Built from 40+ years of experience in the domestic, family and sexualised violence intervention field, Ake has been designed as a toolkit for helping men’s behaviour change programme staff engage with participants and keep the pressure on behaviour change and family well-being outside of sessions.

The app benefits both participants of behaviour change programmes and the staff. Participants have access to a vast library of video, audio, and written content that is bite-sized and covers various intervention topics, all focused on emotional regulation, accountability, and family well-being. The idea is to bolster enrichment from the programme by providing further exposure to key intervention themes, accessible 24/7. Programme staff can utilise features that enable them to create and facilitate in-app group discussions, prepare participants for sessions by sending them content, and gain insights into content engagement by their participants using the app.

The 2025 Pilot

Starting in February, we will begin our pilot with several agencies in New Zealand, who have graciously agreed to support our evaluation of Ake by incorporating the app into their services. This pilot is intended to run for approximately 21 weeks, with access to the app also available for participants who complete the programme beyond that timeframe. The evaluation aims to identify Ake’s strengths and weaknesses and assess how useful both staff and programme participants found the app during the pilot.

We are looking forward to sharing updates and learnings on this blog. Stay tuned!

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