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A thought and action hub centering men and boys to build gender-just systems.
At The Centre for Men and Boys, we examine how masculinities are shaped, sustained, and institutionalized, and work across communities, markets, and governments to build gender-just systems that invite men into care, courage, and co-creation.
Why we exist?
Across South Asia, men and boys are facing rising challenges in mental health, education, livelihood, and care, reflecting deeper structural failures around gender and power.
Yet the very systems they struggle within also teach and reward behaviors that reinforce harm to themselves and others. From homes and schools to markets and media, narrow ideas of masculinity remain deeply institutionalized.
The Centre for Men and Boys exists to address this gap. Our work strengthens gender justice efforts by focusing on a missing link: how boys and men are shaped by—and in turn shape—the systems around them.
What We Do
We bring together insights, proven approaches, and key actors to strengthen efforts around men and boys—within systems that shape learning, work, care, and health.
Research
We begin by listening, mapping, and surfacing what is often unseen. We conduct participatory research, landscape studies, and thematic inquiries that uncover how boys and men experience, shape, and are shaped by systems - from education and work to marriage, migration, and mental health.
Resource
We fund the translation of knowledge into action. This means supporting not just research and insights, but also the people, institutions, and communities ready to act on them. Whether through grants, partnerships, or shared tools, we channel resources toward those reshaping how boys and men are engaged - so that ideas become interventions, and insight leads to change.
Rally
We bring together voices across sectors to co-create, challenge, and champion systemic shifts. Through roundtables, workshops, public campaigns, and strategic partnerships, we create momentum for gender-just systems that invite boys and men into care, courage, and co-creation.
Who Are We?
We are a small, purpose-driven team, building in collaboration with a growing network of researchers, practitioners, and institutions across South Asia
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