The Work We Fund

Funded projects
1,250+
Men's Health Partners
20
Countries
20
We work closely with our global men's health partners to ensure collaboration, transparency and accountability for every project we fund. We monitor this through report cards which detail what we seek to achieve, key measures and the impact.
Prostate Cancer
"Together with the brightest minds in research, we aim to achieve significant breakthroughs in the hope of beating prostate cancer. Our disruptive funding approach identifies revolutionary ways to accelerate health outcomes by creating strong, global collaborative teams." Dr. Colleen Nelson, Global Scientific Chair.
Men's Health
"One Mo can help change the face of men’s health through the powerful conversations created globally during Movember. Men have the chance to confidently discuss men’s health with people around them, resulting in men taking action early, helping change and save lives." Paul Villanti, Executive Director, Programmes
Mental health and suicide prevention
“The number of men taking their own lives around the world is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Movember is working to ensure all men and boys look after their mental health and are comfortable to seek help when they’re struggling.”
Brendan Maher, Global Director, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Testicular Cancer
“Despite being the 2nd most common cancer in young men, testicular cancer is often a forgotten cancer due to early detection and treatment. Our projects look at underinvested areas such as improving access to healthcare services and treatment options for relapse” Paul Villanti, Executive Director, Programmes.

Digital Social Connections Challenge

Movember Funding to Date

Global Funding AUD 6,421,387

What we seek to achieve

To support the development and implementation of digital / technology solutions that increase levels of social connections and feelings of belongingness for men particularly those who are at greater risk of becoming socially isolated and experiencing poor mental health.

Country
Ireland
Implemented by
Movember
Project start date
August 2020
Project Status
In progress

About the project

Through this funding opportunity we are aiming to address the mental health risks associated with social isolation through digital and or technological interventions, particularly within groups of men who are at risk and where these innovative solutions can potentially be scaled for greater impact. As with other mental health initiatives, the aim is to identify those that we can collaborate and work with as partners to build the evidence that they work. 

Eleven projects across Australia, Canada, Ireland, and UK initially received investment to co-develop their ideas with Movember over a two-year period. Details about those successful funding recipients can be found here: https://au.movember.com/story/movember-announces-funding-for-11-new-projects-to-support-men-s-mental-health.

In September 2023, five of the 11 projects from Australia, Ireland, and the UK received additional funding to implement and evaluate their projects over the next two years and participate in a global Movember Social Connections Knowledge Community.  First Person Consulting, a third-party evaluator has been engaged to work with the project teams to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects.

 

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