Raising a great nation
FAN restores, equips and mobilises men to be good fathers, mentors and nation builders.
Close to sixty percent of South African children are growing up without a present and engaged father. Research shows that fatherlessness is the single biggest driver of violent crime globally. By failing to father our children South Africa has been growing an army of dangerous men. We have the highest rate of rape and gender-based violence (GBV) in the world. Our murder rate is almost 8 times higher than the USA and 37 times higher than the UK!
Men who have had an absent or abusive father grow up wounded. And if they’ve had no male mentors or role models to teach them good, positive masculinity they often have a distorted concept of what it means to be a man. Wounded men with false notions of what it means to be a man are the primary cause of masculine abuse in all its forms. This is not something that will self-correct. Wounded men raise wounded boys who become wounded men who wound. We need to break the cycle. Unless we deal decisively with this our future is in very real danger.
Father A Nation (FAN) has been working with men and boys since 2010. If we can equip and inspire enough men to use their strength to love, serve and protect, we will turn the tide against crime, violence, GBV, corruption and social disintegration and build a nation that is safe, secure and prosperous for all.
There is no greater nation building imperative for South Africa than the restoration of men.
Raising a great nation
FAN restores, equips and mobilises men to be good fathers, mentors and nation builders.
Close to sixty percent of South African children are growing up without a present and engaged father. Research shows that fatherlessness is the single biggest driver of violent crime globally. By failing to father our children South Africa has been growing an army of dangerous men. We have the highest rate of rape and gender-based violence (GBV) in the world. Our murder rate is almost 8 times higher than the USA and 37 times higher than the UK!
Men who have had an absent or abusive father grow up wounded. And if they’ve had no male mentors or role models to teach them good, positive masculinity they often have a distorted concept of what it means to be a man. Wounded men with false notions of what it means to be a man are the primary cause of masculine abuse in all its forms.
This is not something that will self-correct. Wounded men raise wounded boys who become wounded men who wound. We need to break the cycle. Unless we deal decisively with this our future is in very real danger.
Father A Nation (FAN) has been working with men and boys since 2010. If we can equip and inspire enough men to use their strength to love, serve and protect, we will turn the tide against crime, violence, abuse, corruption and social disintegration and build a nation that is safe, secure and prosperous for all.
There is no greater nation building imperative for South Africa than the restoration of men.
We run multiple programmes to support our mission:
“THE EPIDEMIC OF FATHERLESSNESS HAS CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO HUMANITY THAN POVERTY, WAR AND DISEASE COMBINED.“
Help us reach R3,000,000 in 2024
Every little bit counts. If we can reach this goal, we can impact communities all over South African and begin to truly heal our nation!
FAN is a registered PBO so all contributions are tax deductible.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Ways to get involved in FAN’s mission:
• Invite FAN to run a workshop for the staff in your company or organization.
• Sponsor a programme in a community or school of your choice
• Sponsor the printing of gender-based violence booklets (which can be branded for your organisation).
• Make an “in-kind” donation (contact FAN for a list of needs).
• Make a donation of any size – all contributions R1000 and over receive a Sec 18a certificate for tax.