MEN IN TECH.
Men in Tech offers weekly drop-in workshops for men, including trans men, aged 18+ to build something new and up-skill through a series of creative digital projects.
Running since 2025, we have previously worked on projects to build an arcade game, make a miniature model of a street and take part in live sound engineering.
Workshops are weekly at Sunlight Centre, Gillingham. Led by Electric Medway technologists, in partnership with Medway Men in Sheds.
It's a great space to try something new and meet likeminded men.
Free. Drop in. No long-term commitment. No previous experience needed. We provide all the kit. Full dates are on our Full calendar. See you there!
THE WORKSHOPS FOR 2026
Every Monday 11am-1.30pm
Sunlight Centre, Gillingham
23 February - 30 March
👾 Animation and puppetry
27 April - 1 June
🏡 Virtual worlds using game engine software (Unity)
29 June - 3 August
👾 Project to be decided with the group
7 September - 12 October
🏡 Project to be decided with the group
WHY MEN?
Men in Tech is funded by specifically to address men’s mental health problems and isolation through creativity.
It is not focused on progression into creative digital industries; that is through our Hack programme, of which over 80% of members are women (which we’re very proud of). Men generally do not attend our community arts provision such as our Festival when it is billed as family-friendly. That concerns us, so we’re using Men in Tech (like Men in Sheds) to test creative activities that might be more appealing. We are often working with vulnerable men, those at risk of homelessness, on low income and older - not typically those who would have access to arts, equipment or higher education.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Supported with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, made possible by National Lottery players. Partner support from Medway Men in Sheds, Sunlight Development Trust.
The pilot project in 2025 was supported by The Baring Foundation’s Creatively Minded Men fund to engage more men in creative mental health.
Running since 2025, we have previously worked on projects to build an arcade game, make a miniature model of a street and take part in live sound engineering.
Workshops are weekly at Sunlight Centre, Gillingham. Led by Electric Medway technologists, in partnership with Medway Men in Sheds.
It's a great space to try something new and meet likeminded men.
Free. Drop in. No long-term commitment. No previous experience needed. We provide all the kit. Full dates are on our Full calendar. See you there!
THE WORKSHOPS FOR 2026
Every Monday 11am-1.30pm
Sunlight Centre, Gillingham
23 February - 30 March
👾 Animation and puppetry
27 April - 1 June
🏡 Virtual worlds using game engine software (Unity)
29 June - 3 August
👾 Project to be decided with the group
7 September - 12 October
🏡 Project to be decided with the group
WHY MEN?
Men in Tech is funded by specifically to address men’s mental health problems and isolation through creativity.
It is not focused on progression into creative digital industries; that is through our Hack programme, of which over 80% of members are women (which we’re very proud of). Men generally do not attend our community arts provision such as our Festival when it is billed as family-friendly. That concerns us, so we’re using Men in Tech (like Men in Sheds) to test creative activities that might be more appealing. We are often working with vulnerable men, those at risk of homelessness, on low income and older - not typically those who would have access to arts, equipment or higher education.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Supported with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, made possible by National Lottery players. Partner support from Medway Men in Sheds, Sunlight Development Trust.
The pilot project in 2025 was supported by The Baring Foundation’s Creatively Minded Men fund to engage more men in creative mental health.
