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Preparing young women to be future leaders through mentoring
If we mention the word ‘leader’ in Africa, we most likely picture a man. We [...]
If we lead leadership programmes for young African Women, we have to ask ourselves, as [...]
Volunteering can be an excellent opportunity to practice leadership skills, whether this is taking on [...]
Allowing young women to make mistakes is smarter than spoon-feeding them. Experience of making mistakes, [...]
We each need to ask ourselves, as youth workers, whether we see ourselves as leaders. [...]
This Mentoring Toolkit has been developed by youth workers in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa [...]
“Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full [...]
The mentoring journey for young women starts with self-awareness and goal setting; these resources are [...]
A mentoring relationship is based on a mutual understanding between the mentor and mentee. It [...]
Building trust with your mentee is important, and this isn’t something that happens immediately. Many [...]
An important part of the mentoring journey is for a girl to recognise her talents [...]
Before we can help a young woman or girl to set goals for herself, it [...]
So often our relationships are built upon shared interests and memories. Another great ‘get to [...]
Until young women work out what they are giving time, headspace and heartspace to, they [...]
In our African cultures, we often find that people expect there to be one path [...]
One of the greatest challenges that we have seen is that many mentoring projects or [...]
Mentoring is always best in person, but you may have to do it online sometimes. [...]
As a mentor, it is important to understand the education system your girls or young [...]
In Africa we are conscious of academic qualifications as routes into work, but did you [...]
I was just amazed that an adult would want to spend time talking with me [...]
In some of our many African cultures, confidence can be confused with boldness. It can [...]
Confidence is about believing that you are valuable, worthwhile, and capable and we thought about [...]
In our African cultures, we can be too scared of failure to start. We worry [...]
“It’s easy to see in hindsight” is a phrase we may be familiar with. We [...]
African women and girls are often praised for our resilience, but how often is this [...]
What is resilience? Task: Tick below the phrases you believe define resilience Never tries to [...]
Procrastination burdens the young women we work with, and it’s an important topic to discuss [...]
Older generations, or those from more traditional backgrounds, may think that stress is a luxury [...]
Resilience is a positive trait that can help you to carry on when you find [...]
What does wellbeing mean? What is emotional wellbeing? Wellbeing refers to the condition of being [...]
In many cultures, reflecting on what we have to be grateful for can help us [...]
Healthy eating is important for growing African teenagers and their brains! Eating a balanced diet [...]
How we meet people is very cultural, and we know that how we interact affects [...]
Communication is sharing or exchanging information or ideas with someone. Good communication means understanding your [...]
Many of the young women we work with face conflict in their families or communities. [...]
In South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, where we come from, it’s crucial for young women [...]
The young women we work with are part of families and communities. It’s important to [...]
When you run alone, you run fast. When you run together, you run far. Zambian [...]
Friendship is of central importance to most young women and girls. Their friends are their [...]
It’s very normal to think about dating when one is young, but we often don’t [...]
We know that academic success is the route to a better future for our young [...]
School can be a place that girls love or a place they struggle with. However, [...]
One of the great sources of stress for young women and girls is academic pressure [...]
Preparing for National Exams is a challenging moment for African students as they are dealing [...]
Recent graduates and school leavers find themselves unprepared for the job application process and do [...]
It’s always good to step back and reflect on what we are doing and how [...]
Our African education systems do not always reward or encourage reflection and we may find [...]
To conclude, we are sharing some stories on mentoring; Amaka and Sheera: Passionate about mentoring [...]
As women working to empower young women and girls in three African countries – South [...]
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