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EU supports opening of two clubs for fathers in Vinnytsia and Odesa [EN/UK]
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Odesa and Vinnytsia became the first cities in Ukraine to open their fathers’ clubs, “TatoHub.Vinnytsia” and “TatoHub.Odesa”, to help maximise men’s involvement in childcare and promote harmonious family relationships. The two clubs were opened in the framework of the “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence” programme, funded by the European Union, implemented jointly by UN Women and UNFPA. Opening similar fathers’ clubs is expected in other Ukrainian cities as well.
“Ukraine is part of the first regional programme covering gender equality in the Eastern Partnership region,” said Martin Schroeder, Head of Operations Section Local and Human Development at the European Union Delegation to Ukraine. “The programme relies on strategies designed to challenge structural gender barriers and norms, with particular emphasis on transformin