Hi mentors,
Hope you’re all well. This is to let you know that we’ll be having an ALIWA-YLMP Forum next week Friday (30th March) Some ALI Fellows; Keli Gadzekpo, Chairman of Databank Financial Services Limited, Ms. Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Country director of Google Ghana and David Awuah-Darko, Chief Executive Officer of IC SECURITIES will be available to share their experiences with us.
This forum will be held at Databank at 3:30pm in the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Boardroom and should last about an hour.
Hope to see everyone there.
NB: It is compulsory that all junior mentors attend.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Recap of Mini Seminar (SexSense and Morality)
Hello guys,last friday's mini seminar was really really really interesting.To all junior mentors who missed,the Topic was on "SexSense and Morality" with Edem Damanka of the HuD group.SexSense was brilliantly defined as the wisdom of understanding and managing one's sexual urge until the proper time which is marriage.
The objective of this mini seminar was to help our mentees;
(A)Acquire a sound and holistic information on sex
(B)Develop the right attitude and paradigm about sex
(C)To be empowered with the practical abstinence skills
Attendance was great and we are positive that our Young Leaders are being moulded through mini seminar sessions to be great men and women leaders in future.
Leadership through Mentorship,Leadership in Action
Leadership When? Leadership Now!!!
The next Mini Seminar will be on the 30th of March,2012.
The objective of this mini seminar was to help our mentees;
(A)Acquire a sound and holistic information on sex
(B)Develop the right attitude and paradigm about sex
(C)To be empowered with the practical abstinence skills
Attendance was great and we are positive that our Young Leaders are being moulded through mini seminar sessions to be great men and women leaders in future.
Leadership through Mentorship,Leadership in Action
Leadership When? Leadership Now!!!
The next Mini Seminar will be on the 30th of March,2012.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Extracts from Clarke County Mentor Program
Benefits of Mentoring
– Extracts from Clarke County Mentor Program
Mentor – Mentee Stories
Hi Everyone,
Pause and take a minute to reflect on these questions.
What are my expectations for the Young Leaders Mentorship Program?
If any, am I on my way to achieving them?
Will my story be like those below?
These are testimonies of people who engaged in a mentorship program and I want to recommend their stories to everyone involved with YLMP.Let's learn and make the desired impact.Enjoy Reading!!
One Mentee – 15 Years Later
Over 2000 students have participated in the Clarke County Mentor Program since its inception in 1991. One decided to give back.
Kevin Epps was among the first group of Clarke County students to participate in this project. As a fourth-grader at Cleveland Road Elementary School, Ed Benson became his mentor.
Epps left Athens for college in Washington D.C. but pledged his return to Trudy Bradley, Director of the Clarke County Mentor Program. While away at college, Epps felt such strong ties to the program that he started up a Mentor Program there as well. Epps has been a mentor for about a year now, though he is still coupled with his mentor Benson, now 87-years-old. According to Epps, he began taking lessons taught to him and then teaching them to others. “Everybody needs a mentor,” said Epps, “They’ve given me so many benefits, made me a better person. It would be selfish not to give back.”
For Epps, the experience becomes way more than simply writing a check to a favorite charity, it is being in the position to help a child’s life then truly seeing a positive result.
On the fifteenth anniversary of the Clarke County Mentor Program, Bradley, Director since 1991, has not only seen the program grow but also seen the quality of character it produces.
Rusty Clifton on Being A Mentor
The Clarke County Mentor Program has been a wonderful blessing in my life. I began mentoring Westervelt Henson about 3 years ago when he was in fifth grade. At the time, he was struggling both academically and socially. Today I am proud to say that he is making wonderful grades; he is a starter on his football team and has become a leader to his peers. I certainly can’t take all the credit for his success because he is a very bright young man, but I like to think that the guidance and advice I have been able to give him has helped make him a stronger, respectful and better-rounded individual.
The mentor program serves many purposes and not all are geared toward the mentees. One of the greatest aspects of being a mentor, one I never realized until I got involved, is that by giving back to others it has made me a better person. I feel that is the true spirit of helping others...that we ultimately become better people. It works out to be a true win-win for all parties involved and IT’S FREE!
Another great purpose for being a mentor has been that I have become much more vested in the community in which I live. This has not only helped me meet some wonderful people (volunteers, teachers, parents, etc.) and feel more comfortable where I live but has helped my business succeed. I found that I am now part of the fabric of our citizenry. I strongly encourage you to take 1 hour of your week to make a lifetime difference in someone’s life and your own.
Rusty is a real estate investor and developer. He, his wife and son live in Clarke County.
Source: Clarke County Mentor Program
– Extracts from Clarke County Mentor Program
Mentor – Mentee Stories
Hi Everyone,
Pause and take a minute to reflect on these questions.
What are my expectations for the Young Leaders Mentorship Program?
If any, am I on my way to achieving them?
Will my story be like those below?
These are testimonies of people who engaged in a mentorship program and I want to recommend their stories to everyone involved with YLMP.Let's learn and make the desired impact.Enjoy Reading!!
One Mentee – 15 Years Later
Over 2000 students have participated in the Clarke County Mentor Program since its inception in 1991. One decided to give back.
Kevin Epps was among the first group of Clarke County students to participate in this project. As a fourth-grader at Cleveland Road Elementary School, Ed Benson became his mentor.
Epps left Athens for college in Washington D.C. but pledged his return to Trudy Bradley, Director of the Clarke County Mentor Program. While away at college, Epps felt such strong ties to the program that he started up a Mentor Program there as well. Epps has been a mentor for about a year now, though he is still coupled with his mentor Benson, now 87-years-old. According to Epps, he began taking lessons taught to him and then teaching them to others. “Everybody needs a mentor,” said Epps, “They’ve given me so many benefits, made me a better person. It would be selfish not to give back.”
For Epps, the experience becomes way more than simply writing a check to a favorite charity, it is being in the position to help a child’s life then truly seeing a positive result.
On the fifteenth anniversary of the Clarke County Mentor Program, Bradley, Director since 1991, has not only seen the program grow but also seen the quality of character it produces.
Rusty Clifton on Being A Mentor
The Clarke County Mentor Program has been a wonderful blessing in my life. I began mentoring Westervelt Henson about 3 years ago when he was in fifth grade. At the time, he was struggling both academically and socially. Today I am proud to say that he is making wonderful grades; he is a starter on his football team and has become a leader to his peers. I certainly can’t take all the credit for his success because he is a very bright young man, but I like to think that the guidance and advice I have been able to give him has helped make him a stronger, respectful and better-rounded individual.
The mentor program serves many purposes and not all are geared toward the mentees. One of the greatest aspects of being a mentor, one I never realized until I got involved, is that by giving back to others it has made me a better person. I feel that is the true spirit of helping others...that we ultimately become better people. It works out to be a true win-win for all parties involved and IT’S FREE!
Another great purpose for being a mentor has been that I have become much more vested in the community in which I live. This has not only helped me meet some wonderful people (volunteers, teachers, parents, etc.) and feel more comfortable where I live but has helped my business succeed. I found that I am now part of the fabric of our citizenry. I strongly encourage you to take 1 hour of your week to make a lifetime difference in someone’s life and your own.
Rusty is a real estate investor and developer. He, his wife and son live in Clarke County.
Source: Clarke County Mentor Program