1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgLena Peacockhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/lcampbellworldvision-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="t6wC5CF9TO"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2022/08/25/men-fight-gender-norms/water-for-women-bangladesh-shomota-project/">Water for Women Bangladesh – SHOMOTA Project</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2022/08/25/men-fight-gender-norms/water-for-women-bangladesh-shomota-project/embed/#?secret=t6wC5CF9TO" width="600" height="338" title="“Water for Women Bangladesh – SHOMOTA Project” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="t6wC5CF9TO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AU030-0022-03.jpg1200900Md. Helal is supporting to his wife. --------------------------------------------------- A 180-degree transformation: From a stereotypical male to a loving husband and caring father Misbehaving with his wife, torturing her, and beating his children were quite normal for Komolesh one years ago. His wife, Shopna, says, "In the past, my husband did not help out with household chores, but now he cooks, cleans the bathroom, sweeps our yard, takes care of our children, among other things." Komolesh live in Fingri under Sadar Upazilla of Satkhira District with his wife Shopna Das. Komolesh & Shopna has two sons; they are six members including aged father & mother. They are very poor. "Changing myself was not easy and it did not happen overnight. While attending the Men Care sessions, I realized that I never acknowledged the huge responsibilities my wife bears alone for our family,” says Komolesh. SHOMOTA project formed a couple group along with ten couples. SHOMOTA is a DFAT funded five years integrated project of World Vision Bangladesh targeting access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), empowerment of women and people with disabilities, engagement with government and private sectors outcome of Water for Women Fund. Komolesh is motivated to attend the session with his wife. The session has facilitated & organized through 12 sessions as courtyard mode. Facilitator of SHOMOTA project has conducted the session twice in a month with the support and supervision of project team. Komolesh regularly attended SHOMOTA Men Care session & did not miss any. After 03 sessions, Komolesh’s behavior has changed by realizing the workload in household. He gradually got involved with daily household work. Subsequently completing 12 sessions, SHOMOTA & community people organized a graduation session along with an action plan. The couple of Komolesh drawn a symbolic picture that what kind of works Komolesh performed and involved in their daily lives to reduce work pr