Kenyan men are now following the No-Shave November trend that is currently being practised by other men across the globe.
It takes place every November. It is like a pledge men take for the entire month not to shave their beards or hair.
No-Shave November began in 2009, in the United States as a Facebook campaign.
It was created by a family in Chicago after their father, Matthew Hill, died of colon cancer in 2007.
The campaign was to raise awareness and money for cancer research and charities.
In this trend, men are encouraged to grow beards and refrain from hair trimming and cutting.
They instead donate the money they would have spent on grooming to cancer research.
Here is what some Kenyan men had to say about this event.
“I have no idea what it is all about and I think it is based on chasing clout and it's a social media trend,” Sido (not his real name) said.
“The event is about creating awareness about breast or prostate cancer right?" Jodi (not his real name said)
“Now that I know the real reason behind it, I practice it every month nonetheless, there is no place where I can donate the money in our country they need to figure out a place where we can send our donations,” Jiji said.
“I think it is for an important cause and it should keep going. My friends and I are loyal to it every November,” Juma said.
The men who were aware of the cause practice it diligently while those who have no clue about what it is about do not get involved in it.
The concept is based on growing out the hair to appreciate the fact that one has hair since cancer patients lose it due to chemotherapy.
These events have raised over 3.5 million dollars in funds for society.
They partnered with the American Cancer Society in 2013.
Ever since this creative way of attaining awareness to fight cancer began, it has become a very popular event that the majority of men around the world still partake in however, not many Kenyan men are aware of it.
