In the Hearts of Men : Men changing lives

By Nic Fine and Des van Niekerk

Book Id: WPLBN0100750023
Format Type: PDF (eBook)
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Reproduction Date: 3/1/2015

Title:	In the Hearts of Men : Men changing lives
Author:	Nic Fine and Des van Niekerk
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Psychology, Men, Youth, Training mentors, Projects for change, Social cohesion, Hearts of men
Collections:	Authors Community, Psychology
Historic Publication Date:	2015
Publisher:	Hearts of Men Institute

Member Page:	Gill Kerchhoff
Citation APA MLA Chicago Fine, N., & Niekerk, D. V. (2015). In the Hearts of Men. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
This book is intended as a resource for anyone working with young people in challenging circumstances. Many say that all young people today are at risk: as moving from childhood, through teenage-hood to adulthood, is a journey full of challenges, risks and dangers. This book is also aimed at those who are already working with, or intending to work with men and young men, especially with the aim of setting up community-based mentorship support programmes. This book will hopefully be useful to those working with families, in the hope of strengthening relationships and parenting, and also to those working within community-building and safety initiatives. We hope this work will also be of practical benefit to those studying social work, community and youth development, psychology and gender studies.

Summary
In this book, Nic Fine and Des van Niekerk have together managed very eloquently to document the work of Hearts of Men from 2001 to 2014 and informed by their many years of experience working in youth and community development. Hearts of Men has been facilitating programmes and community-based interventions in the Western Cape for 14 years from 2001 to 2014. Our two key focus areas have been to close the generational communication gap between older men and young men and boys, as well as to actively engage with men in their roles as fathers to their own children, and as mentors to other young men. We first developed a Manhood Mentoring community-based programme, in which a group of older men (over 25 years) would go through an intensive and rigorous personal development and mentorship training, followed by a group of younger men (14 to 19 years) who would undergo training. The two groups would then enter into a mentorship agreement lasting a minimum of one year.

Table of Contents
Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................5 Introducing the authors...................................................................................................................................12 Part one THE HEART – describing our core business Our focus on men – why we do this work 1. The heartbeat ................................................................................................................................................ 21 2. Working with men........................................................................................................................................ 35 3. Circles of men................................................................................................................................................. 51 4. Working with young men...........................................................................................................................61 Part two THE CONTENT – examining what passes through the heart Our approach – what we do 5. Our men’s training........................................................................................................................................ 83 6. Men taking action......................................................................................................................................... 93 7. Mentoring at work.......................................................................................................................................103 8. Designing programmes ........................................................................................................................... 121 Part three THE PARTNERSHIPS – strengthening the heart Our partners – how we strengthen our work by working with others 9. Working with women ............................................................................................................................ 135 10. Working with families.............................................................................................................................. 147 11. Working with communities.................................................................................................................... 159 12. Working with strategic partners.......................................................................................................... 171 Part four THE DEVELOPMENT – keeping the heart beating Our sustainability – how we keep doing our work 13. Facilitating the work................................................................................................................................. 183 14. Working with leaders............................................................................................................................... 197 15. Evaluating the work...................................................................................................................................211 16. Working with funders .............................................................................................................................225 Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................237 A Hearts of Men Institute..............................................................................................................................239 Appendices Authors’ CVs......................................................................................................................................................242 Hearts of Men personnel..............................................................................................................................244 Hearts of Men partnerships.........................................................................................................................245 Acknowledgements........................................................................................................................................246 Reading reference list.....................................................................................................................................248 Hearts of Men information...........................................................................................................................250 Dedication..........................................................................................................................................................252