Department of Counselling Services’ Family Resource Centre (FRC) will be joining countries around the world in celebrating the first official International Men’s Day (IMD) in the Cayman Islands on 19 November 2011.

The objectives of celebrating an IMD include focusing on men’s and boys’ health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models, while creating a safer less-violent world. It is an occasion to highlight discrimination against men and boys and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care.

The FRC will partner with Department of Sports to host the 1st International Men’s Day Football Tournament and Expo at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Saturday, 19 November 2011 from 9am-3pm. The football tournament will offer a unique opportunity for men and boys to interact because each team will consist of five men and five youth. The registration to compete is open now and is $15 and $5 for men and boys respectively.

The teams’ shirts have generously been sponsored by Davenport Development, Hydes & Sons, Island Taste, Brooks & Brooks and the Estella Scott Roberts Foundation.  The Minister of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing, Hon. Mike Adam will deliver the International Men’s Day address and the Minister of Health, Environment, Youth Sports, and Culture will open the games. The Grand Prize of a medal and cash voucher has been sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports & Culture.

For more information on this event please contact Miriam Foster at 949-0006 or email [email protected].