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This article draws on Promundo and RWAMREC&rsquo;s programmatic experiences in&nbsp;Rwanda of implementing MenCare+, a gender transformative approach to engaging young and adult men (ages 15&ndash;35) in caregiving, maternal, newborn, and child health,&nbsp;and sexual and reproductive health and rights. We present initial results from fathers&rsquo;&nbsp;groups with more than 600 men, including the impact of participation in these groups&nbsp;on men&rsquo;s participation in care work.The results confirm the importance for practitioners&rsquo;&nbsp;planning strategies to engage fathers to think beyond men&rsquo;s token participation&nbsp;in care work, to use father participation as an entry point to truly transform gender&nbsp;dynamics within the home. The article provides practical lessons learnt to guide other&nbsp;organisations interested in working with men to transform norms around fatherhood&nbsp;and care work. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.