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Brendan Maher, Global Director, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Testicular Cancer
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Social Innovators Challenge - Food Nation

Movember Funding to Date

Global funding AUD equivalent 10,492,242

What we seek to achieve

To support the development and trialling of innovative ideas that could lead to creative solutions that increase levels of social connections and feelings of belongingness for men; particularly those who are at greater risk of becoming socially isolated. These include key ‘at risk’ population groups including new fathers, unemployed men, divorced men and men of low socio economic status.

Country
United Kingdom
Co-funded
Distinguished Gentleman's Ride GBP 40,736
Implemented by
Movember
Project start date
October 2015
Project Status
In progress

About the project

In late 2015, Movember released a three-phased funding opportunity within Australia, Canada, and the UK, that utilized an innovative approach to identifying and funding creative and non-traditional solutions that were co-designed by men to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes through increased social connectivity.

The initiative was a direct response to findings from previously funded Movember research through beyondblue that highlighted an overall dissatisfaction for men, particularly in their middle years, with the quantity and quality of their friendships and elucidated the importance of strong social support networks to mitigate the associated risk factors of isolation and loneliness on depression, anxiety, and suicide.

The goal is to increase our understanding about what will engage men in healthier behaviour patterns, build positive relationships, and increase levels of social connections through the development, piloting and evaluation of innovative initiatives explicitly aimed at restoring and strengthening the social connections of men. 

First Person Consulting has been engaged as the evaluation partner for this initiative. 

Project Funding:
Phase 1 Development GBP 12,500
Phase 2 Piloting GBP 99,990
Phase 2 Extended Piloting GBP 70,770
Phase 3 Scaling GBP 350,600

Project Description: Food Nation delivers Men’s Pie Club (MPC) in some of the most socially deprived communities in Newcastle, North East England. The premise for MPC is simple: men like eating pies, so why not learn to cook them and connect with others too?  

Men’s Pie Club tackles social isolation with a delivery model that was tested across a number of settings, with groups that have mixed abilities and that create a welcoming environment, where conversations develop and deepen as the men get to know one another.

The program targets men aged between 19 - 65 who are facing issues around mental health and wellbeing as a result of poor social connections and social isolation. Food Nation is currently scaling MPC, focused on becoming a social movement that can be replicated with a wide range of men and adaptable enough to allow its translation across different cultures and contexts on a global level. 

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