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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br][b][size=4]How a Gambian manhood ceremony helps turn London boys into men[/size=4] When Davis Williams went to the Gambia, he saw boys undergoing a formal ceremony celebrating manhood. He now uses the idea to help boys from African and Caribbean families in London Michelle Harris Saturday 2 September 2017 [/b] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/02/how-a-gambian-manhood-ceremony-helps-turn-london-boys-into-men We live in a time where young people gain their confidence by how many likes and followers they have on social media: we want to offer them something more meaningful,” says Davis Williams, father of two and co-founder of the Manhood Academy, an organisation that offers mentoring to boys to aid what can sometimes be a rocky transition between adolescence and manhood (or adulthood). Under the slogan “Boys are born, Men are made”, the Manhood Academy reaches out to boys from African and Caribbean communities in London whose fathers are absent or unable to provide the support and encouragement that is crucial if they are to become confident and successful men.... Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/02/how-a-gambian-manhood-ceremony-helps-turn-london-boys-into-men [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.