Mentorship Resources

The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa program is designed to offer resources, tools, and knowledge to participants to help them throughout their leadership journey (during and beyond the formal 4-week program). For this reason, we offer an optional opportunity to engage with a Mentor during the program. Mentors are the role models, coaches, acquaintances, and guiding lights who will be a crucial part of developing our participants to positively improve their communities, enhance their leadership skills, and become global citizens. The goal of the Mentor/Mentee relationship is to offer both parties a chance to learn from each other and to build understanding across generations, culture, citizenship, backgrounds, etc.

However, we cannot guarantee a placement because the matchmaking system depends upon the preferences and needs of the individual participant and the current pool of Mentors. There are LIMITED number of Mentee spots, so not all who apply will be matched with a Mentor. For Mentees who miss the one on one matching, we have put in place a mechanism of access to virtual mentorship resources that they may look up and find mentors matching their preferences. We encourage participants to get a mentor who will guide them during this exciting journey of transformative learning.