Engaging coaches and athletes in fostering gender equity

Parivartan, which means transformation, engaged cricket coaches and mentors in schools and the community to teach boys lessons about controlling aggression, preventing violence, and promoting respect. Based on the US-based program, Coaching Boys into Men developed by Futures Without Violence, the program engages coaches as positive role models and trains them to deliver messages to their male athletes about the importance of respecting women and understanding violence never equals strength. ICRW along with Futures Without Violence partnered with the Mumbai Schools Sports Association and the non-governmental organization Apnalaya to implement Parivartan in the formal school system and the slum community of Shivaji Nagar, respectively. This report describes the three-year program and summarizes key findings from the evaluation conducted by ICRW.

To read the report, click here or on the button at the bottom of the page.

Related Resources

• Parivartan sport program to expand, include girls
• STRIVE Partners with ICRW for Parivartan Plus
• Additional Links for the Parivartan Program

Related STRIVE Consortium Publications (http://strive.lshtm.ac.uk/)

• Parivartan: coaching men into boys – http://strive.lshtm.ac.uk/parivartan-coaching-boys-men
• Parivartan for girls:
  • http://strive.lshtm.ac.uk/projects/parivartan-girls
  • Stories of Change: http://strive.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/stories-change-now-i-go-out-alone-too-i-it
  • Evidence Brief: http://strive.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/evidence-brief-parivartan-girls-addressing-restrictive-gender-norms
  • Impact Brief: http://strive.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/impact-case-study-engaging-adolescent-girls-sports-based-programme-challenge-norms-their