Polished Man

We believe in a world where all children can grow up happy and healthy. But the reality right now is very different. One billion children experienced violence in the last year alone - that’s half the world’s children. The Polished Man campaign encourages everyone to take a stand and actively commit to helping end violence against children, by painting one nail for the month of October. By representing this harrowing statistic, that one painted nail can start a conversation, which raises awareness and funds to ensure no childhood is lost to violence. Polished Man is not about pointing the finger when it comes to violence, it’s about empowering everyone to become part of the solution. Men both perpetrate and experience high levels of violence, and are often unlikely to step forward and ask for help. A world with less violence against children is a world where men are taking an active role in preventing acts of violence, and have space for their own recovery from experiencing violence. We believe that men can, and should, be an important part of the conversation and the effort towards ending violence against children. Polished Man is about celebrating men as carers, leaders, and protectors - and importantly, it’s about asking everyone to stand together in protecting society’s most vulnerable: children. Funds raised through Polished Man support trauma prevention and trauma recovery programs for children who are at risk of, or who have suffered violence.