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[Lewis Kasindi] This summer was really a big inspiration
to me because it offered me a chance to meet a lot of
young guys who are working for the same purpose
in different countries.
[Rosebelle Kagumire] I came to ManUp because I'm involved
in the media and I have seen how the media represents
the issue of violence against women.
[James Byargaba] Sometimes people sit back because they
believe nothing's happening and it's a good thing if we can get
what's happening into the media, so we can get people to work
together to raise up as one voice and combat the violence.
[Maha Najjarine] Well, I've actually attended two seminars
based on the media and I feel that they've equipped me with
some skills of how to address questions by journalists and
other media representatives so...and not just as a
representative or spokesperson but also promoting or help
advertise the importance of combating violence against women.
[Angela Fernandez] For me, it's kind of encouraged me to really
use that as a very powerful tool to get the message across
because I know that it probably is the most powerful tool
right now for young people. So that's something that I know
that I definitely need to go back and learn more about and
also just think about how I package my message.
[Karen Robinson-Cloete] ManUp is for men and women. ManUp is
really street language that says,
"You need to take responsibility,
you can't just sit on the curb and not do anything.
You need to man up and get up and take responsibility."
Particularly with the issue of violence against women and girls,
there's so many nuanced layers - it's like peeling away an onion.
Because you have culture, you have religion, you have history,
that has kind of dictated how we think about the power
relationship between men and women and society.
So by bringing in people from so many different places and
so many different cultural experiences and historial and
religious experiences, we have an opportunity to have a dialogue.
[Monica Gonzalez] We have to engage men also because we're
discriminating them and we're not giving them the information
about all this social problems, and if they are part of it,
they will help us overcome all these problems.
[Ethan Zatko] Everyone is passionate and dedicated and
different and interesting and the same and interesting and
it's just been an honor, it's been great, it's been really great.