On the final day of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month in June 2025, in a small café in Kent, something began that had been needed for a long time.
Safe Space was born from a simple but powerful conviction: men need somewhere real to talk. Not a stage. Not a panel. Not a performance. A room — or a screen — where fathers, brothers, friends, and professionals can breathe, be honest, and be human. Without judgement. Without pretence. Without the pressure to hold it all together.
What started as one evening in Kent has grown into something much larger — a movement, a model, and a mission to rebuild how men connect with themselves, with each other, and with the communities that depend on them.
“Safe Space is not about fixing men. It is about freeing them. It is where honesty meets hope — and where every story reminds us that we are never alone.”
— Keye Oduneye, Founder
Safe Space is a monthly gathering for real conversation in a relaxed, respectful environment. There are no performances here. No panels, no pitches, no pressure to present a polished version of yourself. Just men willing to show up as they are — and a facilitated space designed to honour that.
Together, in each gathering, men explore the topics that usually stay buried.
When men are isolated, families strain. When men struggle in silence, workplaces feel it, children feel it, communities feel it. But when men are supported to speak, to listen, and to grow — everything around them gets stronger.
Safe Space exists for that change — now and for the future. The vision is a network of Safe Spaces across the UK and beyond: cafés, workplaces, campuses, and community hubs where honest male conversation is not rare but normal. Not something that happens in crisis — but something that happens every month, because it is how we stay well.
When men heal, families stabilise. When men connect, communities strengthen. When men grow, society moves forward.
Lagos, Nigeria
The vision has always been global. Lagos is next — and it feels significant. A cultural homecoming.
Anywhere in the World
The same conversation. The same honesty. A virtual setting that makes Safe Space accessible wherever you are
Kent, United Kingdom
Our flagship monthly coffee evening in Kent — where Safe Space began. A warm, intimate gathering that
Safe Space is growing because the need is real. If you want to bring this experience to your community, your workplace, your university, or your city, there are three ways to be part of it.
You provide the space — a café, a community room, an office, a campus. We bring the facilitation, the framework, and the experience to make it work. Hosting a Safe Space evening is one of the most tangible things an organisation can do for the men in its community.
If you are an institution, charity, employer, or community organisation serious about men's mental and emotional wellbeing, a Safe Space partnership is a meaningful, visible investment in real change. We will work with you to co-create experiences tailored to your community or workforce.
Your support helps keep Safe Space sessions accessible, scalable, and sustainably impactful. Sponsoring a series of Safe Space evenings is not just good for your brand — it is genuinely good for the men and communities your support reaches.
Keye is regularly invited to speak, facilitate, and appear at conferences, summits, leadership events, and community gatherings across the UK and internationally. Check back here for upcoming appearances, or sign up to be notified when new events are confirmed.
