Men Picking Up The Gauntlet 7!!! – Ojobo Agbo

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 v- Mentorship for Teenage Boys.

- Access to opportunities and skill development for young men.

- Responsibility in the family, workplace, and society at large.

- Men’s Role in raising the next generation of men.

 

<strong>5. What do you hope to achieve with The iDealMan Initiative</strong>

We see a society where men's and boys' issues are taken as seriously as that of women and girls. A society where men and boys are fully developed and empowered in different areas of their lives. A society where men and young men have the requisite knowledge, skills, and resources to not just thrive but also mentor boys to become better men. We believe that through our interventions, programs, and projects, we can achieve this.


<strong>6. What is your advice to other men who also want to venture into boy child advocacy but do not know how to? </strong>

I know we live in a society that sees men as weak when they choose to embrace their vulnerability or when they take a position that appears like they need help, but then we can’t continue to wait for the approval of society. The responsibility of raising the next generation of men is not for women and girls, but for you as a man. You know the struggles, you have felt the pain, you know the changes that need to be made, you have the voice and you can create systems, structures, and resources that are specific to boys and men. You can look out for the problems that boys and men face, both within the family, in their personal lives, and the society, then create specific projects, tools, resources to solve these problems; and we are willing to help you along the way.


7. <strong>What is your call to action sentence so that more men will start doing things for boys?</strong>


If you don’t pay attention to raising the next generation of men, nobody will.

 

I am sure you had a great time reading the words of Ojobo Agbo. There are lots to be covered in this area. In his words, The responsibility of raising the next generation of men is not for women and girls, but for you as a man. I am sure with this, more men who have been thinking about this will pick up the gauntlet in this area. I hope that more people would rise and take up boy child advocacy. But also, I wish that with the increasing awareness and call to action this day would inspire, more men would live out exemplarily what it means to be a good man promoting peace in an imperfect world.

 

 

If you would like to connect with Ojobo Agbor or partner with/support his advocacy, you can reach out to him on his social media platforms or on his website below: 

IG/Twitter- @theidealman_in

Medium- www.medium.com/theidealmaninitiative


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IG- ojoboagbo

FB- Ojobo Agbo

Twitter- @Agboojobo

LinkedIn- Ojobo Agbo Eje

 













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