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How does Mentoring Europe connect to the Sustainable development goals (SDGs)?   

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by Diego Segnini Mentoring Europe is crucial in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We provide guidance, support, and empowerment to individuals, businesses, and communities, especially those in minority groups or vulnerable to social economic disadvantages. 3. Good health and well being Mentoring Europe provides mentees with emotional support through guidance and encouragement. This …

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The Ethics of Mentoring

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By Shanice Juma Nakhuva I wrote this article for practitioners and as mentoring continues to evolve in today’s complex and interconnected world, it is important to address the ethical dimensions associated with this practice. I personally noticed the need to include ethics in the mentoring agenda as it can be easily overlooked. Mentors should teach and …

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Reverse Mentoring

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by Shanice Juma Nakhuva Reverse mentoring pairs younger employees with executive team members to mentor them on various topics of strategic and cultural relevance. This approach has precedent: in the late 1990s, GE’s Jack Welch used reverse mentoring to teach senior executives about the Internet. But modern reverse mentoring extends far beyond just sharing knowledge …

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Workshop on Intentional creativity

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By Valeria Traverso, Student Lab As a storytelling post for Student Lab, you are going to experience the reading of my personal experience, feelings and thoughts while attending the workshop on Intentional Creativity in Mentoring. The aim of this post is to share my experience and the beauty of this workshop, that will hopefully enlighten …

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Coordinadora de Mentoria Social: Quality certification and auditing of mentoring projects in Spain

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Since its beginning in 2016, the Coordinadora Mentoria Social has spent 2 years with its members to understand the meaning of mentoring and differentiating what quality mentoring is and what it is not and how to establish a frame to help in this description. Based on an agreed description of quality mentoring they worked on creating …

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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Bulgaria: Mentoring in Bulgaria

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Big Brothers Big Sister (BBBS) Bulgaria is one of the largest mentoring organizations in Bulgaria with a long history. We got in touch with Lena Karnalova who is the founder and CEO at BBBS Bulgaria. It is an affiliate member of the “Big Brother Big Sisters International” and provides mentoring services for children and youth …

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Evolve: A Social Impact Company. Practices and cognitive health of primary school students in the UK

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Youth mentoring typical considers the physical and emotional health of the children. But what about their cognitive health? Joshua Cronin is the managing director at Evolve: A Social Impact Company. Evolve is a mentoring organization focused on school children in the UK. According to Joshua, a lot of children can’t access education for several reasons; …

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Punt de Referència: Creating communities for unaccompanied children in Catalonia

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Punt de Referència is a non-profit organization operating in Catalonia. Created in 1997, they work with supporting vulnerable youth who have left the care of their parents and lack support from a family. The organization now runs several mentoring programmes with the support of volunteers; helping unaccompanied youth with their studies, jobs and transition into …

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Oscar Prieto-Flores: Impacts of Social and Youth Mentoring

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What are the impacts of social mentoring programmes? How are they impacting the lives of migrant and refugee youth and adults in European Society? Òscar Prieto-Flores has been studying the impacts of social mentoring in the European context; research into migration, ethnic minority groups, and mentoring projects with children and youth of immigrant backgrounds. We …

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