08/06/2026
There were no men in their world," Mary explains. "Their teachers were women, the principal was a woman, and I was there too."
The women in these boys' lives are doing an incredible job — showing up every day with strength, care, and consistency. In fact, in New Zealand around three quarters of teachers are women, and in primary school it's more than 90% Source: talis-2024-first-report
But boys are also growing up in a world full of mixed messages — including online influences and the manosphere — and without strong, everyday examples of positive masculinity, it can be hard to know what being a good man really looks like.
That's where Big Buddies make a difference — offering something unique: a positive male role model to learn from, relate to, and look up to.
👉 Discover how these role models are changing lives! Read the full story:
