STRENGTH IN UNITY

YAWR aims to create a dialogue about emotional and wellbeing issues facing men from the Pakistani Community. This project will engage predominately Pakistani men who are living with or could be prone to emotional and wellbeing issues.  Due to our link with faith organisations, we have been in discussion with faith group leaders who have welcomed this proposal.

YAWR will explore an array of options for Asian men that includes yoga, sport to Ayurveda therapies and conversation clubs. YAWR’s aim is to establish mental health ambassadors to take on leadership roles in building anti-stigma efforts in their own cultural communities.

The aim is to establish a model of “Best Practice” that can be shared across South Yorkshire and beyond. Therefore, the community will have a better understanding of accessing support that is available and the opportunity to create a service that has been established a “bottom up” support that the community has endorsed.

Ultimately, our plan is, through continued consultation with community and faith leaders, to create new models for dealing with mental health complications and establish a support service that is “For Men by Men”