Male Empowerment Network Trust
Stronger men. Stronger families. Stronger communities.
MEN Trust is a Guyanese social-development organisation working with boys, men, families and communities to strengthen wellbeing, responsible leadership, economic participation, and positive social outcomes. We engage men and boys as an entry point for building safer homes, stronger relationships, and more resilient communities.
Working across Guyana through mentorship, training, family support, economic empowerment, and community-based interventions.
Building the conditions for men and boys to thrive
When men and boys are equipped with the right support, skills and opportunities, the benefits extend far beyond the individual.
Families become more stable. Communities become safer. Young people gain stronger role models. Employers gain more capable workers. National development becomes more inclusive.
MEN Trust designs and delivers practical interventions that support boys and men while strengthening the families, institutions and communities around them.
Our work in numbers
Our work in numbers
Our programmes combine direct engagement, structured interventions, technical training, and national advocacy.
10 Regions
Activities and partnerships reaching communities across Guyana.
800+
Men and boys engaged through structured in-person programmes and activities.
186
Young people supported through the Youth Diversion Programme.
89
Participants trained in technical and employability skills through the diversion initiative.
Impact figures reflect activities to date and are updated annually. Each figure includes its relevant reporting period.
Why the work matters
The challenges are connected
The issues affecting men and boys rarely exist in isolation. School disengagement, unemployment, violence, poor mental health, weak family relationships, and limited access to positive role models often reinforce each other.
MEN Trust responds through coordinated programmes that address the individual, the family, the community, and the institutional environment.
Mental health and wellbeing
Many men delay seeking help because vulnerability is often treated as weakness. This can lead to isolation, poor coping, family conflict, and increased personal risk.
Education and opportunity
Boys and young men who disengage from school or employment face a higher risk of exclusion, unsafe behaviour, and long-term economic hardship.
Family and community stability
Positive fatherhood, healthy relationships, and responsible male leadership are essential to safer homes and stronger communities.
Our flagship programmes
Our flagship programmes
MEN Trust delivers six connected programmes designed to support participants at different stages of life and development.
MEN Future™
Supporting boys through mentorship, life skills, educational engagement, and exposure to positive male role models.
MEN Rise™
Helping at-risk boys and young men rebuild direction through mentorship, behavioural support, technical training, and economic opportunity.
MEN Family™
Strengthening fatherhood, relationships, parenting practices, and the role of men within healthy family systems.
MEN Community™
Developing responsible male leadership and supporting community-based action, dialogue, and resilience.
MEN Works™
Connecting men and young people to employability training, entrepreneurship, career readiness, and economic inclusion.
MEN Impact™
Strengthening research, advocacy, institutional partnerships, programme quality, and evidence-based policy engagement.
Featured programme
Youth diversion through skills, mentorship, and opportunity
MEN Trust supported the implementation of a structured youth-diversion initiative designed to reduce vulnerability and strengthen positive pathways for young people.
The programme combined mentorship, behavioural support, psychosocial services, technical training, employability preparation, and entrepreneurship support.
- 186 young people engaged
- 89 trained in technical skills
- 23 accessed employment
- 6 started businesses
- 5 received support in livestock rearing
The programme showed that diversion is most effective when young people receive more than counselling. They also need practical skills, supportive adults, economic pathways, and coordinated institutional support.
How MEN Trust works
A practical, accountable delivery model
Our programmes are designed around evidence, participant needs, measurable results, and long-term sustainability.
1
Assess
We identify participant needs, risks, barriers, existing support systems, and local opportunities.
2
Design
We develop interventions with clear objectives, defined participant pathways, and measurable indicators.
3
Deliver
Programmes are implemented through trained facilitators, mentors, technical experts, and institutional partners.
4
Measure
We track participation, completion, outcomes, referrals, safeguarding concerns, and lessons learned.
5
Strengthen
We use evidence to improve programmes, build local capacity, and support continued implementation.
Partners and collaborators
Partnership makes the work possible
MEN Trust works with public institutions, development partners, private-sector organisations, civil-society groups, training providers, and community leaders.
Together, we combine resources, expertise, networks, and opportunities to improve outcomes for participants and communities.
We are always glad to welcome new partners who share our commitment to boys, men, families, and communities.
Get involved
Get involved
Fund a Programme
Support a complete cohort, community intervention, national campaign, or participant pathway.
Refer a Participant
Connect an eligible person or family with a relevant programme or support service.
Bring MEN Trust to Your Community
Partner with us to deliver a programme, dialogue, or intervention in your region.
Accountability
Accountability is part of the programme
Our responsibility extends beyond delivering activities. MEN Trust is committed to safeguarding, sound governance, responsible financial management, ethical partnerships, participant dignity, and transparent reporting.
Help build stronger pathways for men and boys
Whether you are a donor, company, government agency, community organisation, professional, or volunteer, there is a practical role you can play.