&gt; Anti-rape initiatives that have sought to combat sexual violence in affected parts of Africa have typically focused on women, the majority of rape victims, and excluded men, who make up the majority of perpetrators.
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&gt; But for Mr Alphonse, these initiatives address the symptoms rather than the root causes of sexual violence.
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&gt; "We are fighting violence based on gender," he says. "For this to happen, we have to involve men and boys who are part of the problem, so they have a space to change things because of the influence they have in the community."
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&gt; And that is exactly what Mr Alphonse and his colleagues have done.