men tackle their demons / Christina Stucky. Sunday Tribune, 8 August 2004
  "There's nothing about violence that is genetically male"
Mbuyielo Botha
Secratary-general, SA Men's Forum
 
Arrow Father figures and photos, Cape Town until August 13. Y Magazine, 1 August 2004
  Exhibition of photographs promoting fatherhood at University of Cape Town 29 July till 13 August 2004
 
July 2004
Arrow Fatherhood through a lens. District Mail, 30 July 2004
  South Africa has a shockingly high rate of abuse of children, including sexual abuse, perpetrated mainly by men. Many fathers are absent from the lives of their children, providing neither material nor social support.
 
Arrow What's On: The Fatherhood Project. False Bay Echo. 29 July 2004
  A forum was held to discuss the needs of men and youth in the community in promoting the men's care and protection of children.
 
Arrow Programme focuses on putting men in the family picture / Ashfak Mohamed. Cape Times, 20 July 2004
  An exhibition of photographs was opened in Langa as part of a project to encourage men to play an active role in their children's lives.
 
Arrow Vaderskap in Suid-Afrika : RGN begin nuwe projek wat op pa's fokus. Burger, 14 Julie 2004
  South Africa has a shockingly high rate of abuse of children, including sexual abuse, perpetrated mainly by men.
 
Arrow SA pa's laat wêreld luister / Marguerite van Wyk. Sarie, Julie 2004
  South African fathers that care and want to become involved make their voices heard for the first time.
 
June 2004
Arrow Enough is enough : On Father's Day, a message for all South African fathers ... Sunday Tribune / Liz Clarke. Sunday Tribune, 20 June 2004
  "It is crucial for all of us fathers, sons and husbands, to reflect on our role in the tranmission of HIV/Aids"
Mbuyiselo Botha.
 
Arrow Black men not real fathers: Begetting children is not enough / By Sandile Memela. Sowetan, 20 June 2004
  Begetting children in not enough.
 
Arrow Father's Day meaningless to most of our children : Many youngsters have no contact with their dads at all / Kerry Cullinan. The Star, 18 June 2004
  Shops are full of Father's Day gifts, but the sad reality is that millions of South African children have little or no contact with their children, and are very unlikely to spend the day with their dads.
 
Arrow Why dads are so special / Prof Linda Richter. Pretoria News, 18 June 2004
  Deep down we all yearn for men who want to care for children.
 
Arrow A vital bid to recast the image of fatherhood / Michael Morris. Cape Argus City Late, 17 June 2004
  Prof. Linda Richter notes: "The Fatherhood Project is based on research showing that chilren benefit immeasurably from involvement with caring men as they grow up."
 
Arrow Fatherhood in the workplace: Innovative Human Resource Strategy / Pudurai J Mazengwa. HR Future.net. June 2004
  Research shows that some working fathers are in conflicting situations when balancing work and family tasks, resulting in work-family conflict.
 
Arrow All our fathers / By Kerry Cullinan. Fair Lady. June 2004
  Millions of South African children grow up without their fathers, a situation that research shows has a profoundly negative effect on their lives.
 
Arrow For Father's Day. Your Baby Magazine. June 2004
  To celebrate Father's Day this month, we look at one project that honours the role of fathers in their childrens lives.
 
May 2004
Arrow A freak show to shame the absentee father / Robert Greig. Sunday Independant. 30 May 2004
  A review of the Fatherhood Project exhibition by Robert Grieg
 
Arrow Reconstructing Fatherhood / Kerry Cullinan. Health-e. 24 May 2004
  Millions of South African children grow up without their fathers, a situation that has a profound impact on their lives. But a new initiative that encourages men to care for their children hopes to change this.
 
Arrow Defending dad / Lumka Oliphant. Saturday Star. 22 May 2004
  Pictures tell the story ... at the Fatherhood Project at MuseumAfrica in Newtown.
 
April 2004
Arrow Engendered : To be a good dad / Robert Morrell. This Day, 16 April 2004
  Policy makers are starting to acknowledge that involvement in parenting opens the door to healthier men and less violence.
 
March 2004
Arrow Daddy cool / Mmanaledi Mataboge. Mail & Guardian, 19 March 2004
  On the eve of Human Rights Day, a new exhibition celebrates the joys of fatherhood
 
February 2004
Arrow Fatherhood Project highlights positive role of men / Margaret von Klemperer. Natal Witness. 23 February 2004
  The positive role men can play as child carers was highlighted when the Fatherhood Project was formally launched at the Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg.
 
Arrow A father's love / Margaret von Klemperer. Natal Witness. 19 February 2004
  While South African men have long received a bad press, a new project is highlighting the many unseen men who are taking on enormous responsibilities in raising children, writes MARGARET VON KLEMPERER.
 
Arrow Exhibition on fatherhood. The Mirror. 18 February 2004
  The exhibition on Fatherhood aims to widen public discourse around masculinity by presenting an overwhelmingly positive protrait of South African men caring for children.
 
Arrow Things that make a man a dad / Liz Clarke. Sunday Tribune. 15 February 2004
  Big Daddy ... who is he? That's the question researchers are asking in a new project that focuses on the role of fatherhood in South African society.
 
December 2003
Arrow Mum's the word but dads count a lot too. Star, 12 December 2003
  An exhibition of photographs, part of the Fatherhood Project's first phase displays images of men with children in order to show the protection and pleasure that childen enjoy when they are with caring men.
 
Arrow Children long for a father's love / Liz Clarke. Sunday Tribune, 7 December 2003
  'Come home' is the plea to fathers in a new project which aims to strengthen the family unit by encouraging men to take an active role in upbringing of their children.
 
November 2003
Arrow Figuring out fathers: How many of us know what it is like to grow up having a real father? / Linda Cilliers. Big Issue, Vol 7, No 76, November 2003
  "Most households in South Africa function without the physical presence of a father" says Professor Linda Richter
 
Arrow Strong bonds between fathers and children keep men safe. In News Roundup, HSRC Review November 2003
  Men, especially young men who are connected to and spend time with their children, are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviour.
 
October 2003
Arrow Bringing the fathers back into the home / Vacks Phupheli. The Echo, October 2003
  Children with father figures, who are involved with them and are responsive to their needs, are healthier and more confident and do better at school.
 
Arrow Children Keep Men Safe The Informer Vol 1 Edition 10
  Men, especially young men who are connected to and spend time with their children, are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviour.
 
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