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“In parenting, good communication with the children is time to spend quality time with them. I like to read stories to “Through EMBRACE I learned the different types of abuse cooking. But now I can cook very well.
important. As a parent our role is to build a good my children. I want to know everything that is happening such physical, sexual, and economic. I learned about the
relationship with them. We have to know what is happening with them. I think this is very important.” knowledge of gender and gender equality. For example, I have a better relationship with my wife and children now.
with them. We need to give them time to play and to take before I knew about gender I would sometimes hit my wife
and children. Now that I’ve learned about gender I can My friends say, ‘Now you are so patient. Why?’ I tell them I
control my anger. I have become more patient. Now I am learned from ADRA. I’m not the same person as before.”
trying to start helping my wife in cooking and cleaning and
looking after the children. Before I wasn’t interested in