{"id":6524,"date":"2025-12-15T13:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:03:46","slug":"mfowethu-lugodvo-kuwe-for-mens-mental-health-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6524\/eswatini-daily-news\/mfowethu-lugodvo-kuwe-for-mens-mental-health-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Mfowethu, Lugodvo Kuwe for men\u2019s mental health camp!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Siphesihle Dlamini<br \/><br \/>The Mfowethu uGrend Men\u2019s Mental Health Camp will feature a special comedy and reality showcase titled \u2018Lugodvo Kimi.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This popular Lugodvo Kimi trend is famously performed by the comedy quartet Gogo, Slwane, Slim Bee, and Hembe. \u2018Mfowethu uGrend?\u2019 camp is an innovative men-only initiative that confronts the often-overlooked mental health challenges men face.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking event is set to take place from December 19 to 21, 2025, at the scenic Malolotja Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The camp is the brainchild of the Gogo &amp; S\u2019lwane Care Foundation, led by the popular comedians and social media influencers Gogo Eswatini and S\u2019lwane.<\/p>\n<p>Known for their viral \u201cLugodvo Kimi\u201d TikTok trend that captured national attention, the duo has expanded their influence beyond entertainment to champion a cause critical to the well-being of Eswatini\u2019s communities.<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s sessions will be moderated by Mfundo \u201cNdosh\u201d Simelane and feature voices such as Mtera Thwala, Clement Dlamini, Malungelo Mamba, Lethumusa Simelane, and Dumsani \u201cNjobo\u201d Mamba. Gogo Eswatini and S\u2019lwane will host the event, guiding participants through the program with empathy and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>At the core of \u2018Mfowethu uGrend?\u2019 lies a powerful philosophy: healing men today is essential for the health, prosperity, and stability of future generations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6529\" style=\"width: 1338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6529\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PAGE-12-Gogo-Slwane-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1338\" height=\"990\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gogo &amp; S&#8217;lwane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The camp is designed as a sanctuary where men can confront their struggles without fear of judgment, recognising the urgent need to address the escalating mental health crisis among men in Eswatini and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>S\u2019lwane explained the motivation behind the camp with stark clarity, highlighting the visible signs of distress in society. \u201cWe looked within ourselves, searched within our own families and communities.<\/p>\n<p>We read newspapers, saw it on TV and heard about it on the radio. Worse, even our social media timelines are littered with it, from the attempted suicides to the completed ones, to the sexual and gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<p>The red flags are all over us, unmistakable. The crisis that is men\u2019s mental ill-health is one we feel we can no longer ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gogo Eswatini echoed this urgency, emphasising the responsibility that comes with their public platform. \u201cAt some point, one feels like their influence is pointless if it is not fully leveraged to help better the lives of the people who make us what we are as influencers or public figures.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"6487\"  data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Particularly, in such a troubled world as ours lately, every other weekend we are either burying a friend or a relative due to suicide, or we are reading in the papers that Man X has butchered Woman X, which to us will always be troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Siphesihle Dlamini The Mfowethu uGrend Men\u2019s Mental Health Camp will feature a special comedy and reality showcase&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,22,36,25],"tags":[46,39,73,40,58],"class_list":["post-6524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-eswatini-daily-news","category-lifestyle","category-national","tag-africa","tag-entertainment","tag-eswatini","tag-festival","tag-national","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mfowethu, Lugodvo Kuwe for men\u2019s mental health camp! 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