Be That Man: Building inner strength,honoring men’s mental health journeys | Harare 2024

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This years #Be that man campaign was running under the theme “Building inner strength,honoring men’s mental health journeys “.The event took place in the heart of Harare,Zimbabwe CBD at Karigamombe building,International Coaching and mentoring foundation conference room .The event was attended by over 50 people across Harare.The objectives of the event were unpacked by Leon ,the Mental health Advisor for Africa healing foundation who emphasized the need of men to be vulnerable and be real with their issues rather than bottling up.From there ,there was a presentation on suicide prevention which was given by Mr Tawanda ,the founder of Young People Mental health trust.Tawanda talked mainly about the need to change the narrative of manning up rather than being open about our issues as this is affecting lots of men which intern leads to suicide.He went to talk about strategies of avoiding suicidal thoughts.From there there was another presentation form the HS foundation president,Mr Brandon who spoke on positive masculinity and that as men we don’t necessarily need to be toxic for people to understand that we are men but rather we should be kind and be able to adapt quickly to situations.We also had an amazing entertainment from the House of talents who came through to stand in solidarity with other boys and men with their amazing dance group performance which brought everyone on the dance floor.The day ended with presentation from the founder of Fountain of hope foundation who touched as well on the benefits of mental wellness.The event was concluded by awarding certificates of participation by Africa healing and its Partners HS foundation,Fountain of hope foundation and House of talents

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