TK Labels

Listen Example

TK Men General (TK MG)

Why Use This Label?

This Label should be used when you want to let external users know that the material circulating should only be shared between men in the community. This is a Men’s General Label and indicates that there are restrictions of access and use to men based on customary law. This Label can be used to help external users recognize that with this material there are specific protocols and conditions of use. This Label is designed to recognize that some knowledge is gendered, and that certain knowledge can only be shared among specific members of the community. It should be used to complement already existing customs and protocols of access and use.

Each Label is meant to be customized by a community. See below for a Label template text.

TK Label Template Text

This material has specific gender restrictions on access. It is usually only to be accessed and used by men in the community. If you are not from the community and you have accessed this material, you are requested to not download, copy, remix or otherwise circulate this material to others without permission. This Label asks you to think about whether you should be using this material and to respect different cultural values and expectations about circulation and use.