Tbilisi opens doors of country’s first paternity school
The participants of the programme will have eight 2-hour sessions at Gagua Clinic in Tbilisi. Photo: Fathers' School poster
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Georgia’s first ‘paternity school’ has opened its doors in Tbilisi.
Fathers’ School will bring together men and instructors who want to learn more about childcare, aiming to help men develop and improving their parenting skills.
The school is free of charge. All the coronavirus restrictions and recommendations are fully maintained. Photo: Demetre Datiashvili/MenCare Georgia
It will also help them learn more about gender equality, and break the stereotypes they may face on the path to achieving genuine equality.
Happening now: The very first Fathers’ School officially kicks off in Tbilisi, Georgia! #UNFPAGeorgia #MenCare #GaguaClinic #EU4GenderEquality@EUinGeorgia pic.twitter.com/zjWtwXCFlm
— UNFPA Georgia (@UNFPAGeorgia) May 15, 2021
The participants of the programme will receive answers from professional podiatrists, gynaecologists, psychologists and other health experts to learn more about their children.
Gagua Clinic is one of the first partners of the Fathers’ School in Tbilisi. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UNFPA CO and the clinic on May 15. Photo: Demetre Datiashvili/MenCare Georgia
The Fathers’ School opened as part of the Men Care campaign, at the initiative of the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA Georgia Country Office and Care Together.
The campaign seeks to break the stereotype that family, its health and well being is a woman's responsibility.
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