If you die today, what will
happen after your
death?
The Essentials of Mentoring
Christian Elongue
Mentor, African
Changemakers
Fellowship
Objectives
SHARE KEY PROVIDE INFORMATION
INFORMATION FOR AND STRATEGIES
DEVELOPING AN NEEDED TO DEVELOP
EFFECTIVE MENTORING MUTUALLY SATISFYING
RELATIONSHIP AND MENTORING
INITIATIVES FOR YOUNG RELATIONSHIP
AFRICANS
Plan
Activity 1
WHAT IS MENTORING ? CAN ANYONE BE A WHAT IS THE #CE BETWEEN A
MENTOR/COACH/COUNSELOR/TEACHER?
MENTOR/MENTEE?
WHAT?
ongoing, structured relationship with a trusted
individual aimed at developing the competence and
potential of the mentee
Odysseus, Telemachus, Mentor
Key elements in mentoring:
Person
Process
Product
Myths about mentoring
Mentors are not Mentors must choose A mentor cannot be a You must have only A mentor must be
needed when you are their mentees mentee (Reverse one mentor older than the mentee
gainfully employed mentoring)
Mentoring culture
How do we mentor in Africa? Have you ever been mentored Have you ever be mentored by
by someone from the other sex? someone younger than you?
WHY?
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO YOUNGEST POPULATION SECURE YOUR LEGACY KNOWLEDGE SHARING
RAISE A CHILD IN THE WORLD.
Mentoring is about building a legacy
Jesus Christ never build a building
He built people. People outlast building.
The greatest investment in life is in people.
We build structure to build people (leaders)
A true leader leads in humility through service.
A true leader want people to be bigger than him.
Mentoring & Leadership
True leader do not focus on themselve, but on other people
Authority and power is for distribution. Life is about distribution.
Authority and power is for distribution. Life is about distribution.
Good leaders EMPLOY people people, Great Leaders DEPLOY other peope. (Mt 28:19)
Leadership is not measured by how many people serve you, but how many people you serve.
Elijah vs Elisha (Cloth), David Vs Solomon (Crown), Jesus Vs Peter (Church)
Reflection
Activity 2: Why mentoring is critical?
Everything we have has been received from someone else.
There is no success without successors.
In foreign countries, there are national mentoring program from SHS to University.
How can we solve that?
Why do we have a lack of leadership or great leaders in our countries?
Because the oppressor did not share what he knew.
How to grow cane and coton. Education system. Don’t teach how to turn coton into a cloth.
You must mentor !
Leadership & True leadership
“Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration generated by a passion motivated by avision, birthed by conviction, produced by a purpose.”
Dr. Myles Munroe
True leadership is a buy product of a process
Leader never seek to be leader
Purpose – Conviction – Vision – Passion – Inspiration – Influence
Some mentoring
initiatives in Africa PLO LUMUMBA
MENTORSHIP
PROGRAM
EMENTORING
AFRICA
THE AFRICAN
YOUTH
MENTORSHIP
YALI
MENTORING
PROGRAMME
NETWORK
(AYMN)
WHO?
Have you ever Have you ever been Can anyone be a
mentored? Was it mentored? mentor?
formal or informal?
Activity 3
Is there any leader that Why? Name 3 qualities
you admire? or values
Do you also portray What do you need to be
them? an effective mentor?
WHERE?
Offsite Vs Workplace
Online
School Home
WHEN?
Child
Teens
Young Adult
Young Graduate
Young Professional
Lifelong mentoring
HOW?
Not a magical solution Practices makes perfect. Ubuntu: I’m because you
are
Values : integrity, A relationship-centred
communalism, cohesion, paradigm
respect, generosity, care,
consensus and tradition
Activity 4
TAKE A SHEET OF PAPER WRITE A PERSONAL FOLD & SHARE IT WITH THE
SECRET ON IT PERSON BEHIND YOU.
Individual barriers to mentoring
Challenges Solution
Trust Training
Time or lack of commitment Time management skills
Competence of the mentor Formalising orientation
Poor communication skills Clearly define expectations
Personality differences Allow multiple level of communication
Lack of funding Emotional intelligence
Mentee not taking initiative Implementing policies
Gender & power dynamics
Lack of realistic expectaction from the mentee
How to start a mentoring program?
4. Who is the
3. Why a mentoring 5. Structure of
customer? (target
1. What is the primary 2. What problem are program? (as mentoring program
population?
goal of this program? you solving? opposed to another (one-on-one?
consumer?
kind of program.) groups? how many?)
beneficiary?)
9. Are resources
6. Who will be 7. What advisors, 8. What are program
available? (Any
responsible long-term experts are needed constraints?
budget or staff?
for the program, if it to make this program (funding? location?
What are the limits of
continues? succeed? schedule? process?)
these resources?)
Some feedback from mentees
Thank You
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