Inaugurated on 19 November 1999, International Men’s Day has facilitated a global dialogue on creating a nurturing and empowering world for men and boys, especially the less fortunate and disadvantaged.

Boys must be taught how to turn their negative emotions of hate, anger and depression, as a result of violence, into a productive medium.

My classes have a gender imbalance with an average of 80% to 90% being females. This sometimes seems intimidating to the young men who opt to remain quiet in classes.