The Work We Fund

Funded projects
1,320+
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.

Movember A & E Campaign 2013

Movember Funding to Date

NZD 270,693

What we seek to achieve

Evidence highlights there’s a long way to go until men achieve the optimum level of health. Progress is being made but the issue is a complex one. A widely agreed point is that educating men on the risks they face and empowering them with the knowledge to pro-actively manage their health, is vital. The Movember Foundation, through its annual Awareness and Education program, aims to increase the understanding of the health risks men face and empower them to act on that knowledge.

Country
New Zealand
Implemented by
The Movember Foundation
Project start date
July 2013
Project Status
Completed July 2014

About the project

Statistics highlight the problem that the Movember Foundation is seeking to address through its annual Awareness and Education program: 
•Men have a lower life expectancy than women - globally by 2010, women were outliving men by an average of almost six years.1
•Men take more “health risks” than women, which could be direct physical risks through work or “lifestyle” risks like being more likely to drink alcohol to excess or to eat a less healthy diet.1
•Men are less knowledgeable about personal health than women and they are less likely to seek help from medical practitioners.2
•When men seek professional help it is often late in the illness process and many men experience difficulty articulating their concerns to clinicians.3
Movember Foundation tackles this challenge by leveraging the fun of growing a moustache as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get men engaged in their health.  The Movember Foundation’s tagline, changing the face of men’s health, aptly describes the challenge of participating in Movember – changing your appearance by growing a moustache for 30 days; and the outcome – changing the understanding and attitudes men have towards their health and the actions they take. 
The Mo Bros themselves become men’s health advocates and are literally walking/talking billboards for 30 days. The Awareness and Education program provides the platform, through www.movember.com, and tools for participation. However it is the individuals that bring the Awareness and Education program to life, making it their own and communicating Movember’s men’s health messages in a way that is meaningful to them, their family and peers. The moustache is a tool of empowerment. This authentic communication from someone known and trusted has high impact and this is where the effectiveness of the Awareness and Education program is situated.

The Movember Foundation’s Awareness and Education program is brought to life through a number of channels:
• Our business and community outreach program
• The development of a new Awareness and Education program creative each year – keeping it fresh and engaging 
• Website – providing men with the tools to raise awareness 
• Free men’s health information 
• Media exposure – high volumes of free editorial is achieved each Movember, across all markets 
• Social media – through our own social platforms and those of the Mo community millions of online conversations are generated 
• Events and activations – both official Mo events and those held by the community allow participants and donors to experience and feel a part of the Movember movement 
• Ambassador program – helping us to spread our men’s health messages 

(Local investment NZD 270,693)

 

Prostate Cancer Research Alliance

The Program will fund research that leverages Australia's existing strengths in prostate cancer biomedical research to deliver outcomes that can be translated into clinical practice within the next 5 to 7 years.

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Australia
AUD 12,150,000
USA - Mass market, multi-platform public media documentary series & campaign

This project uses a mass market, multi dimensional campaigns to shift populations understanding, attitudes and intentions and ultimately improve health outcomes on a large scale. Focusing on Youth Mental Health we will be working in partnership with PBS to deliver a documentary series supported with educational, digital and in person elements delivered across the USA.

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United States
USD 2,400,000
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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South Africa
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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Spain
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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Ireland
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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Switzerland
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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Sweden
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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United States
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across ten countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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United Kingdom
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across 15 countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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Canada
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Ironman Registry

IRONMAN is an international, population-based registry of 5,000 men with advanced prostate cancer across 15 countries. It seeks to understand clinical outcomes associated with management of advanced prostate cancer and understand the biological and clinical diversity of the disease.

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Australia
Global Funding AUD equivalent 18,905,25
Movember – Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Clinician Scientist Award - 2017

Clinician Scientist Awards aim to support outstanding, clinically qualified professionals who have gained a PhD in health research, to combine their clinical career with a research career and establish themselves as independent researchers in the field of prostate cancer.

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Australia
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TrueNTH Global Registry

Established in 2017 and operating across 17 countries, the TrueNTH Global Registry is an international project that aims to improve the physical and mental health of men with prostate cancer. Clinicians and hospitals contributing data to TrueNTH Global Registry receive regular, risk-adjusted reports on their patients’ health outcomes as compared to other clinicians and hospitals globally. This will support improvement in clinical practice and patient outcomes over time.

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Australia
Global funding AUD equivalent 20,336,828
Canadian Men's Health & Wellbeing Innovation Challenge

To support the implementation of outside the box proof of concept ideas that disrupt long held assumptions/myths about men and their health which will encourage doing things differently and ultimately lead to improved health outcomes.

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Canada
CAD 1,923,149
Prostate Cancer Outcomes - Registry Australia and New Zealand

The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry of Australia and New Zealand (PCOR-ANZ) is a clinical quality registry collecting data on the diagnosis, clinical care and outcomes for men living with prostate cancer across Australia and New Zealand.

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Australia
Global funding AUD equivalent 22,397,860
TrueNTH Testicular Cancer

TrueNTH Testicular Cancer is a website, optimised for mobile devices, that aims to bring resources to men who are facing a diagnosis and early treatment for testicular cancer. We have created a resource that delivers information to men to help them navigate the early stages of treatment along with the functionality to connect with a survivor who has lived through the same experience to facilitate peer support and a capacity to seek advice from experts in the field relating to the Testicular Cancer Journey. 

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Australia
AUD 1,180,594
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