The Work We Fund

Funded projects
1,250+
Men's Health Partners
20
Countries
20
We work closely with our global men's health partners to ensure collaboration, transparency and accountability for every project we fund. We monitor this through report cards which detail what we seek to achieve, key measures and the impact.
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
"One Mo can help change the face of men’s health through the powerful conversations created globally during Movember. Men have the chance to confidently discuss men’s health with people around them, resulting in men taking action early, helping change and save lives." Paul Villanti, Executive Director, Programs
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.

Strides for Life: Physcial Activity Programme for Cancer Survivors

Movember Funding to Date

EUR 36,000

What we seek to achieve

This physical activity programme aimed to increase fitness levels and investigate the of cancer on fitness and quality of life in a group of prostate cancer survivors.

Country
Ireland
Co-funded
Irish Cancer Society
Implemented by
Irish Cancer Society
Project start date
August 2012
Project Status
Project Completed

About the project

The programme was renamed Strides for Life in 2013 and amended to include only cardiovascular exercise. The programme is 16 weeks long and consists of a walking programme and gradually increases activity levels over its course. The walking programme involves a conditioning phase, a strength phase and an endurance phase. Walking workouts are measured and recorded in metabolic equivalents (METs). MET’s measure how hard your body is working at a given time. Participants following the programme increase their levels to achieve 15-20 METs per hour per week. An online tool has been developed for participants to record their walking workouts on a weekly basis.

The programme was rolled out to 10 local cancer support groups in 2013 who record:
- Number of men enrolled and retained in programme Improvements in fitness levels.
- Increases in MET’s accumulated over the 16 weeks.
- Improvements in self-reported quality of life, as measured by a modified version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire

This programme may impact men with prostate cancer who access support through any of 10 local cancer support groups established across Ireland. 

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