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    Youth in Africa have limited access to youth mentoring programs. Due to the high adult illiteracy rate in some countries, youth have a narrow group of mentors whom they can seek advice from or whom they view as role models. A majority of youth from 16-25 are the first in their families to pursue a higher education and require mentorship to navigate through the hardship of life. In this PPT, you'll find key techniques to develop and run a mentoring program

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    Youth in Africa have limited access to youth mentoring programs. Due to the high adult illiteracy rate in some countries, youth have a narrow group of mentors whom they can seek advice from or whom they view as role models. A majority of youth from 16-25 are the first in their families to pursue a higher education and require mentorship to navigate through the hardship of life. In this PPT, you'll find key techniques to develop and run a mentoring program

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    Youth in Africa have limited access to youth mentoring programs. Due to the high adult illiteracy rate in some countries, youth have a narrow group of mentors whom they can seek advice from or whom they view as role models. A majority of youth from 16-25 are the first in their families to pursue a higher education and require mentorship to navigate through the hardship of life. In this PPT, you'll find key techniques to develop and run a mentoring program

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    Youth in Africa have limited access to youth mentoring programs. Due to the high adult illiteracy rate in some countries, youth have a narrow group of mentors whom they can seek advice from or whom they view as role models. A majority of youth from 16-25 are the first in their families to pursue a higher education and require mentorship to navigate through the hardship of life. In this PPT, you'll find key techniques to develop and run a mentoring program

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    Some of the key takeaways from the document include understanding what mentoring is, common myths about mentoring, and potential barriers to effective mentoring relationships.

    Mentoring involves an ongoing, structured relationship between a trusted individual and mentee aimed at developing the competence and potential of the mentee.

    Some myths about mentoring include that mentors are not needed when gainfully employed, mentors must choose their mentees, a mentor cannot also be a mentee, you can only have one mentor, and a mentor must be older than the mentee.

    If you die today, what will

    happen after your


    death?
    The Essentials of Mentoring

    Christian Elongue
     Mentor, African
    Changemakers
    Fellowship
    Objectives

    SHARE KEY PROVIDE INFORMATION


    INFORMATION FOR AND STRATEGIES
    DEVELOPING AN NEEDED TO DEVELOP
    EFFECTIVE MENTORING MUTUALLY SATISFYING
    RELATIONSHIP AND MENTORING
    INITIATIVES FOR YOUNG RELATIONSHIP
    AFRICANS
    Plan
    Activity 1

    WHAT IS MENTORING ? CAN ANYONE BE A WHAT IS THE #CE BETWEEN A


    MENTOR/COACH/COUNSELOR/TEACHER?
    MENTOR/MENTEE?
    WHAT?

     ongoing, structured relationship with a trusted


    individual aimed at developing the competence and
    potential of the mentee

     Odysseus, Telemachus, Mentor


     Key elements in mentoring:
     Person
     Process
     Product
    Myths about mentoring

    Mentors are not Mentors must choose A mentor cannot be a You must have only A mentor must be
    needed when you are their mentees mentee (Reverse one mentor older than the mentee
    gainfully employed mentoring)
    Mentoring culture

    How do we mentor in Africa? Have you ever been mentored Have you ever be mentored by
    by someone from the other sex? someone younger than you?
    WHY?

    IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO YOUNGEST POPULATION SECURE YOUR LEGACY KNOWLEDGE SHARING


    RAISE A CHILD IN THE WORLD.
    Mentoring is about building a legacy

     Jesus Christ never build a building


     He built people. People outlast building.
     The greatest investment in life is in people.
     We build structure to build people (leaders)
     A true leader leads in humility through service.
     A true leader want people to be bigger than him.
    Mentoring & Leadership

     True leader do not focus on themselve, but on other people


     Authority and power is for distribution. Life is about distribution.
     Authority and power is for distribution. Life is about distribution.
     Good leaders EMPLOY people people, Great Leaders DEPLOY other peope. (Mt 28:19)
     Leadership is not measured by how many people serve you, but how many people you serve.
     Elijah vs Elisha (Cloth), David Vs Solomon (Crown), Jesus Vs Peter (Church)
    Reflection
    Activity 2: Why mentoring is critical?

     Everything we have has been received from someone else.


     There is no success without successors.
     In foreign countries, there are national mentoring program from SHS to University.
     How can we solve that?
     Why do we have a lack of leadership or great leaders in our countries?
     Because the oppressor did not share what he knew.
     How to grow cane and coton. Education system. Don’t teach how to turn coton into a cloth.
     You must mentor !
     Leadership & True leadership
     “Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration generated by a passion motivated by avision, birthed by conviction, produced by a purpose.”
    Dr. Myles Munroe
     True leadership is a buy product of a process
     Leader never seek to be leader
     Purpose – Conviction – Vision – Passion – Inspiration – Influence
    Some mentoring
    initiatives in Africa PLO LUMUMBA
    MENTORSHIP
    PROGRAM
    EMENTORING
    AFRICA
    THE AFRICAN
    YOUTH
    MENTORSHIP
    YALI
    MENTORING
    PROGRAMME
    NETWORK
    (AYMN)
    WHO?

    Have you ever Have you ever been Can anyone be a


    mentored? Was it mentored? mentor?
    formal or informal?
    Activity 3

    Is there any leader that Why? Name 3 qualities


    you admire? or values

    Do you also portray What do you need to be


    them? an effective mentor?
    WHERE?

    Offsite Vs Workplace
    Online

    School Home
    WHEN?

    Child

    Teens

    Young Adult

    Young Graduate

    Young Professional

    Lifelong mentoring
    HOW?

    Not a magical solution Practices makes perfect. Ubuntu: I’m because you
    are

    Values : integrity, A relationship-centred


    communalism, cohesion, paradigm
    respect, generosity, care,
    consensus and tradition
    Activity 4

    TAKE A SHEET OF PAPER WRITE A PERSONAL FOLD & SHARE IT WITH THE
    SECRET ON IT PERSON BEHIND YOU.
    Individual barriers to mentoring

    Challenges Solution
     Trust  Training
     Time or lack of commitment  Time management skills
     Competence of the mentor  Formalising orientation
     Poor communication skills  Clearly define expectations
     Personality differences  Allow multiple level of communication
     Lack of funding  Emotional intelligence
     Mentee not taking initiative  Implementing policies
     Gender & power dynamics
     Lack of realistic expectaction from the mentee
    How to start a mentoring program?

    4. Who is the
    3. Why a mentoring 5. Structure of
    customer? (target
    1. What is the primary 2. What problem are program? (as mentoring program
    population?
    goal of this program? you solving? opposed to another (one-on-one?
    consumer?
    kind of program.) groups? how many?)
    beneficiary?)

    9. Are resources
    6. Who will be 7. What advisors, 8. What are program
    available? (Any
    responsible long-term experts are needed constraints?
    budget or staff?
    for the program, if it to make this program (funding? location?
    What are the limits of
    continues? succeed? schedule? process?)
    these resources?)
    Some feedback from mentees
     Thank You
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