Shane Ryan MBE | |
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![]() Ryan in London, 2014 | |
Born | 13 May 1969 54) | (age
Occupation | British social reformer |
Shane Ryan MBE [1] (born 13 May 1969) is a British social reformer/activist, [2] writer [3] and formerly, the Chief Executive of Future Men, a charity supporting men and boys in the United Kingdom and also secretariat for the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) On Fatherhood. [4] He was previously Deputy Director at the National Lottery Community Fund , [5] [6] and currently Global Executive Director of The Avast Foundation , [7] a worldwide social impact organization.
Ryan is best known for his work in highlighting the plight of less affluent boys [8] in the British education system and teenaged fathers in the UK, [9] as well as speaking nationally about support for unemployed young men and his work related to fathers and families. [10] [11] In 2018 in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, Ryan helped to set up and is currently the Chair of The Grenfell Children and Young Peoples Fund, [12] along with the Queens Park Rangers Trust and the Evening Standard newspaper. [13]
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International Men's Day (IMD) is a global awareness day for many issues that men face, including parental alienation, abuse, homelessness, suicide, and violence, celebrated annually on November 19. The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day are set out in 'All the Six Pillars of International Men's Day'. It is also an occasion to celebrate boys' and men's lives, achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to nation, union, society, community, family, marriage, and childcare.
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Roger Sinclair Kirby FRCS(Urol), FEBU is a British retired prostate surgeon and professor of urology, researcher, writer on men's health and prostate disease, founding editor of the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases and Trends in Urology and Men's Health and a fundraiser for prostate disease charities, best known for his use of the da Vinci surgical robot for laparoscopic prostatectomy in the treatment of prostate cancer. He is a co-founder and president of the charity The Urology Foundation (TUF), vice-president of the charity Prostate Cancer UK, trustee of the King Edward VII's Hospital and as of 2020 is president of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), London.
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