On Wednesday, 16 May
2018, the Nation of Nigeria under the leadership of its International Men’s Day
Coordinator and the Co-Coordinator of the Africa International Men’s Day
Working Group Mr. Matthew Gansallo joined nations around the world including India,
Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia in the inaugural observance of World
Day Of The Boy Child.
When reached for comment, Mr. Gansallo made
the following observation:
“As part of the inaugural World Day
Of The Boy Child,. I organised an interactive seminar and workshop with boys
aged between 11 -17 at the A2MC College in Lagos, Nigeria. We spoke to the boys about
personalities, violence, aggression, calmness, the concept of love, values,
education, sports, music, and all that they are interested in. Then we
spoke to them about their gender and how they feel about being boys in their
society, what is expected of them, and what sort of men they aspire to become. The
seminar was scheduled for one hour, it lasted four and one-half hours. They had
so much to say and it proved our suspicion all along that no one has actually
really spoken to most of them about them in that manner before. Many of them
are filled with fear and anxiety about themselves and their relation to the
opposite sex. They had so much so say after we succeed in breaking the ice and
making them comfortable. It was a real learning curve for me and all the men
involved. We are now thinking of starting a 'Mentor a Boy' Initiative across
the entire city and Identifying real hardworking honest ordinary male models."
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