About Movember
The Movember Foundation is a global not-for-profit charitable organization which runs the men’s health initiative, Movember.
The Mo (slang for moustache) and Movember, the eleventh month of the year (formerly known as November), come together each year to create the world’s largest movement for men’s health - bringing much needed awareness and funding to men’s health, specifically prostate cancer.
Watch a short intro to Movember by clicking on the video image below:
The Movember Foundation challenges men to start Movember 1st (November 1st) clean shaven, then grow and groom their moustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for prostate cancer.
HOW IT WORKS:
1. REGISTER at www.movember.com in October and we will e-mail you everything you need to get started
2. CREATE a new look by growing your moustache starting Movember 1st clean shaven
3. MOTIVATE your friends and family to donate and support your growing efforts
4. CELEBRATE your journey at the moustache themed end of Movember Gala Partè
As an organization, we have a goal to change the attitude men hold toward their health. The moustache is the symbol by which we generate the necessary awareness and funds in order to be able to achieve this goal. It is a simple and effective way to achieve our number one objective – awareness. The appearance of a new moustache opens up conversations, making the Movember participants a walking billboard, promoting men’s health for the whole month.
While Movember is new to Canada, it started in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 as a challenge to bring back the moustache. In 2004 the campaign evolved to become a fundraising event for prostate cancer, raising $55,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Since then Movember has expanded globally, having raised $52 million CAD for its beneficiary partners in Australia, New Zealand, UK, US, Canada, Spain and Ireland. As a direct result of these campaigns, men's awareness of health issues has improved with the campaign spreading health messages directly to millions around the world.
Movember will continue to work toward changing established habits and attitudes to make men aware of the health risks they face, thereby increasing early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment. We encourage you to join us, as every moustache makes a difference.
