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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
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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, Programs.

Digital Social Connections Challenge - Taraki Wellbeing

Movember Funding to Date

Global funding AUD equivalent 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. These include: • Men who are alone or are socially isolated. • Men who have experienced recent relationship breakdown/family separation and are isolated • Men with a physical illness (e.g. prostate/testicular cancer) who are experienc

Country
United Kingdom
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. 

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, Taraki Wellbeing was one of five projects to receive additional funding to implement and evaluate their project 'Cha In the City' over the next two years. 

Project Funding: 
Phase 1 Co-Development: GBP 82,280
Phase 2 Implementation: GBP 232,750

Project Description: Taraki works with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health by levering four key mechanisms of change; awareness, education, peer support, and research. Taraki had been running peer support for Punjabi men for over five years and are now scaling this approach around the UK and even internationally. Through the Cha in the City initiative, Taraki have developed a comprehensive training and implementation package designed to train community-based peer support facilitators who then go out and help men within their communities through innovative peer support groups. Currently, Taraki have worked with men in Birmingham, Leeds, and Leicester, with future engagements in Southall and Surrey (British Columbia, Canada). This model means that Taraki are able to empower community organisations wanting to facilitate peer support by offering training, implementation help, and ongoing mentoring to those trained. 

First Person Consulting, a third-party evaluator has been engaged as the evaluation partner for this work . 

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