The Movember Movement

Movember is more than just growing an impressive moustache. It is an annual event during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide.

In case you hadn’t heard of how the biggest men’s health movement of our time had started, to date raising over ZAR 4 Billion since inception and investing into over 831 programmes, you’ve probably not joined 1 of the over 4m people globally who have signed up to participate in this annual campaign since 2004, which prides itself on ‘Changing the Face of Men’s Health’ each November.

The culprit, the Moustache, or mo – whether the boxcar, the wisp, undercover brother or Rock star – it’s become a symbol of men’s health and the Movember campaign on the faces in 21 countries over the past 12 years.This Movember, we’re paying homage to the moustache, during a trend where top-knots and beards are common place, it’s the ultimate sacrifice in the face of men’s health – the beard sacrifice, and as the moustache has proven to achieve with over 1.7 Billion conversations generated around Men’s Health and has become the equivalent of the ‘pink ribbon’ to breast cancer.

While it takes a brave man to grow a beard, it takes a braver man to give up his beard in the name of men’s health – and as the Movember rules state, start 1 Movember clean shaven, and groom and grow a mo for the month. Whether you have been growing your beard for years or recently joined the trend for the follicley-blessed, by making the change from beard-growing to moustache-growing for the month.

The act of sacrificing your beard, and refining your upper lip, creates much needed conversation around the often ignored issues of men’s health.  Let people know you took it all off to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer along with male mental health and physical inactivity, and get your friends and family to donate to your Mo Space (your profile on movember.com).

The Movember Foundation’s goal is for men to live happier, healthier and longer lives and the funds raised by the annual campaign go towards awareness campaigns as well as research and survivorship programmes developed in conjunction with Movember’s men’s health partners.  By raising these funds and creating these much needed conversations, you can help break down the stigmas associated with male specific diseases and encourage men to be more aware of their health and to openly talk about concerns that they have.

Men die on average six years earlier than women. But you can be the difference, and help us change this startling stat.

It’s time to join the movement. Get involved with the only global charity focused solely on men’s health, the Movember Foundation.
Visit: https://za.movember.com/

November 06 2017 By Magna Carta on Behalf of The Movember Foundation Health