Man Up

So excited for MAN UP to be taking it's next steps with the creation of a board!! If you've always wanted to help out, this is your opportunity!! Have a read, and I'll be keen to see you there 😁

We are excited to announce that Man Up is looking for people to join our very first BOARD OF DIRECTORS! 🔵 If you are interested in learning more about these positions, please follow the link below. 🙌🏾 We are excited for the year ahead and for any questions or queries please contact haseeb@manupwa.org.au. 🤗

We're so excited and proud of our co-founder, Haseeb Riaz, for being named Auspire - Australia Day Council WA Community Citizen of the Year for 2024 recently. We're excited for what's in store for Man Up this year, and recognition like this is an incredible beginning to the year for us!

The second conference we had the privilege of presenting at was this year’s WONCA. WONCA is the biannual international primary healthcare and general practice conference, which was held in Sydney in late October this year! Man Up presented some of our survey feedback and data from our work over the last year, and how to engage young men with primary healthcare and preventative health awareness. Haseeb (co-founder) and Matthew (president) headed to Sydney and also connected with a lot of men’s health clinicians from around the world. 🌏🌟 We talked about what kind of support young men seek, the importance of community-based peer-to-peer services, and the opportunities to better engage young men in a healthcare setting. 🩺🤗 It was an incredible opportunity and we wanted to thank all of the team at RACGP and WONCA that supported our presentation at this international conference! 🎤

Recently, Man Up was able to present some of our data and some of our work around engaging young men in conversations. In mid-October, Haseeb (co-founder) headed to Hobart for the Rural Medicine Australia conference to talk about our specific engagement with young men in rural areas. 🚜 We talked about the barriers and stigma for young men in rural areas to engage with healthcare seeking behaviour, and also the importance of community-based peer-to-peer services. 🩺🤗 It was a truly exciting opportunity and we wanted to thank all of the team at RDAA and ACRRM that supported our presentation at this premier rural health event! 🎤

Wow!! What an incredible evening! 🥂 On Friday, the MAN UP team alongside We Are Womxn ran our first ever cocktail event, and it was a HUGE success 🤝🏾✨ Completely selling out, having people from both communities meeting & enjoying the evening, and raising over $7,000 for the respective charities/social enterprises!! We couldn’t be more proud! Thank you to Ben Edgar & Varad Mukhedkar for organizing and executing the amazing evening, Thank you to all our sponsors, Otherside Brewing Co, Witness Creative Photography & Hire Society. And most importantly, thank you to all of you. Our volunteers, committee & team. None of this would be possible without our amazing communities, and we’re so grateful to keep doing the work we do, and change the world, one school at a time 🙏🏾✨

Today is R U OK Day, and although we shouldn’t have to wait for a specific day to ask this question, let’s use this as a day to raise awareness, prompt discussion, and normalize vulnerability 🙏🏾 Take a look at our guideline on how to check in on a mate, and ask ‘Are U OK?’ ✨

A huge thank you to the ‘Old Goldfielders Lodge’ for raising a very generous donation for MAN UP at their annual Curry Night Fundraiser 👏🏾 We’re so grateful for communities like these ones who go above and beyond to provide us with much needed funds to be able to continue the work we do. Fun Fact - the MAN UP team is all voluntary, and so receiving donations as this not only allows us to keep our operations running smoothly, but it enables us to set up more sustainably as we grow into the future 🪴 Thank you once again! 🙏🏾

A few weeks ago the MAN UP team was very fortunate enough to attend DART’s FDV Training. The session was not only eye opening, but incredibly impactful, leaving all of us with a very clear picture of what the reality is for so many families - and how we can go about in helping. The company does amazing things and we highly recommend checking them out if you’re trying to get your organisation to grow in a positive way 🙏🏾✨

MAN UP Mid-Year Committee Application We’re VERY excited to be opening up additional committee positions for the MAN UP team - to help us hit our goals & end 2023 with a bang! If you’re passionate about making a change in this space, then this opportunity may be perfect for you. MAN UP is strongly encouraging applicants that identify as indigenous, female, non-binary or gender diverse. We’re looking for; - Someone who is passionate about gender issues & is wanting to make a positive impact in this space - Someone who is wanting to volunteer for a not-for-profit organisation & give some of their time for a greater cause - Someone who is a team player, open to learning/challenging beliefs & is able to show up as their best selves The positions available are: **SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR** "The social media director will be responsible for brand development, content delivery and marketing on social media platforms" - Plan social media strategies on behalf of MAN UP - Generate engaging, relevant and topical content based around MAN UP's mission and values - Create, curate and manage content on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn **DESIGN DIRECTOR** “The design director will be responsible for all the design elements of MAN UP. This includes the style guides for our social media posts, our slide decks & any resources we publish” - Advance the conceptual and stylistic direction for MAN UP resources, projects and deliverables, such as advertisements, brochures, prospectuses, client presentations, event materials, etc. - Work with the social media director to create the visual aspects of social media posts **SCHOOLS DIRECTOR:** “The schools director will be responsible for initiating and maintaining contacts within metropolitan schools, scheduling sessions into the MAN UP calendar, and assisting the rural trips director with rural school bookings” - Booking sessions and liaising with potential MAN UP schools in the metropolitan area - Maintaining relationships with existing MAN UP schools in metropolitan area - Update MAN UP’s booking system and processes These positions are open to any interested person (as long as you are not still in school) and all committee members will receive official ACNC volunteer recognition (with a reference on request), and also university Guild volunteering recognition for 2023. As mentioned, MAN UP is strongly encouraging applicants that identify as indigenous, female, non-binary or gender diverse. 2023 recruitment is being led by our Internals VP Harry Foley, who you can contact via email at internals@manupwa.org.au or mobile at 0475 466 879. COMPLETE FORM HERE: https://lnkd.in/gas-sn5q