4E (Early, Equal, Engaged, Empathetic) PARENT

2026-07-22

4E (Early, Equal, Engaged, Empathetic) PARENT aims to promote engaged fatherhood and caring masculinities as a means for primary prevention of GBV, by scaling up and mainstreaming methods and approaches successfully piloted during the EU project PARENT (Promotion, Awareness Raising and Engagement of men in Nurture Transformations, Grant Agreement number: 810458 Feb 2019-June 21). The project identifies as ultimate beneficiaries fathers/parents to-be and fathers/parents of children 0-6, with a specific focus on the first 1000 days, this being the critical period in which to engage fathers in equal, shared, responsive and empathetic parenting. Since the aim of the project is prevention of GBV that is mostly enacted by men, and because men are victims of gender stereotypes that need to be deconstructed for the wellbeing of men, women and children, the focus is on men as fathers and the transformation of masculinities. However, all actions to promote equal, responsive parenting are also intended to benefit and include same-sex parents. The project activities will consist of four Work Packages. WP1 will ensure the general management and coordination of the action, including the creation of the decision-making, governing and consultation bodies of the project. WP2 aims to scale-up capacity-building of professionals and community facilitators to engage fathers.WP3 will contribute to creating an enabling policy framework and work environment for a non-violent, gender-equal, early and responsive, engagement of fathers in care. WP4 will undertake communication work to raise awareness and contribute to changing cultural norms and stereotypes that reinforce inequalities a ties in care and risks of GBV. All WPs will contribute to promote policy change and learning exchange at both EU and national level. The project will target 15.000 professionals and lay support personnel, community facilitators, employees, decision makers and partliamentarians, at national and EU level.

Italy

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