A MUSIC event which will support men who are struggling with mental health issues has been given a grand boost.

The cash, awarded by The Hunter Foundation (THF) is one of 113 grants of £1,000 to young people with ambitious ideas, in this case 24-year-old Jubemi Iyiku, a musician from Ayr.

He is in the process of arranging a concert in aid of Brothers in Arms, Scotland’s first mental health charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, and will use the money for venue hire and marketing.

In announcing the award, which was part of THF’s 100 Young Disrupters competition, the aim of the music event is to ‘raise funds and awareness for men’s mental health’.

Sir Tom Hunter, founder of THF, was so impressed by the calibre of entrants, however, that he has awarded 113 grants to young people, aged from as young as six-years-old, to support their ambition. 

He said: “We were very impressed by the many brilliant initiatives entered by young people in Scotland, and we are delighted to have awarded more than 100 grants which will help them to embrace their ideas.

“As our next generation of leaders, the ambitions of young people of Scotland need to be welcomed, and it was so positive to read all of the fantastic ideas that we were sent.

“We were encouraged to read that many of the ideas were to help and support others in need, and we are delighted to have provided them with grants to realise their ambitions.”

THF partnered with a range of organisations to encourage young people to apply and to judge the winning entries, including Young Scot, Prince’s Trust, Young Enterprise Scotland, StreetSoccer, Who Cares Scotland and the Children’s Parliament.

Visit www.thehunterfoundation.co.uk for more information.