A targeted new community development program is set to roll out in Roseau next month, as the 2026 Manhood Series prepares to launch its ‘RISE UP’ initiative – a pair of complementary events designed to foster purpose-driven masculinity, strengthen family structures, and build stronger local communities.
The first of the two events, which shares the initiative’s name ‘Manhood Series Seminar 2026 – RISE UP’, is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, running from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the UWI Open Campus Roseau location. Tailored specifically for young male participants, the day-long seminar will center on three critical core themes: nurturing mental wellness and personal clarity, building effective leadership skills both within family units and broader society, and cultivating the ability to deliver intentional performance even when facing high-stakes pressure.
Program organizers note that the seminar is crafted to push attendees to confront common societal challenges that hold many young men back, encouraging them to reject limiting narratives and adopt a framework of disciplined, purpose-centered manhood that serves both themselves and their communities.
A week and a half later, on Saturday, May 2, the series will host its second complementary event: the Parent Support Seminar – Manhood Series 2026 (Vol. 3), also held at the UWI Open Campus Roseau site during the same 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM time window. Helmed by Dr. Kevin Laurent, this session is focused on the adults who shape young men’s development: it is open to all parents, legal guardians, and caregivers of any gender, and will deliver actionable, practical strategies to help adults raise disciplined, self-assured young men, strengthen parental leadership within the home, and navigate the unique complex challenges that define modern parenting in the 2020s.
Taken together, the two seminars form a core part of a larger community movement to strengthen local families and collective community well-being by investing in two interconnected pillars: the development of young men themselves, and the support systems that guide their growth. Organizers have stressed that independent media coverage will be a critical component of the initiative’s success, helping to spread its core message and open up inclusive national conversation around three underdiscussed topics: effective community leadership, healthy modern masculinity, and intentional parenting.