“There will always be someone smarter than you. There will always be someone faster than you. There will always be someone stronger than you. That means that your only real job is to be the best at connecting with other people.” — Julien Smith
A great mentor is a priceless asset to you, the mentee. But who really is a mentor?
This is ‘an individual with specific knowledge or experience in a given area or expertise, who is willing and able to share their knowledge and experiences with a mentee. They are confident in their communication and leadership development skills…
There is power in giving! Isn’t it so?
Giving comes from the heart and its reward is the satisfaction of knowing you have put a smile on someone’s face. It is not surprising however to hear people say they have nothing to give. Yet, it is not always money, food and cloths that people need! Sometimes it is advice, guidance, affirmation like ‘thank you for listening’ or ‘you look great today’. In doing that, you realize that you are actually mentoring someone through giving your time and sharing wisdom.
The art of giving comes naturally and no one should give…
August 2019 saw over 60 Don Bosco High School Mentees take part in an action-packed mentorship boot camp. Building on the first session held in April 2019, the training sessions were focused on career development and lifestyle with an array of activities that were geared towards moulding key soft skills like communication, leadership and team work, among others.
Day 1 was solely focused on Sexuality, HIV and Drugs. Ms Faith Mureithi, an expert trainer on the topic took the floor and in an engaging forum brought the message home. She engaged the youth on having a value based system, stressing…
We all like money, or don’t you? It is believed or rather it is a notion that money can get you almost everything that life has to offer. As such, most of us, specifically the youth have a mindset that success is all about acquiring wealth. How true is this?
Whether this is true or not, I don’t know. But here is a question — how do you earn your income? Most of us youth get money from our parents or guardians, while others have businesses or are employed.
Our ‘Be Real Be You’ youth mentorship forum’s topic this time…
Are you a creative? And can you cook? Most youth, especially the creatives haven’t been introduced to good healthy cooking — especially our African foods. While some may not know how to cook, others just don’t care and fast food is their routine after-all. What we all ignore is the fact that cooking is a valuable life skill — and can be a lot of fun!
Anyone can cook so worry no more! eMentoring Africa’s Be Real Be You youth mentorship forum is organizing a cookout event which will be held on 20th July at Two Rivers Mall Nairobi. Come with your squad and find out who can cook! Yes…Buy tickets at https://mookh.com/event/kijana-na-mwiko-creatives-can-cook
By: Ebby
Edited by: Esther Muchiri
4th June 2019
On this day 10 years ago, eMA was born. A dream to transform minds and rescue a generation through mentorship. Since then, our mission remains to build a responsible society by imparting values, life-skills, integrity and professionalism to teenagers, youth, and young career graduates in Africa through mentoring. Built on the core values of Passion, Responsibility, Integrity, Teamwork and Impact (PRITI), we have been able to reach out to thousands of youth and helped them create new and better stories for their lives. We take pride in the immense success achieved through our diverse programs. …
Despite the heavy downpour of rainfall on a cold, Saturday morning, one by one, youth braved the derailing weather to get to the Two Rivers mall on the 18th of May. After exchanging pleasantries where the C.E.O Madam Esther, hugged the participants as a mother would hug her children returning from boarding school, the youth settled down at the Sabor Mexican Restaurant over mugs of tea and coffee.
The event’s moderator, Ely Ruri asked the participants to identify businesses and hustles that were dominant in their residential areas. Considering the sense of entitlement, this session aimed at starting a sustained…
KILIFI YOUTH MENTORSHIP AND INNOVATION SUMMIT REPORT
March 28th -31st eMentoringAfrica together with Go Make Impact Foundation with other partners organized a mentorship event held at Pwani University. The eMentoringAfrica and Pwani University volunteers worked together each day to make the event a success.
The event launched on 29th evening with talent show casing and had speakers who spoke on how talent pays. The three-day summit for youth centered on entrepreneurship, mentorship and innovation under Pass It On program.
The next day on Saturday the event was all about innovation around the Big 4 Agenda. There were speakers, entrepreneurs and…
Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.
eMentoring Africa joined the Volunteer Involving Organization (VIO) in celebrating Good Deeds Day on Sunday, 7th April 2019 which was held at City Hall Way, and graced by the Governor of Nairobi Mike Sonko. …
The price of taking a child to school right from nursery to attaining a degree is a huge task. The whole affair becomes more intricate when the parent or guardian is unemployed. And when a teenage girl becomes a mother accessing further education becomes a mirage.
There are many cases of young mothers and young boys who are not in school due to poverty. Yet there are many grant programs and scholarships that are given by various institutions and foundations in Kenya, based on the financial needs, academic merit, and even the locale. However, getting these grants or scholarship is…
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