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 …
By Christina Stavrides We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gysbert Bergsma, a mentor practitioner at Mentoring Europe. Gysbert was able to provide us with a unique inside perspective on the industry, opening up about his own beliefs on the practice, and how he plans to incorporate them in his exciting, new mentoring …
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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 …
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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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; …
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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