Resources

This is a powerful report about children’s perspectives on fatherhood in South Africa. The report, Fathers Matter: Amplifying children's unfiltered perspectives on fatherhood, offers unique insights into how children between the ages of 10 and 16 perceive “good” and “bad” fathers and highlights the impact of father absence on youth behaviours and social dynamics.

We know that it's not always easy to get fathers involved. There are so many reasons for this. That said, we hope that these tips equip you to take a step in building a good partnership with those fathers who do want to be involved.

This one-page download has some tips for fathers on how they can be involved in their children's lives during their early years. You can download it and share it with fathers at your ECD centre. 

We developed this toolkit to support ECD practitioners in  their essential work investing in the lives and education of children. This resource can help encourage increased father participation in early learning.

Download these tips to find out more about how to be a positive, safe male role model to young people. 

Being a father can be very challenging. It's important that we celebrate all the small victories along the way. This discussion starter has prompts to help guide fathers in conversations about their own experiences of fatherhood. 

"There's a lot of undoing from our upbringing and culture we have to be aware of" – Asanda Sibanyoni. This is one of the statements we use as a conversation starter in this mini-guide for groups to explore.