Charities to Support

A great way to be involved in International Men’s Day in the UK is to help charities supporting men and boys’ wellbeing.

Many organisations and people approach the team about whether they can:

• Sponsor International Men’s Day
• Who they can fundraise/donate to
• Organise an event for

International Men’s Day in the UK as a whole cannot be sponsored – whilst it is officially overseen by a designated team – it is a community and global grassroots movement  so it cannot be ‘owned’ by another brand or organisation.

However, we are also often asked what men and boys charities can people raise money for/ donate/promote or sponsor. Below is a list of suggested charities (please feel free to email details of any additional charities to contact@ukmensday.org.uk):

Boys and Young Mens’ Personal Development

• Abandofbrothers: www.abandofbrothers.org.uk
• The Gentlemen’s Network: www.thegentlemensnetwork.org
• Juvenis: www.juvenis.org.uk
• Lads Need Dads: www.ladsneeddads.org
• Menscraft: www.menscraft.org.uk/mensnet/
• Working with Men: www.workingwithmen.org

Domestic Abuse/Violence

• Abused Men in Scotland: www.amis.org.uk
• The ManKind Initiative: www.mankind.org.uk

Fatherhood

• Families Need Fathers: www.fnf.org.uk
• Wild Young Parents Project:  https://www.wildproject.org.uk/

Health 

• Baggy Trousers: www.baggytrousersuk.org
• Blue Ribbon Foundation: www.blueribbonfoundation.org.uk
• CALM: www.thecalmzone.net
• Colour Blind Awareness: www.colourblindawareness.org/
• Men Get Eating Disorders Too: www.mengetedstoo.co.uk
• Men Tell Health: www.mentellhealth.org
• Orchid: www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/
• Prostate Cancer UK: www.prostatecanceruk.org/
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: https://worldsstrongestboys.duchenneuk.org/
• The Robin Cancer Trust: https://www.therobincancertrust.org/
• Cahonas Scotland: http://www.cahonasscotland.com/
• It’s In The Bag: http://itsinthebag.org.uk/
• It’s On The Ball: www.itsontheball.org

Loneliness/Isolation

• Men’s Sheds: www.menssheds.org.uk/
• Scottish Men’s Shed Association: www.scottishmsa.org.uk
• Frade Men’s Shed (Middlesbrough): https://frade.co.uk/mens-shed/

Self-identity

• Metro: http://www.metrocharity.org.uk/

Sexual Abuse/Exploitation/Violence

• ManKind Counselling: www.mankindcounselling.org.uk
• Stay Brave: www.staybraveuk.org
• Survivors Manchester: www.survivorsmanchester.org.uk
• Survivors UK: www.survivorsuk.org
• Survivors West Yorkshire: www.survivorswestyorkshire.org.uk

Please feel free to email details of any additional charities to contact@ukmensday.org.uk