Charities to Support

A great way to be involved in International Men’s Day in the UK is to help charities and other organisations 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
• (How to) Organise an event 

International Men’s Day in the UK as a whole cannot be sponsored – whilst it is officially overseen by a designated team  and the Men and Boys Coalition – 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

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

Domestic Abuse/Violence

• Abused Men in Scotland: www.amis.org.uk
• The ManKind Initiative: www.mankind.org.uk
• Men’s Advisory Project (Northern Ireland):  www.mapni.co.uk/

Fatherhood

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

Health (including mental health)

• Baggy Trousers: www.baggytrousersuk.org
• Blue Ribbon Foundation: www.blueribbonfoundation.org.uk
• CALM: www.thecalmzone.net
• Colour Blind Awareness: www.colourblindawareness.org/
• Orchid: www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/
• Prostate Cancer UK: www.prostatecanceruk.org/
• Andy’s Man Club: https://andysmanclub.co.uk/
• Lion’s Barbers Collective: https://www.thelionsbarbercollective.com/
• Men’s Health Forum: https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/
• 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
• 15 Square (foreskin health information): https://15square.org.uk/

Loneliness/Isolation/Togetherness/Camaraderie

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

Self-identity

• Metro: https://metrocharity.org.uk/

Sexual Abuse/Exploitation/Violence

• ManKind Counselling: https://mkcharity.org/
• 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