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'''Men Against Violence and Abuse''' (MAVA) is an [[India]]n organisation that works to prevent [[Gender violence|gender-based violence]]. Started in 1993, it is one of the first men's organisation in the country to work on preventing [[Violence against women in India|violence against women]].

== History ==
Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA) started out with an advertisement posted by a journalist, C.Y. Gopinath, in several journals in [[Mumbai]] in 1991.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Sadani|first=Harish|date=Spring 2015|title=Young Men in India Challenging Sexism and Rape Culture|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=109562919&site=ehost-live|journal=Voice Male|volume=19|issue=65|pages=14–15|url-access=subscription |via=EBSCOhost}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> The ad asked for men who wanted to oppose [[Gender violence|gender-based violence]] and 205 men responded.<ref name=":0" /> The men met for a year or so, creating a core group and [[Harish Sadani]] became the leader.<ref name=":0" /> The group felt that both men and women needed to be "liberated from the shackles of [[patriarchy]]."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/gender-activist-harish-sadani-reflects-on-why-22-years-ago-he-began-his-organisation-men-against-violence-and-abuse-to-engage-with-young-men-on-sexuality/article6614706.ece|title=From the other side of the prism|last=Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta Barooah|date=2014-11-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In March 1993, the group was formally organised in Mumbai.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> In 1996, MAVA began a journal, ''Purush Spandana'' (''Men's Expressions''), written in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] which is published annually during the time of Diwali.<ref name=":1" />

In 2006, Sadani received a fellowship from the [[Population Council, India|Population Council]] to create a pilot project for MAVA called ''Yuva Maitri''.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20170130-men-against-violence-and-abuse-harish-sadani-patriarchy-masculinity-985587-2017-01-20|title=Even Men Need to Be Liberated: Men against Violence and Abuse Co-Founder|last=Halim|first=Moeena|date=30 January 2017|work=India Today|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> The program brought young men to a camp experience where they discussed and reflected on gender roles and relationships between genders.<ref name=":1" /> The ''Yuva Maitri'' program is still part of MAVA's programming and by 2014, had reached around 80,000 young men and created 500 youth mentors.<ref name=":1" />

== About ==
Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA) operates in the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/meet-indias-male-feminists/articleshow/60896225.cms|title=Meet India's male FEMinists - Times of India|last=Joshi|first=Sonam|date=1 October 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> MAVA provides counselling, guidance for couples getting married, self-defence classes for women, a call in help-line, and other programs dealing with gender issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/107782/rape-culture-initiative-india-misogyny-women-rights-safety/|title=In a Country Struggling With Sexual Harassment, These 5 Initiatives Are Fighting Rape Culture|last=Plummer|first=Lucy|date=2017-07-07|work=The Better India|access-date=2018-08-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-507268781.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117181629/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-507268781.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2018|title=Men Against Violence|date=25 February 2002|work=Women's Feature Service|access-date=10 August 2018|url-access=subscription |via=HighBeam}}</ref> MAVA and women's group, [[Akshara]], have posted information in [[Mumbai]] colleges about gender-based violence and gender issues.<ref name=":2" /> MAVA provides a place for men to open up to other men about issues in their lives.<ref name=":2" />

A documentary, directed by [[Inka Achté]], and called ''Boys Who Like Girls'' (2018) profiles some of the work that MAVA has done.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nouse.co.uk/2018/06/23/sheffield-doc-fest-interview-inka-achte/|title=Sheffield/Doc/Fest: Interview – Inka Achté|last=Young|first=Andrew|date=2018-06-23|work=Nouse|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
*[http://www.mavaindia.org/ Official site]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VP0imB5_us Humanizing Men] (2017-2018 video)

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